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U.S. Conducts Fifth Nonexplosive Plutonium Test

Sept. 21, 2012

Sources on Wednesday disclosed the completion between April and June of a fifth Z machine plutonium trial intended for studying the capacities of U.S. nuclear armaments, Kyodo News reported.

GSN Article | Nuclear Weapons Programs, Plutonium
Y-12 Operator Wins Short-Term Contract Renewal

Sept. 21, 2012

The Obama administration on Thursday announced a one-month renewal of its business arrangement with the private operator of the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee as ties with the firm undergo review, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported.

GSN Article | Nuclear Weapons Complex, Physical Protection
NNSA Expands Nuclear Arms Data Collection, Auditors Say

Sept. 20, 2012

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration has expanded its collection of information for identifying physical problems in the nation's nuclear weapons, the Energy Department's inspector general concluded in a new report.

GSN Article | Nuclear Weapons Stockpiling
European Nuclear Base Security Tightened Over Years, U.S. Brass Says

Sept. 20, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Security at European bases where U.S. tactical nuclear weapons are stored has tightened in recent years, heightening confidence that they would not be vulnerable to intrusions of the kind seen at a Tennessee atomic facility in July, an Air Force general said on Tuesday.

GSN Article | Nuclear Materials Security, Nuclear Weapons Complex, Physical Protection, Terrorism
Y-12 Infiltration a "Wake-Up Call": Chu

Sept. 20, 2012

A high-profile July infiltration of the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee offered an "important wake-up call" for all participants in U.S. nuclear arms operations, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Monday in remarks at an International Atomic Energy Agency forum.

GSN Article | Nuclear Weapons Complex, Physical Protection
Y-12 Firm Sees No Fraud on Guard Exams

Sept. 19, 2012

An internal probe by the security contractor for the Y-12 National Security Complex has found no "intentional wrongdoing" by personnel linked to the wrongful dissemination of quiz and response information on defensive procedures at the Tennessee nuclear weapons facility, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported on Wednesday.

GSN Article | Nuclear Weapons Complex, Physical Protection
New Mexico Nuke Operations Face $288 Million Sequestration Curb

Sept. 19, 2012

Federal funding for nuclear arms operations in New Mexico could face a $288 million cut should Washington fail to halt budget sequestration before it takes effect in January, the Albuquerque Journal reported on Tuesday.

GSN Article | Nuclear Weapons Programs
U.S. Nuclear Arms Due for High-Cost Revamp

Sept. 17, 2012

The United States is on track to undertake the priciest revamp to date of its nuclear weapons and associated infrastructure, despite anticipated funding reductions to other weapon initiatives by the country's armed forces during a period of budgetary constraints, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.

GSN Article | Nuclear Weapons Programs
Khan Says Pakistani Nuke Tech Sold on Bhutto's Orders; Party Denies Claim

Sept. 17, 2012

Former nuclear weapons developer and proliferator Abdul Qadeer Khan in an interview published on Saturday asserted he was directed by Pakistan's now-deceased prime minister to sell sensitive technology to two foreign nations, a claim that was quickly denied by the governing Pakistan People's Party, Agence France-Press reported.

GSN Article | Illicit Nuclear Trade, Nuclear Weapons Programs
Japanese Leader Hopes For Broad Negotiations With North Korea

Sept. 17, 2012

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Monday said he hoped his government before long would be able to conduct broad negotiations with North Korea on a number of long simmering issues such as the Stalinist state's nuclear and missile efforts, Kyodo News reported.

GSN Article | Nuclear Weapons Programs
Y-12 Protection Firm Received Positive Assessment Prior to Infiltration

Sept. 17, 2012

The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration awarded high achievement citations to the security provider at the Y-12 National Security Complex the month before peace activists completed a high-profile infiltration of the Tennessee nuclear arms facility, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported on Friday.

GSN Article | Nuclear Weapons Complex, Physical Protection
Y-12 Protesters Mulled Infiltrating New Mexico, Missouri Nuclear Sites: Report

Sept. 14, 2012

A group of three antiwar advocates targeted the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee for infiltration after considering two alternative U.S. nuclear-weapon locations, and the trio used open-source information to plot the unauthorized entry over a period of months, one of the trespassers said on Wednesday in comments reported by the Knoxville News Sentinel.

GSN Article | Nuclear Weapons Complex, Physical Protection

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U.S. Conducts Fifth Nonexplosive Plutonium Test

Y-12 Operator Wins Short-Term Contract Renewal

NNSA Expands Nuclear Arms Data Collection, Auditors Say

European Nuclear Base Security Tightened Over Years, U.S. Brass Says

Y-12 Infiltration a "Wake-Up Call": Chu

Y-12 Firm Sees No Fraud on Guard Exams

New Mexico Nuke Operations Face $288 Million Sequestration Curb

U.S. Nuclear Arms Due for High-Cost Revamp

Khan Says Pakistani Nuke Tech Sold on Bhutto's Orders; Party Denies Claim

Japanese Leader Hopes For Broad Negotiations With North Korea

Y-12 Protection Firm Received Positive Assessment Prior to Infiltration

Y-12 Protesters Mulled Infiltrating New Mexico, Missouri Nuclear Sites: Report

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