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Refuting false information appreciated! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Albright Calls for U.S. Consensus on Arms Control * NATO Assembly Knocks U.S. Senate on Test Ban Treaty * Expert panel foresees delays in missile-defense system * Report: Antimissile program hampered * New Debate on Submarine Duty for Women * Bill to Aid Lockheed Deal Advances * Stone & Webster Nuclear Maintenance and Modification Contract Extended by Tennessee Valley Authority * Cracks in a nozzle inside reactor-Iowa * Paducah wildlife preserve * Savannah River Site Redevelopment * Forces in Washington Join to Avert Attacks * The Industry Standard: Someone to Watch Over Me * Today's Highlights in History: * Power for Sale How Is China Using U.S. Supercomputers? * Who is Xiong Guangkai? * Japan says aid to Pakistan still depends on CTBT * New chief vows to make UNESCO efficient peace tool * No Enduring Impact in Japan Nuclear Accident -IAEA * Japanese Rocket Blown Up After Failing Orbit (Reuters) * Japan Satellite Doesn't Reach Orbit (AP) * S. Korea Develops New Missile (AP) * S.Korea Denies Secretly Developing Missiles (Reuters) * N.Korea U.S. Delegates Begin Talks in Berlin * North Korean Not Optimistic About U.S. Talks * Russia threatens U.S. over missile treaty * Russia US leaders to discuss strategic cooperation * Cuba Surprised by Russian Bomber Flight Plan * NEWS ANALYSIS War in Chechnya Threatening U.S. Strategy Goals * Top Iranian atomic official visits Russia Germany Eyes Nuke Industry Phase Out ------------------- Albright Calls for U.S. Consensus on Arms Control Reuters Sunday November 14 2:46 PM ET http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/19991114/pl/arms_albright_1.html WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Madeleine urged U.S. politicians in remarks published Sunday to end their differences over the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) saying the world's remaining superpower had to be united on how to deal with nuclear threats. NATO Assembly Knocks U.S. Senate on Test Ban Treaty Reuters 11:33 a.m. Nov 15 1999 Eastern http://infoseek.go.com/Content?arn=a2126LBY297reulb-19991115&qt=%2Bnuclear&s v=IS&lk=noframes&col=NX&kt=A&ak=news1486 AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - NATO legislators on Monday roundly criticised the U.S. Senate for failing to ratify the nuclear test ban treaty and called on it to reconsider. Expert panel foresees delays in missile-defense system November 15 1999 By Bill Gertz THE WASHINGTON TIMES http://www.washtimes.com/nation/nation1.html A panel of defense experts say the Pentagon's high-risk program to build a national missile-defense system by 2005 is working but the Clinton administration is failing to provide enough resources and the program has minor management problems. Report: Antimissile program hampered USA Today 11/15/99 http://usatoday.com/news/washdc/nc1.htm WASHINGTON - An independent panel says the Pentagon's development of an antimissile system continues to be hampered by inadequate testing shortages of spare parts and management mistakes New Debate on Submarine Duty for Women By STEVEN LEE MYERS New York Times November 15 1999 http://www.nytimes.com/99/11/15/news/national/navy-women-subs.html Related Article Female Cadets Gaining Sway at the Coast Guard Academy http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/news/national/regional/ny-coastguard-women. html NORFOLK Va. -- Women in the U.S. Navy today command warships and pilot combat jets off aircraft carriers but there remains one part of the fleet where they cannot serve: aboard the nation's nuclear-powered submarines. Bill to Aid Lockheed Deal Advances By Peter Behr Washington Post November 11 1999; Page E09 http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-11/11/147l-111199-idx.html Lockheed Martin Corp.'s plan to purchase Comsat Corp. took a long step forward yesterday as the House approved legislation that would redraw the rules of international communications satellite competition. -- us nuc plants Stone & Webster Nuclear Maintenance and Modification Contract Extended by Tennessee Valley Authority Company Press Release Stone & Webster Inc. Monday November 15 10:57 am Eastern Time http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/991115/ma_stone_w_1.html BOSTON Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Stone & Webster Incorporated (NYSE: SW - news) announced today that its contract to provide most of the craft labor and staff support for repairs and improvements made at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) nuclear plants during refueling outages will be extended through September 2002. TVA has approved a $188 million two-year contract extension. Iowa USA Today Wednesday November 10 http://usatoday.com/news/states/iamain.htm Palo - A recent routing inspection of the Duane Arnold Nuclear Energy Plant found microscopic cracks in a nozzle inside the reactor. Alliant Energy spokesman John Gilman said the cracks are "well inside" two containment areas and pose no threat to workers or the public. They are being repaired. The plant has been shut down since Oct. 22 for routine refueling and detailed inspections. It is expected to reopen later this month. -- us nuc weapons plants Kentucky USA Today Wednesday November 10 http://usatoday.com/news/states/kymain.htm Paducah - A wildlife preserve next to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant will not be fenced by the U.S. Energy Department to keep people away from contaminated rubble piles a citizens advisory committee was told. Officials said they never seriously considered fencing the 3 000-acre West Kentucky Wildlife Management Area. The fencing cost of $18 million would have been prohibitive and would not have solved the contamination problem they said. -- us nuc medicine South Carolina USA Today Friday November 12 http://usatoday.com/news/states/scmain.htm Aiken - Economic development groups want to court a $750 million plant that would make radioactive isotopes used in medicine and create up to 5 000 jobs. -- us nuc other Forces in Washington Join to Avert Attacks New York Times November 15 1999 http://www.nytimes.com/99/11/15/news/washpol/dc-terrorism.html WASHINGTON -- The large number of monuments government buildings and diplomatic missions here all symbolic potential targets for terrorists has prompted the Federal Bureau of Investigation and local police forces to team up to deter attacks at the new year. The Industry Standard: Someone to Watch Over Me By Mattew Yeomans Monday November 15 5:17 AM ET http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/19991115/wr/standard_11.html SAN FRANCISCO (The Industry Standard) - What has the world of espionage come to? There was a time when if you were an evil communist government or even a power-crazed villain with a fondness for Persian cats the only way you could get close-up satellite pictures of U.S. nuclear bases was to do some good old-fashioned spying. Nowadays you can just buy the photos off the Web. Today's Highlights in History: Washington Post Nov. 13 1999; 7:00 p.m. EST The Associated Press http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/19991113/aponline190015_000.htm On this date: On Nov. 14 1969 Apollo 12 blasted off for the moon. Ten years ago: The U.S. Navy alarmed over a recent string of serious accidents ordered an unprecedented 48-hour stand-down. -- china Power for Sale How Is China Using U.S. Supercomputers? ABC News 11/13/99 By David Ruppe ABCNEWS.com http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/computers_991111.html Nov. 13 - The Clinton administration in the past three years has approved for export to China hundreds of high-performance computers capable of aiding that country's nuclear and other weapons programs. Who is Xiong Guangkai? By Edward Timperlake and William Triplett II Washington Times November 15 1999 http://www.washtimes.com/opinion/ed3.html In a recent issue the Far Eastern Economic Review reports that Gen. Xiong Guangkai Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will be visiting Washington in December. American military attaches at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing brag that the Xiong visit will restart the military-to-military relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC). -- japan Japan says aid to Pakistan still depends on CTBT Reuters 08:51 a.m. Nov 15 1999 Eastern http://infoseek.go.com/Content?arn=a1454LBY126reulb-19991115&qt=%2Bnuclear&s v=IS&lk=noframes&col=NX&kt=A&ak=news1486 TOKYO Nov 15 (Reuters) - Japan reaffirmed on Monday that it wants Pakistan to sign the international nuclear test ban treaty before it resumes new loans which it froze after Islamabad's nuclear tests last year a foreign ministry official said. New chief vows to make UNESCO efficient peace tool Reuters 07:27 a.m. Nov 15 1999 Eastern By Francois Raitberger http://infoseek.go.com/Content?arn=a1208LBY051reulb-19991115&qt=%2Bnuclear&s v=IS&lk=noframes&col=NX&kt=A&ak=news1486 PARIS Nov 15 (Reuters) - Japan's Koichiro Matsuura whose childhood was marked by Hiroshima's nuclear terror took over as head of UNESCO on Monday pledging to make it a tool of peace with an open and efficient management. No Enduring Impact in Japan Nuclear Accident -IAEA Reuters Updated 10:47 AM ET November 15 1999 http://webcrawler-news.excite.com/news/r/991115/10/international-nuclear-japan VIENNA (Reuters) - Japan's worst nuclear accident earlier this year resulted from human error and poor design at a fuel processing plant but caused no significant contamination the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday. Japanese Rocket Blown Up After Failing Orbit ABC News WIRE:11/15/1999 05:36:00 ET http://abcnews.go.com/wire/world/reuters19991115_875.html TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese rocket carrying a satellite failed to reach orbit and was deliberately blown up about eight minutes after its launch on Monday a spokesman for the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) said. Japan Satellite Doesn't Reach Orbit By Shigeyoshi Kimura Associated Press Writer Washington Poat Nov. 15 1999; 6:12 a.m. EST http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/19991115/aponline061205_000.htm TOKYO -- Japan's space program suffered a major setback today when a domestically made rocket developed engine trouble and was destroyed shortly after launch. S. Korea Develops New Missile Washington Post 11/15/99 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/19991115/aponline045845_000.htm http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/i/AP-SKorea-US-Missile.html SEOUL South Korea (AP) - South Korea said today it has developed new short-range surface-to-air missiles and will begin deploying them in December. But it denied that it is trying to develop longer-range missiles in violation with an agreement with the United States. Seoul's Defense Ministry said the deployment of the first locally developed short-range missile - code-named Chonma or Pegasus - will mark a milestone in South Korea's effort to improve its defense capability. S.Korea Denies Secretly Developing Missiles By Reuters New York Times November 15 1999 Filed at 4:19 a.m. EDT http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-arms-ko.html SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean government officials dismissed as groundless on Monday a New York Times report that the nation was secretly developing longer-range missiles. N.Korea U.S. Delegates Begin Talks in Berlin By Reuters New York Times November 15 1999 Filed at 7:41 a.m. EDT http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-usa-kor.html http://webcrawler-news.excite.com/news/r/991115/07/international-usa-korea North Korean Not Optimistic About U.S. Talks By Erik Kirschbaum Reuters Updated 1:48 PM ET November 15 1999 http://webcrawler-news.excite.com/news/r/991115/13/international-korea-talks BERLIN (Reuters) - North Korea said on Monday it was not optimistic about its talks with the United States but said a first day of meetings had been cordial and talks would resume on Tuesday. Russia threatens U.S. over missile treaty USA Today 11/15/99 http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/nw1.htm#china MOSCOW - Joining a chorus of officials sounding the alarm a top Russian military officer threatened ''retaliatory steps'' on Monday if the United States moves forward with plans to build a national anti-ballistic missile system. Russia US leaders to discuss strategic cooperation Reuters 01:57 p.m Nov 15 1999 Eastern http://infoseek.go.com/Content?arn=a2906LBY450reulb-19991115&qt=%2Bnuclear&s v=IS&lk=noframes&col=NX&kt=A&ak=news1486 MOSCOW Nov 15 (Reuters) - The presidents of Russia and the United States will discuss arms issues and a nuclear test ban treaty at talks in Istanbul this week a spokesman for Russian President Boris Yeltsin said on Monday. Cuba Surprised by Russian Bomber Flight Plan Reuters Saturday November 13 1:35 PM ET http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/19991113/wl/cuba_russia_1.html HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba expressed surprise on Saturday at a tentative Russian air force plan to fly long-range nuclear-capable bombers to the communist-run island. -- iran Top Iranian atomic official visits Russia Reuters 05:18 a.m. Nov 15 1999 Eastern http://infoseek.go.com/Content?arn=a0770LBY905reulb-19991115&qt=%2Bnuclear&s v=IS&lk=noframes&col=NX&kt=A&ak=news1486 TEHRAN Nov 15 (Reuters) - The head of Iran's atomic energy organisation Gholamreza Aqazadeh left Tehran for Moscow on Monday to discuss progress in the Bushehr nuclear power plant project in southwest Iran the official IRNA news agency said. -- germany Germany Eyes Nuke Industry Phase Out Associated Press Saturday November 13 4:57 PM ET http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/19991113/wl/germany_nuclear_power_1.html BERLIN (AP) - Germany's coalition government is working on legislation that would phase out the country's nuclear power industry even if consensus talks with operators of the nation's 19 nuclear power plants fails a newspaper said Saturday. ___________________________________________________ Today's Newspapers: http://prop1.org/nucnews/links.htm NucNews Archives: http://prop1.org/nucnews/briefs.htm Subscribe NucNews: mailto:prop1@prop1.org (NucNews-Subscribe) Submit URL/Article: mailto:prop1@prop1.org (NucNews-Editor) About NucNews: http://prop1.org/nucnews/nucnews.htm Distributed without payment for research and educational purposes only in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107.