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(CPC) Outreach Journal #1102 USAF Counterproliferation Center (CPC) Outreach Journal Issue No. 1102, 14 February 2014 Welcome to the CPC Outreach Journal! As part of the CPC’s mission to develop Air Force, DoD, and other USG leaders to advance the state of knowledge, policy, and practices within strategic defense issues involving nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, we offer the government and civilian community a source of contemporary discussions on unconventional weapons. These discussions include news articles, papers, and other information sources that address issues pertinent to the U.S. national security community. It is our hope that this information resources will help enhance the overall awareness of these important national security issues and lead to the further discussion of options for dealing with the potential use of unconventional weapons. The CPC is seeking submissions for its annual General Charles A. Horner award, which honors the best original writing on issues relating to Air Force counter-WMD and nuclear enterprise operations. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2014. For more information, please visit our web-site. The following news articles, papers, and other information sources do not necessarily reflect official endorsement of the Air University, U.S. Air Force, or Department of Defense. Reproduction for private use or commercial gain is subject to original copyright restrictions. All rights are reserved. FEATURED ITEM: “Statement for the Record: Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community, for Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.” James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, 31 pages, January 29, 2014. http://www.dni.gov/files/documents/Intelligence%20Reports/2014%20WWTA%20%20SFR_SSCI_29_Jan.pdf Outreach Journal Feedback or sign-up request: [email protected] Return to Top U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS 1. Air Force Implements Program to Allow Missileers to Identify Problems 2. Investigators Head to Minot AFB for Bottom-Up Review of Nuke Force U.S. ARMS CONTROL 1. US Violates Nuclear Arms Treaty ASIA/PACIFIC 1. In Cross-Strait War China will Use EMP Weapons against US: Report 2. N. Korea Ready for Atomic Test, yet No Imminent Sign: Seoul's Defense Chief 3. US Spy Chief Warns of North Korea Missile Threat 4. China Shows New Mobile ICBM on Internet 5. North and South Korea Hold High-Level Meeting 6. Institute: More Digging at NKorea Nuke Test Site 7. Japan May Allow U.S. to Bring in Nuke Weapons in Emergency: Minister 8. NK Playing Nuclear Card: Experts EUROPE/RUSSIA 1. Dialogue between Russia and NATO on Missile Defense Exhausted – Russian Diplomat 2. Trident Fleet's Future Needs more Debate, Independent Report says 3. Russia Boasts its Nuclear Weapons are Second to None Issue No.1102, 14 February 2014 United States Air Force Counterproliferation Center| Maxwell AFB, Alabama http://cpc.au.af.mil \ https://twitter.com/USAF_CPC Phone: 334.953.7538 | Fax: 334.953.7226 USAF Counterproliferation Center CPC Outreach Journal Maxwell AFB, Alabama MIDDLE EAST 1. URGENT: Iran Sends Warships to US Maritime Borders 2. Iranian TV Airs Simulated Bombing of Tel Aviv, US Aircraft Carrier 3. Tehran Ready to Answer All UN Nuclear Agency Concerns - Iranian Official 4. Iran, IAEA Agree on 7 New Topics for Cooperation 5. Parchin Access Not in New Iran-IAEA Deal: AEOI 6. Khamenei: US Wants Regime Change in Iran 7. Syrian Chemical Disarmament Deadline Realistic – Russian Diplomat 8. Iran Agrees to Explain Nuclear Detonators to IAEA 9. Iran Test-Fires New Generation of Laser-Guided, Ballistic Missiles 10. Rouhani Says Iran's Doors Open to UN Nuclear Watchdog as Tehran Unveils Centrifuges, Missiles 11. 3rd Batch of Chemical Weapons Taken Out of Syria 12. White House Draws Red Line on Iranian Ballistic Missile Program 13. U.S. Will Not Allow Iran to Acquire Nuclear Weapon: Defense Official 14. Iran Demands to See Secret Nuclear Weapons ‘Proof’ 15. OPCW: Only 11% of Chemical Weapons Removed from Syria INDIA/PAKISTAN 1. Pakistan Not Giving Saudi Arabia Nuke Technology: FO COMMENTARY 1. How Missile Defense Can Protect Us From Another 9/11 2. Six Steps to a Done Deal on Nuclear Iran 3. The Nuclear Treaty Russia Won't Stop Violating 4. Time to START Over on Missile Defense 5. Mounting Threats Demand Missile Defense 6. Did Russia Violate the INF Treaty? National Journal Air Force Implements Program to Allow Missileers to Identify Problems By Global Security Newswire Staff February 7, 2014 The U.S. Air Force has begun encouraging strategic-missile crews to bring forward mission concerns amid a Pentagon probe of the entire nuclear arena. The newly established Force Improvement Program is "an aggressive, action-oriented effort with the goal of making rapid and substantial change to the ICBM mission," states a Thursday release from the Air Force Global Strike Command, which oversees all U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles and heavy bombers. In recent months, there have been numerous reports about problems with professionalism and ethics among some of the officers tasked with operating the U.S. arsenal of approximately 450 Minuteman 3 silo-based ballistic missiles. Known issues include widespread cheating at a Montana base on an exam needed to maintain missile- launch certification; some missileers napping while on alert duty with the blast doors open, a violation of security rules; and an investigation into drug possession by some Global Strike Command officers. A number of former and current nuclear-missile officers have said there are serious problems with low morale across the mission area, with a number of crew members concerned the job has become a career-ending backwater. They have reported feeling pressure from above to score 100 percent on proficiency tests. Issue No.1102, 14 February 2014 United States Air Force Counterproliferation Center| Maxwell AFB, Alabama http://cpc.au.af.mil \ https://twitter.com/USAF_CPC Phone: 334.953.7538 | Fax: 334.953.7226 2 USAF Counterproliferation Center CPC Outreach Journal Maxwell AFB, Alabama In announcing the new Force Improvement Program, Global Strike Command head Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson emphasized in a letter to crew members that "this is a grassroots-level effort. From the bottom, up, that's where the solutions are going to come from." The initiative includes working groups made up of junior and senior noncommissioned officers, lieutenants and captains from each of the command's three strategic ballistic missile wings. A total of five so-called "Functional Cultural Working Groups" have been established, each with a different focus: missile operations, security forces, maintenance, mission support and helicopter operations. The teams are to meet with each missile wing this month to discuss and "identify challenges in their respective mission areas, and upon completion will recommend solutions directly to Wilson," according to the release. The problems appear to go beyond the Air Force. The Navy on Tuesday announced it was investigating allegations of cheating on certification exams for sailors who operate nuclear reactors in naval vessels. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel last month ordered Air Force leaders to make fixing problems in their nuclear branch a top priority. Hagel also has called for an internal and external review of professionalism and ethical issues affecting Navy and Air Force nuclear personnel. http://www.nationaljournal.com/global-security-newswire/air-force-implements-program-to-allow-missileers-to- identify-problems-20140207 Return to Top Stars and Stripes – Washington, D.C. Investigators Head to Minot AFB for Bottom-Up Review of Nuke Force By Jon Harper, Stars and Stripes February 12, 2014 WASHINGTON — A major examination of the Air Force’s scandal-ridden intercontinental ballistic missile force kicked off Wednesday, the commander of Air Force Global Strike Command said. A 65-member investigative team composed of Air Force, Navy and civilian experts is traveling to Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to begin a bottom-up review of the ICBM force and look for ways to improve it. Missileers, ICBM support personnel, nuclear bomber crew members, Global Strike Command personnel, sailors from the Navy nuclear enterprise, and outside business consultants from Executive Leadership Group, Inc. will be part of the team. They will talk to junior officers and enlisted personnel as well as their families at all three ICBM bases to discuss their concerns and determine what the Air Force should do to address them, Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson told an audience at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank in Washington. The probe was triggered by embarrassing revelations about the Air Force’s ICBM arm. In January, 92 nuclear missile launch officers at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. were implicated in a cheating scandal related to monthly proficiency tests. On top of that, 11 servicemembers within the Air Force nuclear enterprise were found to be involved in an illegal narcotics ring. The investigative team will focus on things that detract from mission effectiveness and morale of airmen. “We’re going to look at culture and determine do we have an integrity issue and what are those obstacles that we need to overcome in terms of mission and manning and resources and those other things we may have out there,” Wilson said. “The work they’re going to accomplish I think will touch every aspect of the ICBM mission, and I think we’ll have the opportunity to shape that for the next generation.” The group will brief Wilson on their findings at the end of the month. Another Air Force investigation of the training, testing and evaluation at the bases is nearing completion, Wilson said. Lt. Gen. Michael Holmes, the vice commander at Air Education and Training Command, is leading the investigation. His report is due by the end of the month. Issue No.1102, 14 February 2014 United States Air Force Counterproliferation Center| Maxwell AFB, Alabama http://cpc.au.af.mil \ https://twitter.com/USAF_CPC Phone: 334.953.7538 | Fax: 334.953.7226 3 USAF Counterproliferation Center CPC Outreach Journal Maxwell AFB, Alabama Air Force leaders have said that those involved in the scandals will be held accountable, and senior officers might be held responsible as well.
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