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Author Archives: Greg Thielmann
The Cost of Ignoring UN Inspectors: An Unnecessary War with Iraq
By Greg Thielmann On March 7, ten years ago, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the UN Special Commission on Iraq (UNMOVIC) reported to the UN Security Council on the latest results of their inspections in Iraq, monitoring enforcement of the … Continue reading
The INF Treaty: 25 Years and Holding
By Greg Thielmann The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which was signed in Washington 25 years ago tomorrow, December 8, is legendary among arms controllers for its improbable outcome and the depth, pace, and duration of its accomplishments. With implementation … Continue reading
Is AP’s “Iranian Graph” Explosive News?
By Greg Thielmann As a general rule, serious security concerns and hyperbolic news reports are a bad combination. The November 27 Associated Press “Exclusive,” based on an Iranian graph reportedly now in possession of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Middle East, Nuclear Weapons, Uncategorized
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Iran’s 20% Enriched Uranium Stockpile
By Greg Thielmann One of the most significant and underreported developments in the August 30 report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran’s nuclear program was the decrease in Iran’s stockpile of 20 percent-enriched uranium. The sparse attention … Continue reading
Reading the Iran Military Report Carefully and Between the Lines
By Greg Thielmann Last week the Pentagon delivered to Congress an unclassified report on Iranian military power, containing just enough information to leave its readers yearning for more. Signed on June 29 by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, the report also … Continue reading
Making Lemonade from the Bitter Lemons of Israel’s Nuclear SLCMs
By Greg Thielmann The German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel carried an eye-catching cover story last week on Israel’s secret program to deploy nuclear-tipped cruise missiles on German-built submarines. For more than a decade, outside observers have speculated about whether … Continue reading
Iranian Ballistic Missile Developments: Non-Barking Dog and Dead Monkey
By Greg Thielmann Iran’s unsuccessful attempt to launch a Rhesus monkey into space last month merits more mention than it has received in the press thus far, because of what it implies for U.S. nonproliferation objectives. The failure provides two timely … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Middle East, Regions
Tagged Iran Space Launch Vehicle, Iranian Space Agency, Rumsfeld Commission
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More Collateral Damage from Missile Defense
U.S.-Russian negotiations on strategic arms reductions have demonstrated time and again that U.S. missile defense plans are an obstacle to negotiating lower levels of offensive nuclear forces. Security experts have been providing more reminders lately that in attempting to treat … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, India, Missile Defense, Regions
Tagged Missile Defense, MTCR, NATO, NATO 2010 Lisbon Summit, NPT
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Senator Inhofe, There You Go Again
By Greg Thielmann Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) has taken his tried and (un)true mantra about the Iranian ICBM threat on the road, according to recent reporting from his home state. In language nearly identical to his statement at a Senate … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Middle East, Nuclear Weapons, Regions, Uncategorized
Tagged Iran's Nuclear Program, Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)
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The Right Stuff
By Greg Thielmann Senator Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) proposed a plan this week for reducing the deficit that includes $79 billion in cuts from the U.S. nuclear weapons budget over the next ten years. In specifying the individual components of a … Continue reading
Posted in New START, Nuclear Security, Nuclear Weapons
Tagged New START, Russia-U.S., Sen. Tom Coburn
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