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NATO On Nuclear Weapons: Opportunities Missed and Next Steps Forward
By Daryl G. Kimball, Oliver Meier, and Paul Ingram At their May 20-21 summit in Chicago, NATO leaders missed an important opportunity to change the Alliance’s outdated nuclear policy and open the way to improving European security by the removal … Continue reading
Summit Successes Over Seoul-ed?
By Benjamin Kagel and Kelsey Davenport A panel of four foreign policy experts weighed in on missed opportunities from the recent nuclear security summit, held March 26-27 in Seoul, South Korea. Speaking at the National Press Club last Friday, the … Continue reading
China’s Nuclear Modernization Efforts Cast A Long Shadow
By Kathleen E. Masterson The modernization of China and Russia’s nuclear arsenals and delivery systems were the subject of a House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee hearing on Oct. 14. The hearing took place in the context of a recent … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, China, Nuclear Weapons, Uncategorized
Tagged China, East Asia, nuclear modernization, Nuclear Weapons, Sen. Michael Turner, Underground Great Wall
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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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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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China and New START
By ACA Intern Matt Sugrue and Scoville Fellow Rob Golan-Vilella In an op-ed for the New York Post, Heritage Foundation analyst Peter Brookes warns against New START on the grounds that treaty reductions may increase the strategic threat from China’s … Continue reading
New START vs. the Bolton Uncertainty Principle
By ACA Intern Matt Sugrue John Bolton argues in the Wall Street Journal that: [United States] will pay for [the New START] mistake in future conflicts entirely unrelated to Russia….New Start’s limits on delivery systems reflect military judgments only marginally. … Continue reading
Assuaging Concerns About New START
By ACA Intern Matt Sugrue In the Washington Post, Stephen G. Rademaker’s chastises New START supporters for not having the “patience and respect for dissenting views” to allay critics’ concerns. He suggests steps treaty supporters could take in order to … Continue reading
A Close Look at New START Critiques
By ACA Intern Matt Sugrue In a recent op-ed for National Review Online, former Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance Paula DeSutter offers some critiques of New START. She writes: the Obama administration’s dismissal of the consequences of … Continue reading
Posted in New START
Tagged Arms Control Treaties, New START, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Russia-U.S., Russia-United States, START, US National Security
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