July 18, 2005- Making Our Own Rules? President Announces New Nuke Policy with India
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, met with U.S. President Bush at the White House, among the issues discussed during the meeting was Mr. Singh’s request that President Bush lift the ban on exports of controlled nuclear goods to India. The U.S. –India Joint statement issued reads, “The President told the Prime Minister that he will work to achieve full civil nuclear cooperation with India as it realizes its goals of promoting nuclear power and achieving energy security.” Representative Markey (D-MA), author of an amendment to the Department of State Authorization bill (H.R. 2601) to restrict the sale of weapons to India and honor the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act, which prohibits nuclear cooperation with non-nuclear weapons states not party to the non-proliferation treaty (NPT) and lacking full-scope safeguards, issued the following statement in response to the new U.S. - India joint bilateral energy statement on nuclear power.
May 10, 2005- Administration Has "Lost Control" of Rogue Nuclear Programs
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Iran confirmed the conversion of 37 tons of raw uranium into gas. Today, the head of Iran’s atomic energy organization confirmed that the country would resume uranium enrichment-related activities within days.
May 9, 2005- 134 Lawmakers Call for Cancellation of Nuclear Bunker Buster
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the Co-Chair of the Nonproliferation Task Force, today released two letters signed by a total of 134 House Members calling for the immediate cancellation of the Bush Administration’s proposed nuclear bunker warhead, also known as the “Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator” or RNEP.
April 26, 2005- One Week Away from the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT) Conference Review the US Sends an Envoy to China for a 'Hail Mary' Effort to Jump Start Talks
WASHINGTON, D.C. - With the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT) Review Conference only a week away the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill will travel to China today in a Hail Mary effort to entice North Korea back into talks on its nuclear programs. Representative Edward J. Markey, a senior member of the House Committees on Homeland Security and Energy and Commerce and Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation made the following statement:
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