Libya's remaining stockpile of potential chemical weapons has been successfully transported abroad in an operation aimed at keeping them safe from militants, according to a watchdog.
In April, the Bush Administration proposed cutting $100 million from a raft of DOE programs to improve nuclear security in Russia, from securing plutonium stockpiles against potential smugglers to helping nuclear physicists find peaceful work (Science, 1 June, p. 1632).
An increase in firms stockpiling before a potential no-deal Brexit helped UK factory output grow at the fastest pace in six months during December, amid growing fears of border delays.
But a search of the complex after the collapse of the Taliban did not turn up stockpiles of any potential weapons of mass destruction.
With an out-the-door cost targeted at less than $800 ,OneBreath's retail price should be a fraction of comparable ventilators, priced so that governments and institutions can afford to stockpile units for potential disasters.
Risich is pleased with the progress his sales team has made so far, saying they've stockpiled hundreds of potential leads to pursue.
Syria has maintained its chemical weapons stockpiles as a potential deterrent to attack from neighboring Israel, which is widely believed to have both chemical and nuclear weapons in its arsenal.
The scale of antiviral courses required for these scenarios would preclude using the extended strategy with a high diagnosis coverage for all but those countries with very large antiviral stockpiles, but the potential reduction achieved is considerable.
Citigroup relied on accounting gymnastics and a dubious decision to stockpile few reserves against potential loan losses in order to make a $100 million profit.
The directive for reviewing the strategy is highly classified, but officials said the president was asking for a review of the nation's strategy, its method of selecting targets, its stockpile, and new and potential threats to the United States and its allies.
The strikes would be aimed not at the chemical stockpiles themselves — risking a potential catastrophe — but rather the military units that have stored and prepared the chemical weapons and carried the attacks against Syrian rebels, as well as the headquarters overseeing the effort, and the rockets and artillery that have launched the attacks, military officials said Thursday.
