Turkey Begins Work on Missile
IN THIS ISSUE: Turkey begins work on missile, NNSA reform legislation, Fukushima fake dosimeter readings, Taiwan and the 'Gold Standard, 'China in talks to build UK nuclear power plants, Iran's nuclear computer 'forced to play AC/DC' by computer malware.
Hürriyet Daily News
The Turkish Armed Forces have begun working on a project to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile. A decision to launch the project was made in a July 17 meeting of the Defense Industry Executive Board, headed by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Chief of General Staff Gen. Necdet Özel. Erdoğan had previously requested that the military develop missiles with a 2,500-kilometer range.
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Douglas P. Guarino | Global Security Newswire
Labor groups, a federal advisory board and House Democrats are looking to the Obama administration and the Senate to quash House-approved legislation they say could significantly undermine the safety and security of U.S. nuclear weapons laboratories, potentially making them vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Full Article
Asahi Shimbun
Workers at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant were ordered to cover their dosimeters with lead plates to keep radiation doses low enough to continue working under dangerous conditions, the Asahi Shimbun has learned. Full Article
Mark Hibbs | Arms Control Wonk
Any forthcoming decision by Taiwan and the U.S. to adopt the language of the UAE 123 agreement on reprocessing or enrichment in a new 123 agreement will more or less reiterate a very firm bilateral understanding reached long ago by Taiwan and the U.S. that Taiwan will not enrich uranium or reprocess spent fuel. Full Article
Terry Macalister and Fiona Harvey | Guardian
Officials from China's nuclear industry have been in high-level talks with ministers and officials at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) this week about a plan that could eventually involve up to five different reactors being built at a total cost of £35bn. Full Article
Gianluca Mezzofiore | International Business Times
A computer malware has allegedly attacked computer systems in Iran forcing them to play AC/DC's Thunderstruck at full volume in the middle of the night, according to a computer security researcher. Full Article
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