Nuclear Calendar -- November 3, 2010 (FCNL)

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Nuclear Calendar -- November 3, 2010

Sept. 30-Nov. 14 House and Senate recess for the elections.

Nov. 1-5 International Atomic Energy Agency, "Symposium on International Safeguards: Preparing for Future Verification Challenges." Vienna, Austria.

Nov. 1-12 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization conducts a simulation of an on-site inspection of a suspected nuclear test. Near the Dead Sea, Jordan.

Nov. 2-3 U.S. Strategic Command, "Conducting Military Space Operations--Advancing from Today to Tomorrow." Qwest Center, 455 N. 10th St., Omaha, NE.

Nov. 3 4:00-5:15 p.m., Jonathan Pollack, Naval War College, "Revisiting History: North Korea and Nuclear Weapons." Wilson Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington. Webcast on the Wilson Center website.

Nov. 3 5:30-7:30 p.m., Avner Cohen, Monterey Institute, book discussion of The Worst-Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain with the Bomb. University of Toronto, 27 King's College Circle, Toronto.

Nov. 4 7:30-9:30 p.m., Avner Cohen, Monterey Institute, book discussion of The Worst-Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain with the Bomb. Temple Emanu-El, 120 Old Colony Rd., Toronto.

Nov. 4 Additional release of the film Countdown to Zero in Jacksonville, FL. Tickets available online.

Nov. 5-8 President Obama visits India.

Nov. 8 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, and seven other speakers, "Science and Nuclear Disarmament: Progress and Challenges". Sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science. At AAAS, Auditorium, 1200 New York Ave., Washington. RSVP online.

Nov. 8 9:00-10:30 a.m., Wolfgang Ischinger, Munich Conference on Security Policy; Franklin Miller, Scowcroft Group; and Ellen Tauscher, Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (TBC), "The Future of Nuclear Weapons and Missile Defense in NATO Security Strategy." Sponsored by American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the U.S. Institute of Peace. At the U.S. Institute of Peace, Second Floor Conference Room, 1200 17th St., NW, Washington.

Nov. 8 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Arms Control Association and Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America, "Next Steps in Arms Control: Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense, and NATO," with Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance, and nine other speakers. Carnegie Endowment, Root Room, 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington. RSVP online.

Nov. 8 7:30 p.m., screening of Fair Game. Bijou Theater, University of Iowa, 166-B Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City, IA.

Nov. 8 Additional release of the film Countdown to Zero in Lewisburg, PA. Tickets available online.

Nov. 9 Former President George W. Bush releases his memoir, Decision Points.

Nov. 10-11 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation foreign ministers meeting. Yokohama, Japan.

Nov. 11 12:15-1:30 p.m., Avner Cohen, Monterey Institute, book discussion ofThe Worst-Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain with the Bomb. University of Maryland, 1107 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD.

Nov. 11 Veterans Day (federal holiday).

Nov. 11-12 President Obama attends the G-20 summit. Seoul, South Korea.

Nov. 11-15 Friends Committee on National Legislation annual meeting and lobby day. Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, NW, Washington (Nov. 11-14), and Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 E. Capitol St., NE, Washington (Nov. 14-15).

Nov. 12-14 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, "The Legacy of Hiroshima: A World Without Nuclear Weapons." Hiroshima, Japan.

Nov. 12-16 NATO Parliamentary Assembly annual session. Warsaw, Poland.

Nov. 13-14 President Obama attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperationleaders meeting. Yokohama, Japan.

Nov. 14 Additional release of the film Countdown to Zero in Lewisburg, PA. Tickets available online.

Nov. 15 2:00-4:00 p.m., Bradley Roberts, Defense Department; Robert Levgold, Columbia University; and Li Bin, Tsinghua University, "Nuclear Dimensions in Triangular Relations: Issues over the Horizon." George Washington University, 1957 E St., NW, Linder Family Commons, Sixth Floor, Washington.

Nov. 15 House and Senate return for a lame-duck session of Congress. New senators from Delaware, Illinois, and West Virginia take office. (The temporary appointments of Sens. Ted Kaufman (DE), Roland Burris (IL), and Carte Goodwin (WV) expire on Nov. 2.) The first Senate roll call vote will be Nov. 17 (tentative).

Nov. 15 Additional release of the film Countdown to Zero in Anchorage, AK. Tickets available online.

Nov. 15-17 Iran resumes talks on its nuclear program, with China, France, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom, and United States, lead by Saeed Jalili, Iran's nuclear negotiator, and Catherine Ashton, European Union's foreign policy chief (tentative). Vienna, Austria.

Nov. 17 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Carnegie Endowment, "Conventional Deterrence in the Second Nuclear Age," with seven speakers. Carnegie Endowment, 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington. RSVP online.

Nov. 17 4:00-5:30 p.m., Christopher Bright, book discussion of Continental Defense in the Eisenhower Era: Nuclear Antiaircraft Arms and the Cold War. Wilson Center, Fifth Floor Conference Room, Regan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington. RSVP online. Webcast on theWilson Center website.

Nov. 17 7:00 p.m., David Krieger, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation; Fr. Louie Vitale; and Sr. Megan Rice, "Missile Testing at Vandenberg: Does it Make the World Safer?" Santa Barbara Friends Meeting, 2012 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, CA.

Nov. 17 Eid Al-Adha.

Nov. 18 9:00-11:00 a.m., Christopher Paine and Thomas Cochran, Natural Resources Defense Council, "Nuclear Islands: International Leasing of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Sites to Provide Enduring Assurances of Peaceful Use." Sponsored by the Monterey Institute. At the George Washington University, Lindner Family
Commons, 1957 E St., NW, Sixth Floor, Washington. RSVP to the Nonproliferation Review by email.

Nov. 18 3:30-5:00 p.m., Richard Rhodes, book discussion of The Twilight of the Bombs: Recent Challenges, New Dangers, and the Prospects for a World Without Nuclear Weapons. Stanford University, E200, Enica Hall, 616 Serra St., Palo Alto, CA.

Nov. 19-20 President Obama attends the NATO summit, which will adopt a newStrategic Concept. Lisbon, Portugal.

Nov. 20 President Obama attends the NATO-Russia Council summit. Lisbon, Portugal. NATO presents to Russia new proposals on a missile defense plan for Europe.

Nov. 20-28 House and Senate Thanksgiving recess (estimate).

Nov. 23 10:00-11:30 a.m., Kurt Siemon, Energy Department, "New START: A Negotiator's Perspective." National Defense University, Fort McNair, Lincoln Hall, Room 1105, 260 Fifth Ave., SW, Washington. RSVP to Amanda Ducasse by email.

Nov. 25 Thanksgiving (holiday).

Nov. 29-? House and Senate continue the lame-duck session of Congress.
Week of Nov. 29 House and Senate floor action on a second continuing resolution or an omnibus appropriations bill, which includes the energy and water appropriations (estimate).

Nov. 29-Dec. 3 Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons annual meeting. The Hague, Netherlands.

Week of Nov. 29 or Dec. Senate floor action on the New START Treaty (possible). Broadcast, video webcast, and audio webcast on C-SPAN2.

Week of Nov. 29 or Dec. Senate resumes floor action on the defense authorization bill, S. 3454, which includes the nuclear weapons and nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration (possible). Broadcast, video webcast, and audio webcast on C-SPAN2.

Nov. State Department issues its Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review.

Nov. National Nuclear Security Administration issues the final Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Y-12 National Security Complexat Oak Ridge, TN.

Nov. or Dec. Defense Department and the Director of National Intelligence submit aSpace Posture Review to Congress (Public Law 110-417, Sec. 913) (estimate).

Nov. or Dec. National Nuclear Security Administration conducts a subcritical nuclear experiment, "Barolo A." Nevada National Security Site.

Nov. or Dec. Director of National Intelligence completes a National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's nuclear program (estimate) (classified).

Nov. or Dec. Six party talks resume on North Korea's nuclear program (possible). Beijing.

Dec. 1 12:30-2:00 p.m., Frank Rose, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Space and Defense Policy, and Greg Schulte, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, "Next Steps in U.S. Space Diplomacy." Stimson Center, 1111 19th St., NW, Washington. RSVP to Nate Cohn by email.

Dec. 1 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform issues its recommendations.

Dec. 1 National Nuclear Security Administration submits an annual, classified report to Congress on the current and projected (1) number of nuclear weapons of each type in the active and reserve stockpiles, (2) strategic rationale for each type, and (3) past and projected future total direct lifecycle cost of each type (House Report 110-921, p. 125).

Dec. 2 National Nuclear Security Administration submits to Congress a report by the National Academy of Sciences on the national security and extended deterrence value of the B61 nuclear bomb (House Report 111-278, p. 127).

Dec. 2-3 International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna, Austria.

Dec. 2-3 U.N. Office for Disarmament Affairs, Annual Joint Conference on Disarmament and Nonproliferation. Jeju Island, South Korea.

Dec. 3 First continuing resolution for fiscal year 2011 (Public Law 111-242), which includes the energy and water appropriations, expires.

Dec. 5 One-year anniversary of the expiration of the START I treaty.

Dec. 6-10 Biological Weapons Convention annual meeting. Geneva.

Dec. 7 Additional release of the film Countdown to Zero in Gloucester, MA. Tickets available online.

Dec. 9-12 Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace, "Towards a Nuclear Weapon Free World." New Delhi.

Dec. 24 Christmas observed (federal holiday).

Dec. 25 Christmas (holiday).

Dec. 31 New Year's Day observed (federal holiday).

Dec. National Nuclear Security Administration issues a record of decision for the Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge, TN.

Dec. House and Senate floor action on the conference report for the defense authorization bill, H.R. 5136 and S. 3454, which includes the nuclear weapons and nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration (possible).

Dec. Missile Defense Agency tests the Airborne Laser against a sounding rocket (possible). Point Mugu Naval Air Warfare Center, CA and Weapons Division Sea Range off the central California coast.

Dec. National Academy of Sciences releases a report on Risk-Based Approaches for Securing the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex(estimate).

Dec. Russian Federal Assembly ratifies the New START Treaty (possible). Moscow.

Dec. Russian Navy conducts a test launch of the Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile from the submarine Yury Dolgoruky. White Sea, Russia.

TBA Cross-Regional Group on Nonproliferation and Disarmament meets. Berlin. The group is lead by Japan and Australia and includes Canada, Chile, Germany, Mexico, Poland, Netherlands, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates.

TBA Indonesian parliament ratifies the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Jakarta, Indonesia.

2011

Jan. 1 New Year's Day (holiday).

Jan. 1 National Nuclear Security Administration submits to Congress a report by the JASON Defense Advisory Group on the value of the planned B61-12 nuclear bomb (House Report 111-278, p. 127).

Jan. 1 National Nuclear Security Administration submits to Congress a review by the National Academy of Sciences of the national security laboratories (Public Law 111-84, Sec. 3131).

Jan. 1 National Nuclear Security Administration submits an annual report to Congress on the status of nuclear materials protection, control, and accounting programs in Russia and other countries (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2563).

Week of Jan. 3 Energy Department completes a six-week independent review of two new construction projects at Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM and Y-12 National Security Complex, TN.

Jan. 4 Congress convenes (estimate).

Jan. 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (federal holiday).

Jan. 24 Conference on Disarmament first session for 2011 begins. Through April 1. Geneva.

Jan. 30 Defense Department submits an annual report to Congress on the threat posed to the United States by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2367).

Jan. 31 President Obama submits an annual report to Congress on a plan to secure nuclear weapons, material, and expertise in the former Soviet Union (22 U.S. Code Sec. 5952 note). The report is usually included as an appendix in the annual report due on Feb. 15 to Congress on how the Cooperative Threat Reduction (Nunn-Lugar) Program can contribute to implementing the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT or Moscow Treaty) and to securing Russian nuclear weapons and material (Treaty Document 107-8, Sec. 2(1)).

Jan. Chinese President Hu Jintao visits United States.

Jan. President Obama resubmits the U.S.-Russian peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement (Sec. 123 agreement) to Congress for review (estimate).

Jan. National Nuclear Security Administration, issues a draft environmental impact statement on the continued operation of the Nevada National Security Site.

Late Jan. or early Feb. President Obama gives the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. House Chamber, Capitol Building, Washington. Broadcast, video webcast, and audio webcast on C-SPAN, broadcast on other networks, and video webcast on the White House website.

Jan.-March National Nuclear Security Administration conducts a subcritical nuclear experiment, "Barolo B." Nevada National Security Site.

Jan.-March Iran begins construction of a third uranium enrichment plant. Location unknown, Iran.

Feb. 1 Director of National Intelligence submits an annual report to Congress on the acquisition by foreign countries of technology for the development or production of weapons of mass destruction (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2366). Previous reports are posted on the Director of National Intelligence website.

Feb. 6 2:00 p.m., screening of Hibakusha, Our Life to Live. Japanese American National Museum, 369 E. First St., Los Angeles.

Feb. 7 10:00 a.m., Office of Management and Budget releases the annual federal budget request to Congress. Posted on the Office of Management and Budget website.

Feb. 7 ~1:30 p.m. (estimate), Energy Secretary Steven Chu presents the Energy Department budget. Forrestal Building, Large Auditorium, 1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington. Posted on the Energy Department website.

Feb. 9 Noon-1:30 p.m., Avner Cohen, Monterey Institute, book discussion ofThe Worst-Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain with the Bomb, followed by a panel discussion. Sponsored by Daisy Alliance and the Georgia Tech Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Trade. Georgia Institute of Technology, Location TBA, Decatur, GA. For information, contact Holly Lindamood by email.

Feb. 15 President Obama submits an annual report to Congress on how the Cooperative Threat Reduction (Nunn-Lugar) program can contribute to implementing the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT or Moscow Treaty), and to securing Russian nuclear weapons and material (Treaty Document 107-8, Sec. 2(1)).

Feb. 15 Defense Department's Director of Operational Test and Evaluation submits an annual report to Congress on the effectiveness of the ballistic missile defense system (10 U.S. Code Sec. 2431 note).

Feb. 15 National Nuclear Security Administration submits an annual report to Congress on the mixed oxide (MOX) plant at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2566).

Feb. 15-18 ExchangeMonitor Publications & Forums, "Nuclear Deterrence Summit: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities to Prevent the Spread and Use of Nuclear Weapons." Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.

Feb. 19-27 House and Senate Presidents Day recess (estimate).

Feb. 21 Presidents Day (federal holiday).

Feb. 26-March 1 J Street conference. Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H St., NW, Washington.

Feb. National Nuclear Security Administration issues a draft supplemental environmental impact statement for the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement at Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM.

March 1 Defense Department submits to Congress an annual report on the military power of China (10 U.S. Code Sec. 113 note). Previous reports are posted on the Defense Department website.

March 1 National Academy of Sciences reports to the Defense Department and to Congress on boost-phase missile defense (Public Law 110-417, Sec. 232, date amended by Public Law 111-84, Sec. 239).

March 7-11 International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna, Austria.

March 21-23 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Missile Defense Conference. Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington (closed).

March 25-28 Ecumenical Advocacy Days. Doubletree Crystal City-National Airport Hotel, 300 Army Navy Dr., Arlington, VA (March 25-27), and Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 E. Capitol St., NE, Washington (March 28).

March 28-29 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference. Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington.

March 31 National Nuclear Security Administration submits an annual report to Congress on its plutonium "pit" production plan (Senate Report 108-105, p. 110).

March India test launches its new Agni V intercontinental ballistic missile (tentative). Wheeler Island Missile Test Facility, Orissa, India.

March or April Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, DC Days. Location TBA, Washington.

April 1 Conference on Disarmament first session for 2011 ends. Geneva.

April 5 Second anniversary of President Obama's Prague speech on nuclear weapons.

April 5 Director of National Intelligence, with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, submits to Congress a report on the threat from dirty bombs (Public Law 111-259, Sec. 344).

April 9 National Day of Nuclear Technology. Iran.

April 12 Director of National Intelligence submits an annual report to Congress on Iran's capability to produce nuclear weapons (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2367 note).

April 15 President Obama submits an annual report to Congress on the implementation of the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT or Moscow Treaty), (Treaty Document 107-8, Sec. 2(2)).

April 15 State Department submits an annual report to Congress on arms control compliance (22 U.S. Code Sec. 2593a).

April 16 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Missile Technology Control Regime.

April 18 Passover begins at sundown. Through April 26.

April 22 Good Friday.

April 24 Easter.

April U.N. Disarmament Commission annual meeting. United Nations.

April Iranian government sponsors a second annual international conference on disarmament and nonproliferation. Tehran, Iran. Portions webcast on Iranian Press TV.

May 1 Defense Department submits an annual report to Congress on counterproliferation programs (22 U.S. Code Sec. 2751 note). Previous reports are posted on the Defense Department website.

May 1 National Nuclear Security Administration submits to Congress an annual nuclear stockpile stewardship and management plan (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2523) and a biennial nuclear stockpile stewardship criteria and assessment report (50 U.S. Code Sec. 2522).

May 2-6 International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna, Austria.

May 16 Conference on Disarmament second session for 2011 begins. Through July 1. Geneva.

May 17-25 World Council of Churches, International Ecumenical Peace Convocation. Kingston, Jamaica.

May 22-24 American Israel Public Affairs Committee annual policy conference. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington.

May 30 Memorial Day (holiday).

May or June NATO Parliamentary Assembly spring session. Location TBA.

May or June Nuclear Suppliers Group plenary meeting. Location TBA.

June 6-10 International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna, Austria.

June 8-10 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization, "Monitoring Science and Technology" international scientific conference. Vienna, Austria.

June President Obama attends the G-8 summit. Nice, France.

June President Obama attends the G-20 summit. Location TBA, France.

June Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism annual meeting (estimate). Location TBA.

July 1 Conference on Disarmament second session for 2011 ends. Geneva.

July 4 Independence Day (holiday).

July 16 Anniversary of "Trinity," the first nuclear test. Alamogordo, NM.

July National Nuclear Security Administration issues a final supplemental environmental impact statement for the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement at Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM.

Aug. 2 Conference on Disarmament third and final session for 2011 begins. Through Sept. 16. Geneva.

Aug. 6 Anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing.

Aug. 9 Anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing.

Aug. 29 International Day Against Nuclear Tests.

Aug. 31 Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan.

Aug. National Nuclear Security Administration issues a record of decision for the supplemental environmental impact statement for the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement at Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM.

Aug. Biological Weapons Convention meeting of experts. Geneva.

Sept. 1 President Obama submits an annual Global Nuclear Security report to Congress on the security of nuclear weapons and nuclear weapon material
outside the United States (22 U.S. Code Sec. 3244 note).

Sept. 5 Labor Day (holiday).

Sept. 11 Anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Sept. 12-16 International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna, Austria.

Sept. 16 Conference on Disarmament third and final session for 2011 ends. Geneva.

Sept. 20 ~10:00 a.m., President Obama addresses the U.N. General Assembly. United Nations (estimate). Broadcast on CNN, may be video webcast on the White House website, and video webcast on the U.N. website.

Sept. 26 International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna, Austria.

Sept. 28 Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown. Through Sept. 30.

Sept. United Nations hosts a meeting for promoting the entry into force of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. United Nations. May be video webcast on the United Nations website.

Fall National Nuclear Security Administration issues the final environmental impact statement on the continued operation of the Nevada National Security Site.

Fall Mohamed ElBaradei, former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, releases his memoir, Crawling Away from Armageddon.

Oct. 1 Federal budget year begins.

Oct. 7 Yom Kippur begins at sundown. Through Oct. 8.

Oct. 10 Columbus Day (federal holiday).

Oct. 11-12 25th anniversary of the Reykjavik Summit between President Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev on nuclear arms reductions. Reykjavik, Iceland.

Oct. 14 5:00 a.m. EDT (11:00 a.m. Norwegian time), Nobel Peace Prizeannounced (estimate). Oslo, Norway.

Oct. 24 United Nations Day.

Nov. 3-6 Friends Committee on National Legislation lobby day and annual meeting. Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, NW, Washington.

Nov. 7 Eid Al-Adha.

Nov. 8 U.S. Election Day, with gubernatorial races in Kentucky and Mississippi and numerous mayoral races.

Nov. 11 Veterans Day (federal holiday).

Nov. 12-13 President Obama hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders meeting. Honolulu.

Nov. 17-18 International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. Vienna, Austria.

Nov. 24 Thanksgiving (holiday).

Nov. 28-Dec. 2 Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons annual meeting. The Hague, Netherlands.

TBA President Obama visits Pakistan.

TBA Defense Secretary Robert Gates retires from office.

TBA National Nuclear Security Administration issues additional record(s) of decision for the Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Continued Operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM.

TBA National Academy of Sciences releases a report on Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

TBA Iran begins operating its Qom uranium enrichment facility.

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