Category Archives: India

More Collateral Damage from Missile Defense

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

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 →

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International Day Against Nuclear Tests: Translating Words Into Action

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

By Daryl G. Kimball August 29, 2011 is the second official International Day Against Nuclear Tests. It coincides with the 20th anniversary of the historic events that led to the closure of the former Soviet nuclear test site of Semipalatinsk, … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, China, CTBT, India, Middle East, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan, Russia, South Pacific | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Indian Membership in the NSG? A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Not Come

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

By Daryl G. Kimball Global efforts to prevent the spread of the world’s most deadly weapons depend on universal compliance with rules that constrain the sale of nuclear technology. Too often, however, powerful states try to make exceptions from these … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Civil Nuclear Trade, CTBT, India, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

South Asia Is A More Dangerous Place After the 1998 Nuclear Tests

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

By Daryl G. Kimball Thirteen years after the May 1998 Indian and Pakistani nuclear test explosions, South Asia is a more dangerous place. India’s May 11 and 13 nuclear test explosions were its first since its inaugural nuclear weapons test … Continue reading →

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India Nuclear Deal: Dumb and Dumber

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

By Daryl G. Kimball One of the chief proponents of the disastrous 2008 civil nuclear trade exemption for India, Ashley Tellis, is apparently a bit sour about this week’s announcement from the Indian government that it will pursue the purchase … Continue reading →

Posted in Arms Trade, Asia, Civil Nuclear Trade, Conventional Weapons, India | 1 Comment

Thinking Existentially about the Worldwide Threat

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

By Greg Thielmann A panel of scientists provided a useful update today on the latest thinking about the climatic consequences of nuclear weapons use. The presentation provided a grim reminder that the nuclear Sword of Damocles still hangs over all … Continue reading →

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John McCain: U.S. Should “Facilitate” Indian Missile Defense, Nuclear Subs

Posted on November 15, 2010 by

By Eric Auner About two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to see John McCain speak about the future of U.S.-India relations.  Most of it was boilerplate material about oldest democracy/largest democracy and the need for stability in Asia.  All … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Message to India: Proliferation Violations Don’t Have Consequences

Posted on November 6, 2010 by

By Daryl G. Kimball Today in Mumbai, President Barack Obama told U.S.-Indian business leaders that he would seek India’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)–the nuclear technology control organization established in 1975 in response to India’s first nuclear weapon … Continue reading →

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