WMD News
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Doubts raised over nuclear deterrent in Britain
The future of Britain’s nuclear deterrent was in doubt yesterday after officials said that decisions over its replacement would be delayed until after the general election.
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UK to delay major spending decisions on nuclear subs
Britain is to delay major spending decisions on a 20 billion pound ($32.8 billion) replacement for its Trident submarine-based nuclear weapons system until next year, a government official said
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Prime Minister sets out blueprint for addressing global nuclear challenges
The Government released a report today outlining the country’s strategy on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament ahead of next year’s Non-Proliferation Treaty Review conference.
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Obama plans nuclear talks to lift threat of proliferation
Britain insists £25bn Trident programme 'not on the table' in March meeting
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Trident added to G8 Summit disarmament deal by Gordon Brown
Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent could be thrown into a world disarmament deal after President Obama called yesterday for the biggest summit to stop the spread of atomic weapons.
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Review ordered as defence spending hits crisis level
All big-ticket items are to be re-examined, from the two new 65,000-tonne aircraft carriers, which are to come into service in 2016 and 2018, to a £20 billion replacement Trident submarine force (by 2024), the Army's £16 billion Fres (Future Rapid Effect System) armoured vehicles and the RAF's Eurofighter/Typhoon aircraft.
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US and Russia to cut nuclear warheads - but no deal on missile defence
A much anticipated “reset summit” between Russia and the United States produced a deal to cut their nuclear arsenals by as much as a third yesterday — but exposed continued divisions over missile defence.
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Presidents take pride in nuclear deal
Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev emerged from their summit meeting in Moscow on Monday clearly proud of their biggest achievement: a one-third cut in their strategic nuclear weapons arsenals.
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US and Russia agree nuclear disarmament road map
The US and Russia today agreed a nuclear disarmament road map that would see them cut their arsenals by up to a third, in a preliminary agreement signed by Barack Obama during his Russia trip.
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IAEA chooses Japanese as new head
VIENNA (AP) — The 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy Agency chose a veteran Japanese diplomat as the agency's next head on Thursday, in a tight vote reflecting stubborn North-South divisions of the U.N. nuclear monitoring organization.
