This annual report summarizes the activities and accomplishments of cooperative threat reduction and nonproliferation programs conducted in the Russian Federation, other former Soviet states, and around the globe by the Departments of Defense, Energy, and State. Progress reports issued by the aforementioned departments in their annual budget requests to Congress are the primary sources of…
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Obama Administration Slashes Nuclear Security Funding: FY13 Budget Request for US International WMD Security Programs
The Obama Administration’s fiscal year 2013 (FY13) budget request dramatically reduces funding for international weapons of mass destruction (WMD) security programs from the FY12 appropriated level. Funding for National Nuclear Security Administration programs are nearly a quarter (23.3 percent) below the FY12 appropriation. While the Department of Defense’s Cooperative Threat Reduction program is increased slightly…
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