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SASSI‘s
South Asia Security Brief is an online compendium of security related
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It is a periodic compilation of news, official statements, and expert analy=
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Supporting worldwide understanding of South=
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security, non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament issues.<=
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NTENTS
NUCLEAR ENERGY OFFICIAL STATEMENTS (NUCLEAR)=
OPINION / EDITORIAL FEDERALLY
ADMINISTERED TRIBAL AREAS (FATA) INDO-PAK TENSION ENERGY / CLIMATE MIDDLE EAST MISSILES NUCLEAR WEAPONS/ENERGY NUCLEAR TERRORISM
Mudslides
prompt call for shutdown of Brazil's nuclear power plants January 4, 2010 The
mayor of a mudslide-devastated city Sunday urged a precautionary shutdown=
of Iraq
seeks Israel raid compensation
January 6, 2010 Libya
moving forward with nuclear power plans January 8, 2010 Ukrai=
ne to
build nuclear fuel plant in 2012 -- PM January 11, 2010 A
nuclear fuel production plant should be built in IAEA to inspect
Kazakhstan nuclear facilities in next two months January 13, 2010 A
delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency is expected to visit=
I=
ndia,
U.K. Could Ink Nuclear Trade Pact Next Month January 13, 2010 Future
Nuclear Reactors Could Rely on Graphite January 13, 2010 Researchers
at the Idaho National Laboratory say graphite could play a key role in
developing the next generation of nuclear reactors. Indian-French Nuclear
Trade Deal Enters Into Force January 15, 2010 An
arrangement finalized yesterday by K=
uwait-France
Nuclear Power Agreement Inked January 15, 2010 Head of nuclear authority
opposed to full body x-ray scanners at Czech airports January 15, 2010 The
Czech government is currently deciding whether to introduce full body
scanners at the country’s airports, a move backed by the interior
minister. Egypt
asks S. Korea to help train Nuclear Energy Engineers January 18, 2010 Lawmaker
Wants Stricter Standards For Disposal Of Unused Radioactive Material =
January 18, 2010 A
state lawmaker is pushing for stricter standards for the disposal of unus=
ed
medical equipment after the National Nuclear Security Administration
announced the recovery of two obsolete medical irradiators from a warehou=
se
in Brazil
to renew construction of third nuclear power plant January 18, 2010 Azerbaijan
with support of IAEA starts creating radiation-monitoring laboratory =
January 18, 2010 The
Azerbaijani State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Patents
(ASCSMP) finished negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) on creation of radiation-monitoring laboratory. Germany's
waste removal decision January 18, 2010 Thousands
of barrels are to be removed from R=
ajasthan
Atomic Power Plant to be under international safeguards January 19, 2010 India,
Hungary hold talks on civil nuclear energy cooperation January 20, 2010 Tunisia: creation of=
an Arab
nuclear inspectors network January 20, 2010 The
Tunis-based Arab Atomic Energy Agency (AAEA) announced, on Wednesday, the
creation of an Arab nuclear inspectors’ network. The decision to cr=
eate
this network was announced at the end of a meeting held on January 20, in=
High-level
waste sets sail for Japan January 21, 2010 The
first consignment of solid highly active waste belonging to Sellafield's Japanese customers has started its jou=
rney
back to Lithuanians
positive on nuclear safety January 22, 2010 Nearly
three-quarters of Lithuanians believe that it is possible to operate nucl=
ear
power plants in safety, a survey carried out on behalf of the state nucle=
ar
regulatory authority has found. Activists
block nuclear shipment in France January 25, 2010 Greenpeace
activists said Monday they were blocking a train transporting nuclear was=
te
to the French First
criticality for RAPP 6 reactor January 25, 2010 The
new sixth nuclear reactor at Namibia
uranium production up by six percent in 2009 January 27, 2010 Uranium
production in Chalk
River nuclear reactor restart delayed January 28, 2010 Restart
of the New=
Panel
Will Study Disposal of Waste January 28, 2010 The
Energy Department plans to announce on Friday the formation of a “b=
lue
ribbon” commission to study the disposal of nuclear waste. U=
.S.,
South Korea to Study Nuclear Reprocessing January 29, 2010 The
Europe
launches nuclear academy January 29, 2010 The
On the
historic occasion of the signing of the 7th NFC Award, arrived at by
consensus after 19 years, the authorities decided to hold the ceremony in=
the
Instituting
an impartial mechanism of accountability for holders of public office was=
one
of the priorities of the Charter of Democracy (CoD)
for all the right reasons… In his
recent visit to It is
no secret that A
meeting held at the Arts Council in It is a
matter of relief that the government is giving attention to the spiraling
conflict in Just
days ahead of the US
Defence Secretary Robert Gates is expected to visit A
regional conflict in the making? An
unprecedented, audacious, coordinated series of attacks were carried out =
by
the Taliban in the heart of The
walkout by two ministers from the Balochistan Assembly session on Monday =
in
protest against the killing of two Baloch stu=
dents
at a protest rally in Khuzdar last week and
condemnation of the killings by senators of both the treasury and opposit=
ion
benches once again focuses minds on the plight of the Baloch… US
Defence Secretary Robert Gates’ statement that al Qaeda
can trigger a war between Prime
Minister Gilani and Punjab Chief Minister 26-01-
2010 Prime
Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani appeared confident when he brushed aside the
notion of a clash of institutions, terming it “wishful thinkingR=
21;
while addressing a public gathering in In a
concentrated burst of diplomatic activity, a series of Summits
have taken place, is taking place as these lines are being written, and w=
ill
take place after they appear in print… Rehman Malik for foolpr=
oof
security in AJK Ready
for ‘thousand-year war’ over Kashmir: Za=
rdari MUZAFFARABAD:
Endorsing the pledge made by the people of Pakistan
calls for swift resolution of Kashmir issue By Iftikhar Gilani: Held
Kashmir CM pledges withdrawal of more troops 2
attackers killed as IHK siege ends Indian
troops kill 2 militants in Held Kashmir United
Kingdom ready to mediate on Kashmir: envoy Two
suspected militants, soldier killed in IHK India
lifts ban on pre-paid mobile phones in IHK Anti-India
protest in IHK after civilian’s death IHK
police ‘foil Republic Day attack plot’ MISSLES Everglades
National Park To Offer Second Season of Nike Missile Base Tours January 1, 2=
010 A Cold War r=
elic
surrounding by Everglades National Park will be opened to the public for
tours through the end of March. A=
rgentine
Missile Development January 1, 2=
010 An Argentine=
an
firm (Gradicom) has successfully test fired its PCX-2009 missile. This ha=
lf
ton, 320mm weapon is currently being developed in different versions
(atmospheric research and guided missiles). =
US reuse=
s,
recycles gear from closed missile sites The Air Force is recycling or reusing
everything from intercontinental ballistic missiles to refrigerators and =
beds
after deactivating 55 launch sites and crew centers in northern Pen=
tagon
gives OK for Taiwan missile deal: official January 7, 2=
010 The US Defen=
se
Department has approved the sale of upgraded missile equipment to Taiwan,=
a
Taipei-based US official said Thursday, risking the ire of the island's r=
ival
China. =
=
Israel
to deploy missile shield Russia
to Deploy Additional Topol-M Missiles January 8, 2=
010 Russia plans
this year to field two more regiments equipped with mobile and fixed-site
Topol-M missiles, ITAR-Tass reported. Brahmos
Missile to Be Inducted Into Air Force in 2012 January 8, 2=
010 The country's
prestigious 'BrahMos' missile would be inducted into the Air Force in 2012
that would ensure all the three wings of the military are equipped with t=
he
supersonic cruise missile, a top Defence official said today. DM: Ira=
n's
Missile Power Beyond Enemies' Imagination January 10, =
2010 Iranian Defe=
nse
Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi hailed Iran's missile power, sayi=
ng
that the country's missile capability is way beyond the boundaries of
enemies' imagination. China:
Missile Defense System Test Successful January 12, =
2010 China announ=
ced
that its military intercepted a missile in mid-flight Monday in a test of=
new
technology that comes amid heightened tensions over Taiwan and increased
willingness by the Asian giant to show off its advanced military
capabilities. No
Bulava Missile Tests Planned Until Mid-2010 January 12, =
2010 Russia plans=
to
conduct no new tests until this summer of its experimental Bulava submari=
ne-launched
ballistic missile, Russia Today reported yesterday. Two=
Astra
missiles flight-tested successfully<=
/a> January 12, =
2010 Two ballistic
flight tests of Astra, Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM), w=
ere
successfully carried out from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Balasore,
Orissa, on Monday. Lockheed,
Raytheon Gain in Gates’s Europe Missile-Defense Plan=
January 14, =
2010 Orders of Lockheed Martin Corp. intercep=
tor
missiles would quadruple and those of Raytheon Co. missiles would triple =
in
the Pentagon’s revised five-year spending plan for a missile defense
for =
BrahMos missiles to be assembled at Pilani
The country’s next assembling cent=
re
for the prestigious BrahMos missiles will be =
Rajasthan’s Pilani. The
State Government has already allocated 80 hectares of land near Pilani town, better known for its Birla
Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani)
for this purpose. =
Space systems and m=
issile
defense in 2010 The recent Chinese missile defense test =
is
just one of many signs that anti-ballistic missile systems are the
“must have” military fashion accessory of 2010. Israel
to station German nuclear submarine in PG January 18, =
2010 Ahead of an
Israeli-German cabinet meeting in Berlin, median reports indicate that Is=
rael
intends to station one of its German-made Dolphin submarines in the water=
s of
the Persian Gulf. US, =
Russia
in talks over global missile defense<=
/a> January 21, =
2010 The United
States and Russia are currently in discussion over the issue of global
missile defense, said U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Beyrle here on
Wednesday. U.S.
to deploy missiles near Russia<=
/a> January 21, =
2010 President Ob=
ama
sent two of his top national security officials to Moscow on Wednesday to
clear the last hurdles to a new nuclear pact, but a revelation that U.S.
missiles will soon be deployed near Russian territory could complicate the
talks. No strategic
significance for Patriot missiles near Russia: Poland January 21, =
2010 Poland's
decision to deploy a battery of US Patriot missiles just 100 kilometres f=
rom
the Russian border is neither political nor strategic, the Polish defence
minister said Wednesday. Russia resp=
onds
to U.S. missile plans for Poland January 21, =
2010 Russia will
strengthen its Baltic fleet in response to U.S. plans to deploy Patriot
missiles in Poland, Russian state news agency RIA reported on Thursday,
citing an unnamed senior navy official. Lockheed
receives $245M missile contract January 21, =
2010 Lockheed Mar=
tin
Corp. has received a $245 million contract to produce 160 cruise missiles=
for
the U.S. Air Force and foreign military customers. Ayalon:
Hezbollah testing antiaircraft missiles January 24, =
2010 Deputy Forei=
gn
Minister Daniel Ayalon met Sunday afternoon with Michael Williams, the Un=
ited
Nations' special coordinator in Lebanon. The two discussed the implementa=
tion
of Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the Second Lebanon War. =
Ayalon
warned that Hezbollah fighters were training in Syria and that the Shiite
organization was getting supplies of advanced antiaircraft missile system=
s. S=
TART
Successor "95 Percent Ready," Medvedev Says January 25, =
2010 Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev yesterday expressed satisfaction with progress =
in
preparing a deal that would replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Tre=
aty,
stating that the new pact was "95 percent ready," the Associate=
d Press
reported. India
to soon test N-capable Agni-III, missile defence system January 25, =
2010 After beginn=
ing
to base Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets in the North-East, India is now finally
gearing up to conduct another test of the China-specific 3,500-km-range
Agni-III ballistic missile in February-March. Ir=
an to
inaugurate missile projects in February January 26, =
2010 Iran will
inaugurate several missile and arms projects next month to coincide with =
the
31st anniversary of its 1979 Islamic revolution, a Revolutionary Guards
commander said on Tuesday.
Is=
rael's
Netanyahu proposes Egypt peace summit with Palestinians Benjamin Netanyahu, the
Israeli prime minister, proposed an Egyptian summit with Mahmoud
Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Autho=
rity,
offering a glimmer of hope for the Pe=
acemaking
in the Mideast: Obama's<=
/span>
Year of Missteps It has taken President Middle
East welcomes 2010 optimistically to bring peace Diplomatic
efforts had been accelerated toward the end of 2009 to resume the install=
ed
Israeli-Palestinian peace process, but peace would never be achieved in t=
he Israel strikes =
Gaza
targets after Grad rocket attack
The Israel A=
ir
Force bombed two smuggling tunnels in the Gaza Strip overnight Friday in
response to a rocket fired by Gaza militants that hit the southern Israeli
town of Netivot on Thursday evening. Israel
behaves like ‘spoiled child’: Saudi minister
=
January 2, 2=
010 Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said Saturday that =
Abbas discusses peace process with U.S., Russian
diplomats: report Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday separately discussed the fate of the
stalled Middle East peace process with United States and Russian diplomat=
s in
Ramallah. Iran
to hold major military defense drill next month January 3, 2=
010 Iran plans to
launch a large-scale military exercise next month to prepare its military
forces to be able to repel any possible offensive by the country's enemie=
s, a
top commander says. Yemen
launches offensive against Al Qaeda =
Iran strike=
could
destabilize Middle East: Pentagon January 7, 2=
010 A strike on =
Iran
could be "very, very destabilizing" and have unintended
consequences for the Middle East, the top U.S. military officer said on
Thursday, stressing that diplomacy was crucial. Egypt
declares UK politician persona non grata January 9, 2=
010 Egypt on Fri=
day
declared renegade British lawmaker George Galloway persona non grata,
accusing him of incitement after his harsh criticism of Cairo over delays=
in
an aid convoy’s entry into Gaza, the Foreign Ministry said on Frida=
y. Palestinians
demand full settlement freeze The Palestin=
ians
on Saturday insisted on a full Israeli settlement freeze before renewing
peace efforts, putting a damper on a US call to revive talks with no
preconditions. Israeli
firm failed to detect would-be bomber January 11, =
2010 An Israeli security firm has come under =
fire
for failing to detect Nigerian bomb suspect Umar
Farouk Abdulmuttalab despite separate =
4
Saudi soldiers killed in Yemen border flareup January 13, =
2010 Four Saudi
soldiers have been killed in clashes at a border post near Yemen in which
Saudi forces “destroyed” Yemeni infiltrators who had occupied=
the
position, Saudi state television said on Tuesday. US
backs plan for Egypt’s wall with Gaza January 14, =
2010 The Lebanese
Muslim accuses Christian teacher of veil snatching January 16, =
2010 A Lebanese
Muslim man aid Friday he has filed a complaint against a Christian teacher
for trying to snatch a veil from his daughter’s head, a sensitive i=
ssue
in this multi-confessional nation. Israeli
minister makes fence-mending visit to Turkey January 18, =
2010 Israeli Defe=
nce
Minister Ehud Barak met Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunda=
y on
a mission to mend relations with Turkey after a diplomatic spat between t=
he
two allies. =
Iran
says world powers showing ‘realism’ on N-issue Iran said on Tuesday that world powers
involved in UN-backed talks on Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme were showing “traces of realismR=
21;
after they failed to decide on new sanctions. =
US
spy agencies see Iran pushing atom bomb research =
EU
to push for new Mideast peace talks: Spain The Spanish EU presidency pledged Thursd=
ay
to make every effort to ensure that =
US
says Yemen group one of many Al Qaeda branche=
s =
Lebanese,
UN officials honor fallen comrades in Haiti Lebanese and UN officials gathered Thurs=
day
to honor the victims of last week’s =
Obama admits US underestimated Israeli-Palestinian
deadlock =
Israel
pays UN $10.5m over Gaza damage =
Frustration
over Israeli, Palestinian talks U.S. President Bara=
ck
Obama's special envoy to the Yemeni
rebels offer truce to Saudi Arabia January 26, =
2010 The leader of
Yemen’s rebels on Monday offered a ceasefire to Saudi Arabia and sa=
id
his fighters would withdraw from the kingdom’s territory to avoid m=
ore
civilian casualties. Middle E=
ast
needs bridges, not walls January 27, =
2010 Middle East
peace has rarely seemed as remote as it does now. Instead of coming up wi=
th
solutions, those involved are hurling accusations, erecting fences or
throwing up their hands in despair. The longer this dangerous impasse
continues the more the cauldron of violence threatens to boil over. None =
of
the parties are immune from criticism, although some are more to blame th=
an
others. =
Al
Qaeda man caught wearing bomb belt: Yemen=
January 31, =
2010 Yemeni forces on
Saturday captured an al Qaeda militant wearing an explosive belt who was
planning a suicide attack on “economic facilities”, a governm=
ent
official said.
Obama to Seek $5B Nuclear-Weapon Complex Spending B=
oost The Obama administration=
plans
to seek more than $5 billion in additional funding over five years for
sustaining the Iran's
nuclear program "irreversible": official US
Defense Spy Chief: Iran Undecided on Nuclear Bomb In an exclusive VOA interview, the Pentagon's top
intelligence official says there is no evidence that Pakistan
blocks agenda at U.N. disarmament conference GENEVA (Reuters) - Arms negotiators failed to start
talks on Tuesday on cutting nuclear weapons when Pakistan blocked the
adoption of the 2010 agenda for the U.N.-sponsored Conference on Disarmam=
ent.
India and
Pakistan are Nuclear States—Time to Accept it Would limiting
Israel's nuclear arsenal help block Iran's atomic aims? In the war on international jihad, both organized and
individual, the American security establishment suffered three heavy blow=
s in
the course of a few weeks. Twelve soldiers were murdered at the Blair
warns that world faces decision to halt Iran’s nuclear programme 30-01-2010 World leaders might have=
to
go to war to stop P=
akistan
Presses U.S. for Nuclear Cooperation Gates
wants nuclear talks with China 21-01-2010 Defense Secretary Robert=
M.
Gates discussed Israel
warns of Iran nuclear threat 31-01-2010 DAVOS, Nuclear
disarmament is in both US and Russian interests – ex-ambassador=
Yucca
Mountain's Dead. Next? Expert Panel Examines Nuclear Waste Options WASHINGTON, DC, January 29, 2010 (ENS) - The U.S.
Department of Energy announced today the formation of a blue ribbon
commission to evaluate policy options for a safe, long-term solution to
America' growing piles of spent fuel from commercial nuclear power plants=
and
high-level radioactive waste from U.S. defense programs.
Warning
from Harvard study on WMD terror 01-01-2010 A new research paper by a
retired Central Intelligence Agency officer assesses years of work by Al
Qaeda terrorists to acquire weapons of mass destruction, and to devise the
deadliest ways to put them to use. Al-Qaeda Remains Intent on WMD Strike Against U.S., Re=
port
Says The terrorist organization al-Q=
aeda
continues to work to acquire weapons of mass destruction to use in a
large-scale terror attack on the US
Army to 'protect' Pakistan's nuclear sites In face of a growing anti-Americanism among the Paki=
stan
military, the US army moves to train a 'crack unit' to thwart possible
attacks on the country's nuclear facilities. The unit would be responsibl=
e to
take back Pakistani nuclear weapons in the event the militants gain acces=
s to
the strategic devices and materials, the Pakistani daily The Nation repor=
ted
Sunday. Experts
seek ways to stop nuke terror 02-01-2010 Crack =
unit'
being trained by US to seal off Pakistan's N-facilities Alarmed by a slew of terror attacks on sensitive
military instalations in Pakistan, the US is =
putting
in place "a crack unit" of its elite troops to seal off that
country's nuclear weapons and ensure they do not fall into the hands of
militants, a media report claimed today. 'Time ripe for India, Pak to negotiate new nuclear risk reduction measures<= o:p> A South Asian expert has said that while tension
continues to remain between Three
steps to reducing nuclear terrorism A
Failure to Imagine the Worst In his first speech to the U.N. Security Council, U.=
S.
President Barack Obama
challenged members to think about the impact of a single nuclear bomb. He
said: "Just one nuclear weapon exploded in a city -- be it Pakistan
angered over India's weapons 14-01-2010
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