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All items tagged non-proliferationOpen Think Tank ArticlesApril 14, 2010 | Don't Sacrifice Disarmament at the Altar of Missile DefenseSubrata Ghoshroy: Europe should not throw away a chance to move toward real disarmament by signing on to a costly and misguided missile defense program. Europe should recall the principles behind the now-defunct Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty before embarking on a missile defense venture against a fictitious Iranian threat. ... MoreAugust 25, 2009 | Nuclear Disarmament: Safeguard or Threat?Dieter M Dettke: Germany must take on more responsibility to shape a global system without nuclear weapons as it is in Berlin’s national interest to do so. Beginning with European & US disarmament the West can gain the moral authority it still needs to enforce the NPT regime. ... MoreAugust 20, 2009 | Cold War Lessons for Today's Nuclear Disarmament DebateCharles D. Ferguson : Cold War lessons teach us that nuclear abolition is a crucial goal. To reach Global Zero, future policy must address bureaucratic inertia on nuclear targeting policy, linking conventional and nuclear arms control, and reducing the prestige of possessing nuclear weapons. ... MoreAugust 17, 2009 | Nuclear Abolition: Now or Never?Editorial Team: Nuclear disarmament is back on the agenda in the international debate. Atlantic Community members are encouraged to join the conversation as we host a special Theme Week on “Global Zero.” We will present the results from your discussion at the Böll Foundation’s conference “A World Without Nuclear Weapons or Nuclear Anarchy?” ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesApril 21, 2010 | White House Confused on Iran PolicyA recent memo drafted by Defense Secretary Robert Gates alarmed many when he stated that the Obama administration currently has no contingency plan should Iran develop a nuclear weapon. ++ “The public signs of the administration’s squishiness about military options are worrisome because of the lack of progress on its two-track strategy of offering negotiations and threatening ... MoreApril 16, 2010 | Little Fallout from Nuclear SummitThe Nuclear Security Summit held recently in Washington drew needed attention to the issue of securing loose nuclear material and resulted in some welcome commitments from nuclear countries in this regard. ++ However, “the final communiqué and ‘work plan’ were disappointingly squishy.” ++ Required are mandatory standards for securing nuclear facilities and a universal commitment to ... MoreApril 14, 2010 | Supplementing Obama's Nuclear StrategyPresident Obama’s efforts toward a world free of nuclear weapons will fail unless he concentrates on the underlying motives for countries obtaining nuclear arms. ++ Fear of a real or perceived enemy, aggression to control others, and a desire for nuclear “prestige” all play a role in motivating countries to become nuclear-armed. ++ Therefore there is a “need for a greater exercise of America’s ... MoreApril 8, 2010 | Obama's Nuclear Policy a Good First StepPresident Obama is “taking important steps to make the world safer and bolster this [America’s] country’s credibility as it tries to constrain the nuclear ambitions of Iran, North Korea and others.” ++ Though the new policy prohibits use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear powers, this assurance does not apply to countries that are not in compliance with the non-proliferation treaty (Iran, ... MoreDecember 3, 2009 | North Korea Going HungryNorth Korea needs to stop trying in vain to feed itself. ++ Given its population and agriculture, it is impossible to grow enough domestically. ++ Investing in industry would bring in foreign currencies with which foodstuffs could be imported. ++ President Obama has already promised to help the ailing economy if Pyongyang moved towards disarmament, but it is clear that nuclear ambitions ... MoreCommentsMay 4, 2010 | I think all observers would agree that...August 25, 2009 | Lee Sigal is right. Eliminating nuclear...January 10, 2009 | Dear Mr. Swierczynski, Dear Mr....November 27, 2008 | It is always nice to face educated... |
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