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The IAEA’s Report on the Military Dimensions of Iran’s Nuclear Program

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

By Daryl G. Kimball, Peter Crail, and Greg Thielmann NOTE: For a more detailed summary and analysis of the IAEA’s November 8 report, see www.armscontrol.org The IAEA report and annex released today provides disturbing and “credible” additional details regarding Iranian … Continue reading →

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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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North Korea’s Presidency Is Not the CD’s Real Tragedy

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

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 Observers mocked the idea that North Korea—an international pariah state that in the past decade has withdrawn … Continue reading →

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How does the Middle East Crisis Affect the 2012 WMDFZ Conference?

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

By Alfred Nurja This month’s issue of Arms Control Today carries an insightful article by Anne Penketh that reports on the potential impact that  unrest in the Middle East may have on international efforts to host a 2012 regional conference on a … Continue reading →

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Ratifying the Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Protocols

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

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 →

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