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U.S. Cabinet Officials Deny Report of Secret Deal to Limit Missile Defenses
By Martin Matishak
Global Secuirty Newswire

WASHINGTON -- Senior Obama administration officials yesterday strongly denied a news report that the United States is brokering a clandestine agreement with Russia to limit missile defense deployments in the wake of negotiating the replacement to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (see GSN, June 17). ...Full Story

Iran Threatens Proliferation "Wave," Medvedev Warns
The emergence of a nuclear-armed Iran would prompt "a wave" of neighboring countries to scramble for their own atomic arsenals, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told the Wall Street Journal in remarks published today (see GSN, June 17). ...Full Story

Suspect Indicted Over Times Square Bomb Plot
A federal grand jury in New York yesterday indicted on 10 counts the man accused of attempting to bomb the city's Times Square on May 1, Reuters reported (see GSN, May 19). ...Full Story

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WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
Firm Wins $9.1M in Contracts for WMD Detector Work...Full Story

NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Pakistan a Responsible Nuclear Power, Official Asserts...Full Story
Saudi Arabia Could Enrich Uranium, Adviser Says...Full Story
Japan, U.S. Reaffirm Invalidity of Okinawa Nukes Accord...Full Story

CHEMICAL WEAPONS
Army Shutters Empty Indiana Chemical Weapons Depot...Full Story

MISSILE PROLIFERATION
India Conducts Successful Missile Test...Full Story

MISSILE DEFENSE
Romania, U.S. Begin Missile Defense Dialogue...Full Story


Lockheed Takes Second Shot at Missile Defense Contract...Full Story