Congress okays KEDO funding; Japan lifts LWR funding block

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The US Congress approved the 1999 budget and appropriated $35 million for projects under the 1994 US-North Korean Agreed Framework. The omnibus appropriations bill was signed into law on Oct 21, 1998. The Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) will be one of the beneficiaries of the law. Under the law, a group will be established which will coordinate all defense and economic assistance initiatives for North Korea. Meanwhile, the Japanese government announced its agreement to share in the costs for the construction of light water reactors in North Korea.

Analysis, Finance, Energy use, Budget, Budgeting, Budgets, Economic assistance, Foreign economic assistance, United States. Congress, Light water reactors, North Korea, International obligations, Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization

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New U.S.-Israeli strategic dialogue announced; Israel acquires new submarine

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A new US-Israel Strategic Policy Planning group has been announced which will seek ways to boost Israel's indigenous defense capabilities. The new group, which will report to Presidents Clinton and Barak every four months, will look at ways and means of increasing Israel's deterrent power through the use of modern weapon systems and joint strategic planning. Separately, Israel has taken delivery of the first of three Dolphin-class diesel-electric submarines which are expected to have a nuclear role.

Israel, Israeli foreign relations, United States foreign relations, Military policy

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Congress considers tightening export controls for supercomputers

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The US Congress is pushing for stricter laws on the export of supercomputers which are capable of running nuclear weapons programs. An amendment called the Spence-Dellums is still pending until 1998. It discusses the approval from the government in the sales of such high-powered computers. The government is investigating sales of supercomputers by companies such as IBM, Silicon Graphics, and Sun Microsystems.

International trade, Supercomputers

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