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• Contingency plans to check Bird Flu  
  In a belated move, the Government has at last woken up to the reality of bird flu epidemic in India and released a contingency plan with specific timelines for all the states to follow.<More>

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• US Pre-emptive Military Strategy to Continue 
  The United States has released a National Security Strategy that advocated preemptive strikes on so-called rogue nations if diplomacy should fail to check the spread of nuclear weapons and terrorism.<More>

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• Russia Promises Uranium despite US Reservation  
  Despite US reservation and call for restraint, Russia said that it would supply the “limited quantity” of uranium to keep Tharapur safe and operational.<More>

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• Indo-US Civilian Nuclear Deal in US Congress 
  The Indo-US civilian nuclear deal called The India Civilian Nuclear Bill is being introduced in the US Congress and Senate with voting scheduled in April or early May.<More>