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WMD Terrorism

  • White House Fills Expanded WMD Post
    Arms Control Today
    April 2, 2013

    Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, the top National Security Council (NSC) adviser on European affairs, has been named to a new NSC position as coordinator for defense policy, weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and arms control, the White House announced March 19.
  • Time Is Now to Act on Treaties to Guard Against Nuclear Terrorism
    Issue Briefs
    December 3, 2012

    As the 112th Congress enters its final days, one of its critical priorities should be approving implementing legislation for two treaties that help raise the barriers against nuclear terrorism.
  • Nuclear Security Bill Stalled in Senate
    Arms Control Today
    November 2, 2012

    Legislation that aims to help prevent nuclear terrorism and improve nuclear security is stalled in the Senate after the introduction of an amendment proposed by Judiciary Committee ranking member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa).
  • Pakistani Security Called Adequate
    Arms Control Today
    October 2, 2012

    Pakistan’s security is adequate to deal with the recent attacks on its military installations, including a Sept. 5 threat to the Dera Ghazi Khan nuclear complex, according to former Pakistani and U.S. officials.
  • Senate Panel Takes Up Law of Sea Treaty
    Arms Control Today
    July 5, 2012

    The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings in May and June on the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which drew strong support from Obama administration officials and Democratic senators but sharp opposition from most Republicans on the panel.
  • House Passes Nuclear Security Bill
    Arms Control Today
    July 5, 2012

    The House of Representatives on June 28 passed legislation required to bring the United States into compliance with two international treaties that improve nuclear material security and enhance measures to prevent nuclear terrorism.
  • Dutch to Host ‘14 Nuclear Security Summit
    Arms Control Today
    March 2, 2012

    The Netherlands has agreed to host a nuclear security summit in 2014, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a Jan. 31 press release.
  • OPCW Prepares for More Libya Inspections
    Arms Control Today
    December 2, 2011

    The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is preparing to send inspectors to two previously undeclared sites in Libya, the organization said in a Nov. 4 press release.
  • End of Nuclear Security Summits Mulled
    Arms Control Today
    November 2, 2011

    The nuclear security summit process could end in 2014, a top adviser to President Barack Obama indicated last month.
  • UN Examines U.S. WMD Controls
    Arms Control Today
    September 30, 2011

    A UN nonproliferation body carried out its first formal in-country visit last month, examining the steps that the United States has taken to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).