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Biological Weapons

• Planned Malaysian Biolab Raises Security Concerns  
• Miami Airport Closed for Hours Amid Bioterrorism Fears  
• Firm Wins Contract for Work on Modified Anthrax Vaccine  

Chemical Weapons

• Japan Begins Destroying Chemical Arms in China  
• OPCW Chief Sees Chance to Promote Chemical Weapons Pact in Middle East  
• Better Oversight of Chemical Industry Sites Needed, Experts Say  

Missile Defense

• Airborne Laser Fails to Destroy Target in Test  
• Taiwan Missile Shield to be Completed in 2011  
• Russian Missile Defenses in South Ossetia, Georgia Claims  

Missile Proliferation

• Iran Tests Enhanced Short-Range Missile  
• India Plans Ballistic Missile Test Next Month  
• Two Charged in Germany With Missile Tech Export to Iran  

Nuclear Weapons

• NATO Chief Anticipates Diminished Reliance on Nuclear Arsenal  
• Sanctions Unlikely Yet to Sway Iran on Nuke Program, U.S. Official Says  
• Republicans Knock "New START" Ratification Text  
• Iran Pressed on Nuclear Transparency  
• U.S. Looks For Changes to India Nuclear Liability Bill  
• U.S to Discuss North Korea With Asian Partners  

Terrorism

• Terrorism Suspect Employed at Isotope-Stocked Hospital  
• Al-Qaeda Branch Becomes Leading Terrorism Threat, CIA Says  
• WMD Terrorism Remains Grave Threat, U.S. Says  

Weapons of Mass Destruction

• Obama to Overhaul Export Controls  
• U.S. Awards Contract For Radiation Treatment Work  
• CIA Opens Counterproliferation Center  

Other Topics

• Nation’s Nuclear Power Plants Prepare for Cyber Attacks  
• Former Soviet States Flush With "Dirty Bomb" Materials  
• U.S. Helps Mongolia Prepare for Radiological Incident  

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Chemical Weapons Detonation Won't Harm Environment, Study Finds

A federally mandated study has found that there would be "no significant impacts" to the environment through a U.S. Defense Department proposal to detonate a portion of the chemical weapons stored at the ...