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Los Alamos halts operations; Classified
data disks lost at Sandia and Los Alamos

Los Alamos halts operations; Classified
data disks lost at Sandia and Los Alamos 07/17/2004 01:24 AM
Two breaking news items today that relate to security -- or a frightening lack thereof -- at US government-run nuclear labs Sandia and Los Alamos. First, an item from my Wired News colleague Noah Shachtman, on Defensetech blog:

Los Alamos National Laboratory director Pete Nanos shut down the country's leading nuclear weapons lab on Friday, after a set of classified computer disks disappeared, and a student was hit in the eye with a powerful laser beam -- all in the space of a week.

"As of today, Director Nanos has suspended all Operations at the Laboratory," an internal e-mail obtained by Wired News read. "This is a very serious step."

"This willful flouting of the rules must stop, and I don't care how many people I have to fire to make it stop. If you think the rules are silly, if you think compliance is a joke, please resign now and save me the trouble," Nanos added in a separate e-mail to Los Alamos employees.

And separately today, this press release was issued by Sandia National Laboratories:

Sandia National Laboratories has located a floppy disk that had turned up missing in a recent inventory. The floppy disk, which had been marked classified, was found about 1 p.m. today (Friday). Sandia had reported the disk as missing June 30 in a wall-to-wall inventory. (...)

Sandia Corporation President and Laboratories Director C. Paul Robinson said: "We are relieved the disk has been found. But in my mind, the nature of the near miss of this recent incident is far too close for comfort. We must find better ways and procedures for ensuring the protection of such material."

Link to Los Alamos shutdown post on Defensetech blog, and related Wired News story here. Sandia National Laboratories press release: Link. Sandia was also hit earlier this month with a $3.1 million state fine for breaking environmental laws: Lin k.

Install Software on Multiple PCs, Make
Icons Stay in Place, Remove Add/Remove
Programs Entries

Install Software on Multiple PCs, Make
Icons Stay in Place, Remove Add/Remove
Programs Entries 09/13/2004 11:52 PM
G4 Tech TV Sep 14 2004 3:28AM GMT

Remove Program from the Add or Remove
Programs List

Remove Program from the Add or Remove
Programs List 08/31/2004 07:50 AM
Tech-Recipes Aug 31 2004 12:36PM GMT

New Nukes at U.S. Border

New Nukes at U.S. Border 08/27/2004 02:09 PM
U.S. agents next week will start scanning trucks crossing the Mexico border with a device that shoots neutrons to detect what exactly is hidden in the cargo. By Ryan Singel.

Iranian Nukes

Iranian Nukes 06/14/2004 12:28 AM

Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi recently said:

Iran will not give up its rights to the peaceful use of atomic energy as well as its right to supply nuclear fuel to its power plants.

OPEC's second largest oil producing nation needs nuclear power plants?  Note that Iran also has the world's second largest natural gas reserve.  Hmm.  Maybe they have the world's largest BS reserves they are dying to export.

From tracking nukes to e-mails

From tracking nukes to e-mails 05/13/2004 07:48 AM
ZDNet May 13 2004 12:22PM GMT

Nukes Still Take Toll on Workers

Nukes Still Take Toll on Workers 08/11/2004 04:52 AM
Workers who made the U.S. nuclear arsenal handled many dangerous materials, but one was largely overlooked -- beryllium. Now the DOE is trying to track down those who may have been exposed. First of a two-part series by John Gartner.

From nukes to Sarbanes-Oxley

From nukes to Sarbanes-Oxley 05/13/2004 06:37 AM
Iron Mountain used to store corporate records in preparation for nuclear war. CEO Richard Reese is now applying that expertise to tracking e-mail for regulatory compliance.

North Korean nukes

North Korean nukes 04/13/2004 02:02 PM
North Korean Nuclear Devices. "Abdul Qadeer Khan, the Pakistani scientist who sold nuclear technology around the world, has told his interrogators that during a trip to North Korea five years ago he was taken to a secret underground nuclear plant and shown what he described as three nuclear devices."

Senate Votes for More Nukes

Senate Votes for More Nukes 06/16/2004 05:14 AM
The U.S. Senate backs the Bush administration's plan to study low-yield and earth-penetrating nuclear weapons. The administration insists it has no plans to actually build the weapons -- it just wants to keep the door open to their development.

More woe at Los Alamos

More woe at Los Alamos 07/23/2004 11:35 PM
USA Today Jul 24 2004 3:08AM GMT

Supercomputer to Test Aging Nukes

Supercomputer to Test Aging Nukes 12/24/2004 12:55 PM
Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Lab are responsible for ensuring that U.S. nuclear weapons are safe and reliable. Using the massive computing power of BlueGene/L, they plan to simulate the explosion of an aging nuclear bomb in 3-D.

Envoy: Pyongyang Willing to Give Up
Nukes (AP)

Envoy: Pyongyang Willing to Give Up
Nukes (AP) 06/23/2004 04:21 AM
AP - North Korea is willing to give up efforts to develop nuclear weapons "in a transparent way" if the United States ends its "hostile policy" toward Pyongyang, the North's envoy said as six-nation talks on his government's nuclear program began Wednesday.

U.N.: Sharon Ready to Discuss Nukes (AP)

U.N.: Sharon Ready to Discuss Nukes (AP) 07/08/2004 06:57 AM
AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is ready to discuss a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East as part of future peace talks, the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Thursday.

N. Korea Blast Said Not Caused by Nukes
(AP)

N. Korea Blast Said Not Caused by Nukes
(AP) 09/17/2004 08:45 AM
AP - A diplomat who visited the site of a huge explosion in North Korea said Friday he saw no evidence it was caused by a nuclear test, and South Korean officials said mushroom-shaped plume thought to be from the blast may have instead been a natural cloud formation.

U.S. Delegation Visits N. Korean Nukes
(AP)

U.S. Delegation Visits N. Korean Nukes
(AP) 01/10/2004 12:29 AM
AP - An unofficial delegation of Americans who visited North Korea said Saturday they saw the country's disputed Yongbyong nuclear facility but said they couldn't give details until information about their trip was reported to Washington.

Five Fired at Los Alamos Lab

Five Fired at Los Alamos Lab 09/15/2004 09:48 PM
Wired News Sep 16 2004 1:04AM GMT

Iran seeks to blunt censure of its nukes

Iran seeks to blunt censure of its nukes 06/13/2004 04:31 PM

Notes and Tips: Microsoft Nukes ASIP

Notes and Tips: Microsoft Nukes ASIP 03/31/2005 11:27 AM
A Microsoft security patch breaks AppleShare IP.

Iran Seeks to Blunt Censure of Its Nukes
(AP)

Iran Seeks to Blunt Censure of Its Nukes
(AP) 06/13/2004 01:42 PM
AP - Iran mixed public bluster with quiet diplomacy in a drive to soften U.N. criticism for its nuclear program. But on the eve of the 35-nation International Atomic Energy Agency conference, diplomats insisted Sunday that Tehran would be censured.

U.S. Offers N. Korea Incentives to Scrap
Nukes

U.S. Offers N. Korea Incentives to Scrap
Nukes 06/23/2004 10:28 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 24 2004 2:23AM GMT

India: Open source to guard nukes

India: Open source to guard nukes 07/07/2004 04:22 PM
ZDNet Jul 7 2004 8:07PM GMT

Sharon Rules Out Attacking Iran Over
Nukes (AP)

Sharon Rules Out Attacking Iran Over
Nukes (AP) 04/13/2005 05:57 PM
AP - Israel will not mount a unilateral attack aimed at destroying Iran's nuclear capability, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday in a CNN-TV interview.

Seoul, Others Should Send Clear Message
on Nukes -US

Seoul, Others Should Send Clear Message
on Nukes -US 09/03/2004 04:28 PM
Reuters via Wired News Sep 3 2004 7:59PM GMT

Cheney Pressing China on N. Korea Nukes
(AP)

Cheney Pressing China on N. Korea Nukes
(AP) 04/14/2004 03:48 AM
AP - Vice President Dick Cheney presented new evidence to Chinese leaders Wednesday on North Korea's nuclear program, suggesting it increased the urgency to restart six-nation talks on Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, a senior administration official said.

Make games not nukes: DTI outsources to
Russia

Make games not nukes: DTI outsources to
Russia 09/02/2004 02:06 PM
ZDNet UK Sep 2 2004 5:18PM GMT

UN Says Libya Earnest on Nukes, But
Probes Design

UN Says Libya Earnest on Nukes, But
Probes Design 08/31/2004 12:30 AM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 31 2004 5:04AM GMT

Super computer will put Cold War nukes
to the test

Super computer will put Cold War nukes
to the test 12/24/2004 12:17 PM
Cape Argus Dec 24 2004 1:57PM GMT

Iraq Had Talks on Buying Uranium for
Nukes -FT

Iraq Had Talks on Buying Uranium for
Nukes -FT 06/28/2004 12:09 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 28 2004 4:37AM GMT

US nukes: readers reach critical mass

US nukes: readers reach critical mass 01/28/2004 11:25 AM
Letters Will Homer Simpson really decimate Texas?

Los Alamos Suspends 19 Employees

Los Alamos Suspends 19 Employees 07/23/2004 04:34 AM
The director of America's leading nuclear lab strips 19 employees of their badges while officials investigate the loss of two classified computer disks, as well as an intern's eye injury from a laser.

Los Alamos Lab Loses More Data

Los Alamos Lab Loses More Data 05/21/2004 05:35 PM

15 on Investigative Leave at Los Alamos
(AP)

15 on Investigative Leave at Los Alamos
(AP) 07/22/2004 04:27 PM
AP - Fifteen employees at the Los Alamos National Laboratory were placed on leave amid an investigation into the disappearance of two computer disks containing classified information, the director of the nuclear weapons lab said Thursday.

Los Alamos Lab Halts Operations

Los Alamos Lab Halts Operations 07/17/2004 04:48 AM
The birthplace of the atom bomb stops all operations after a grad student is hurt with a laser. It is the latest in a string of safety lapses, including the possible loss of classified information earlier in the week. The lab's director is not pleased. By Noah Shachtman.

More from Shachtman on Los Alamos: "The
Last Man Standing"

More from Shachtman on Los Alamos: "The
Last Man Standing" 03/13/2003 10:24 AM
Noah Schachtman of Defense Tech tells BoingBoing: "My latest article on the Los Alamos scandals focuses in on Frank Dickson -- the "last man standing" among the accused in the lab's senior management."

"Give Frank Dickson, general counsel of the beleaguered Los Alamos National Laboratory, some credit: He's a survivor.

"Allegations of discrimination and espionage in the 1990s swallowed up a generation of lab-management staff; Dickson remained. Accusations of corruption and mismanagement have forced his bosses to resign and his subordinates to relinquish their responsibilities; Dickson hung on.

"Now, the nuclear weapons lab's new director has proclaimed that he's ready to "drain the swamp" and give it a fresh start. But Dickson, singled out by Los Alamos whistleblowers for repeatedly interfering with FBI investigations into lab shenanigans, clings to power -- for now...

Link to Wired News story, Link to more discussion on Defense Tech, Discuss

More Disks Lost at Los Alamos

More Disks Lost at Los Alamos 07/15/2004 04:58 AM
Los Alamos National Laboratory, America's leading nuclear lab, lost track of four disks possibly containing sensitive information. Two turned up, but the others remain missing. It's the third such incident in less than a year. By Noah Shachtman.

More Disks Lost at Los Alamos, Again!

More Disks Lost at Los Alamos, Again! 07/16/2004 01:19 PM

Los Alamos and the missing discs that
never were

Los Alamos and the missing discs that
never were 08/12/2004 01:15 PM
Headless chickens chase phantom secrets

Google Nukes Santy Worm, But Threat
Remains

Google Nukes Santy Worm, But Threat
Remains 12/24/2004 12:17 PM
Extreme Tech Dec 24 2004 3:33PM GMT
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