The U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism Newsletter: December 2015 - February 2016

Headlines of the December 2015 – February 2016 issue of the U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism Newsletter.

• Nuclear Security Summit to Adopt a Consensus Document on Next Steps.
• Russia Won’t Participate in NSS, But U.S. Hopes for Continued Cooperation.
• Ageing Helicopters Can Make U.S. ICBMs Vulnerable To Terrorist Attacks.
• Robert Einhorn Calls for Continuation of U.S.-Russian Cooperation in the Field of Nuclear Security.
• NNSA Announces Removal of Plutonium from Switzerland.
• Iridium-192 Gone Missing in Mexico.
• IAEA Chief Urges Application of Key Nuclear Security Agreement.
• Iridium-192 Recovered in Iraq.
• Graham Allison Cautions against Exaggerating Terrorist Threat to U.S.
• Italian-Made Vessels Will Transport Decommissioned Nuclear Reactors in Russia.
• Terrorist Suspect Spied on Belgian Nuclear Official.
• The Obama Administration Tries to End Funding for Half-Built MOX Plant.
• U.S. Intelligence: Threat of WMD is Real.
• U.S. Nuke Secrets Found in Trash Bags at Y-12.
• Former DoE Official Admits to Trying to Infect Computers at Nuclear Labs.
• DoE’s Ernest Moniz to Visit Kazakhstan.
• A U.S. National Academies Report Calls for Further Reduction of Use of HEU in Research Reactors.
• NNSA Details Its Threat Reduction Efforts in 2015.
• Retired and Current Officials Ponder DPRK’s Motives & Capabilities in Wake of Latest Nuclear Test.
• U.S. and Russia Receive Maxim Score for Nuclear Cyber Security From NTI.
• Ernest Moniz Informs White House of NNSA’s Ageing Facilities To Request More Funds.
• Three Men Arrested in Georgia For Trying to Sell Cesium-137.
• Japan to Ship 331 Kilograms of Plutonium to U.S.
• Report: ISIS May Attempt CBRN Attacks in Europe.
• Russia’s New Security Strategy Refers to WMD Terrorism Threat.
• Mayak Reprocesses More Spent Fuel.
• RVSN Procures Robotic Guards, New Security Systems.
• HEU Removed From Georgia For Storage in Russia.
• Russian, American Diplomats Underscore Importance of Preventing Nuclear Terrorism.
• IPFM Releases Global Fissile Material Report 2015.
• Report: Japanese Nuclear Facilities Might Be Vulnerable to Terrorist Attacks.
• Russian Government Plans Assessment of Nunn-Lugar Program.
• William Perry on Nightmare of Nuclear Terrorism.
• U.S. and Russian Experts Call for Revival of Nuclear Security Cooperation.