US/INTERNATIONAL: Plutonium disposal plan is failing

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  • Plutonium 'disposition' programme
  • US disposal effort
  • Bush administration approach
  • Altered US objectives
  • Changing view of Russia
  • Original intent
  • New priorities
  • Current plans
  • Continued necessity?
  • Russian delays
  • Bilateral disarmament impasse
  • Imperfect security solution
  • Spent fuel concerns
  • Commercial enterprises

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