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Appendix D United States Legislative Basis for DOE MPC&A Activities in Russia and DOE MPC&A Program Description
Appendix D United States Legislative Basis for DOE MPC&A Activities in Russia and DOE MPC&A Program Description
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102-228) Agreed to November 27, 1991 One Hundred Second Congress of the United States of America AT THE FIRST SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-one An act to amend the Arms Export Control Act to authorize the President to transfer battle tanks, artillery pieces, and armored combat vehicles to member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in conjunction with implementation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.
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transfers of weapons, weapons components, or weapons know-how outside of the territory of the Soviet Union, its republics, and any successor entities, that contribute to worldwide proliferation; and (3) that it is in the national security interests of the United States (A)
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The program under this section shall be limited to cooperation among the United States, the Soviet Union, its republics, and any successor entities to (1) destroy nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, and other weapons, (2)
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-- The Secretary of Defense may reimburse other United States Government departments and agencies under this section for costs of participation, as directed by the President, only in a program established under part B
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(3) A description of the participation of the Department of Defense, and the participation of any other United States Government department or agency, in such activities.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MATERIALS PROTECTION, CONTROL & ACCOUNTING PROGRAM3 Background · The mission of the Office of International Material Protection and Cooperation is to improve security for vulnerable stockpiles of nuclear weapons, weapon-usable nuclear materials, and radiological materials in countries of concern, and to improve the ability to detect their illicit trafficking. · Programmatic activities include installing physical security and accountancy upgrades to secure Russian nuclear weapons and weapon-usable material against theft; locating, securing and consolidating radiological materials that could be used to make dirty bombs; consolidating Russian nuclear material into fewer sites where enhanced security systems have already been installed; converting weapons grade highly enriched uranium (HEU)
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APPENDIX D 69 rials that can be used in a dirty bomb; and (3) install detection equipment at border crossings and mega-seaports to prevent and detect the illicit transfer of nuclear and other radioactive materials.
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