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Former Secretary of State Shultz Reiterates Support for CTBT
By Daryl G. Kimball At a March 8 public forum, former Secretary of State George Shultz underscored once again his support for U.S. ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). Shultz’s remarks came in response to a question … Continue reading
Defying Global Taboo, North Korea Conducts 3rd Nuclear Blast
By Daryl G. Kimball and Greg Thielmann The government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has apparently conducted its third nuclear test explosion, defying the explicit demands of the UN Security Council and the international community that it … Continue reading
Marking the International Day Against Nuclear Tests
By Daryl G. Kimball, with research support from Daria Medvedev and Wanda Archy Today is the official International Day Against Nuclear Tests, established in 2009 on the anniversary of the closure of the main former Soviet test site of Semipalatinsk, where more … Continue reading
Seven Steps on the Way Towards a Peaceful Resolution of the Conflict Over Iran’s Nuclear Activities
By Michael Brzoska, Oliver Meier, and Götz Neuneck In a climate of escalation, the outline of a lasting and peaceful resolution of the conflict over Iran’s nuclear activities can be sketched with a good degree of clarity and certainty. Seven … Continue reading
Posted in Non-proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Regions
Tagged CTBT, IAEA, Iran Nuclear Program, P5+1
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Possible North Korean Nuke Test Shows Power of CTBT Monitoring System
By Tom Z. Collina A new study in the March 2012 issue of Science & Global Security suggests that North Korea carried out a small nuclear explosive test in May 2010. If true, this would be the third nuclear test … Continue reading
Posted in CTBT, North Korea, Nuclear Weapons
Tagged CTBT, De Geer Study, North Korea Low-yeild Nuclear Test
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Accelerating the Entry Into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
By Daryl G. Kimball Today, fifteen years after the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was opened for signature, more than 100 senior government officials will gather at the United Nations in New York for the seventh conference on “Facilitating Entry … Continue reading
Posted in China, CTBT, Iran, Nuclear Weapons
Tagged Asia, China, CTBT, Iran, Middle East, Nuclear Weapons, Russia
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International Day Against Nuclear Tests: Translating Words Into Action
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 CTBT, International Day Against Nuclear Tests, Kazakh, Semipalatinsk
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Gen. John Shalikashivili: 1936-2011
By Daryl G. Kimball Over the weekend, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1993-97, John M. Shalikashvili passed away. As the obituaries in The Washington Post and The New York Times note, he had an amazing personal … Continue reading
North Korea’s Presidency Is Not the CD’s Real Tragedy
By Rob Golan-Vilella Two weeks ago, some eyebrows were raised when North Korea assumed the rotating presidency of the Conference on Disarmament (CD). Observers mocked the idea that North Korea—an international pariah state that in the past decade has withdrawn … Continue reading
South Asia Is A More Dangerous Place After the 1998 Nuclear Tests
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
Posted in Asia, CTBT, India, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan, Regions
Tagged ACA Annual Meeting, CTBT, Ellen Tauscher, Gary Samore, India-Pakistan, UN Security Council Resolution 1172
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