The U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism Newsletter: October-November 2015

Headlines of the October-November 2015 newsletter of the U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism:

• Members of the Initiative Weigh In on Prospects of International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation in Syria and Elsewhere.
• Belfer Center Experts Continue to Assess Implication of Iran’s Nuclear Program.
• European Parliament Warns That IS May Launch Attacks With Use of CBRN Substances.
• U.S. and Russian Experts Discuss Nuclear Terrorism Threat.
• Russia’s Top Cop Vows Personnel Cuts Will Not Affect Security at Nuclear Facilities.
• Russian Government Adopts New Radiation Safety Program, Details Removal of Radioactive Substances.
• Brookings Experts Set Three Goals for Nuclear Security Summit 2016.
• Islamic State Was Prepared to Pay $4 Million for Mythical Red Mercury.
• Joe Cirincione on Why the Dirty Bomb Should Be Feared.
• Elbe Group Meets 7th Time to Discuss Countering Nuclear Terrorism, Other Issues on Bilateral Agenda.
• U.S. Intelligence Fears Bomb’s Worth of HEU Has Gone Missing in Russia.
• Russia Replenishes Supplies for Protection From Nuclear Threats.
• Chatham House Warns of Increasing Risk of Cyber Attacks on NPPs.
• Western Countries Assist Tajikistan’s Radiological Security.