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| Has FARC Entered the Illicit Trade in Radioactive Materials? |
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On Saturday, March 1, 2008, the Colombian National Police carried out a combined ground and air assault on the camp of the Marxist guerilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, better known under its Spanish acronym FARC.
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| Ukrainian Parliamentarian Calls for Renuclearization |
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On February 26, 2008, Vladislav Kaskiv, a member of Verkhovna Rada (the unicameral Ukrainian parliament), called for Ukraine to reacquire nuclear weapons
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| NATO Debates BMD Ahead of April Bucharest Summit |
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NATO governments are divided over several important questions as the allies prepare to gather for a summit in Bucharest from April 2-4 . . . view article |
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| U.S. Satellite Shoot-Down Evokes International Concern and Criticism |
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On Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 22:26 EST, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates ordered the U.S. military to destroy a non-functioning U.S. surveillance satellite, the USA-193/NROL-21.
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| Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2008 Advances in U.S. House of Representatives |
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On March 14, 2008, the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee approved HR 5577, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008 and reported it to the full House of Representatives for further action . . . view article |
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| New French Nuclear Deals in the Middle East Generate Proliferation Concerns |
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On January 15, 2008, the Associated Press announced that France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had signed an agreement that establishes a framework for the construction of two nuclear reactors in the UAE . . . view article |
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| Departing Taiwan Government Forced to Dissolve Controversial Arms Brokerage |
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In late 2007, the administration of then Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian decided to invest public funds into the creation of a private entity, Taiwan Goal, to help facilitate Taiwan’s arms procurement and development. However, in early 2008, Chen’s government reversed its decision after serious questions were raised about the validity of such a move . . . view article |
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| Iran Likely to Take Accusatory Stance at CWC Review Conference |
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Apparently applying the motto that the best defense is a good offense, Iran is seeking to deflect international pressure to halt its uranium-enrichment program by pressing complaints about U.S. and Western behavior with respect to chemical weapons . . . view article |
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| Summary of Recent United Nations Security Council, European Union, and United States Sanctions Against Iran |
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The following synopsis of various sanctions against Iran and the accompanying tables are intended to offer a convenient overview of the status of these international efforts to alter Iranian behavior, as of March 14, 2008
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