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U.S. Signature Needed to Advance Global Arms Trade Treaty
By Daryl G. Kimball On Monday June 3, leaders from dozens of states will gather at the United Nations in New York to sign the new Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The ATT will—for the first time— establish common international … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Arms Trade, Asia, Conventional Weapons, Europe, Middle East
Tagged Arms Trade, arms trade treaty
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Fissile Material Removal Underscores Need for Full Congressional Support
By Daryl G. Kimball Arms control works when governments and political leaders work together and commit the necessary resources to get the job done. This week, the South African government and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced the successful return … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Nuclear Security, Nuclear Weapons, Regions, Uncategorized
Tagged Budget Cuts, Fissile Materials, NNSA
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Nuclear Disarmament: the South African Example
by Daryl G. Kimball Is a world free of nuclear weapons possible? Do states that have developed nuclear weapons have the vision and the courage to verifiably eliminate their nuclear arsenals? As South Africa has shown, some do. Others can. … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Nuclear Weapons, Regions
Tagged Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, South Africa, Waldo Stumpf
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NWFZ Protocols Submitted to Senate
The White House announced yesterday that the President has submitted the Protocols to the African and the South Pacific Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaties to the U.S. Senate for advice and consent to ratification. Fifteen years since these Treaties were … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Nuclear Weapons, Regions, South Pacific
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Update: Cluster Munitions, Obama Administration, Global Activities
By Jeff Abramson As the year progresses, we’ll revisit the mid-term grades given the Obama administration on their conventional weapons policies. For the moment, the D grade on cluster munitions remains unchanged because U.S. policy is unchanged, but there is … Continue reading
Arms Exporters React to Middle East Unrest
By Xiaodon Liang Arms suppliers have scrambled to readjust their export policies in the face of political unrest against client governments in the Middle East and North Africa. Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, the three largest exporters of arms … Continue reading
Posted in Arms Trade, Conventional Weapons, Middle East, North Africa
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Ratifying the Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Protocols
By Alfred Nurja In a little noted section of a speech before the Conference on Disarmament, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller reiterated a commitment made last year by Secretary Clinton to submit for “Senate advice and consent the … Continue reading
What about Egypt’s WMD?
By Nik Gebben If Egypt’s political future remains uncertain, its nonproliferation future is even more so. The only known quantity on this issue is former IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei, who could potentially help steer Cairo in a stronger direction on nonproliferation. … Continue reading
Posted in Biological Weapons, Chemical Weapons, Middle East, North Africa, Nuclear Weapons, Regions
Tagged Egypt, nonproliferation, Nuclear Weapons, WMD
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