Dec 7, 2010
The Fissile Materials Working Group (FMWG) put together a letter to members of Congress urging them to fully fund non proliferation programs at FY-2011 levels set out by President Obama this year.
Nov 18, 2010
Lt. General Robert Gard attended The Nation's 13th annual cruise and spoke on a panel about the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which also featured Nation Jeremy Scahill, Stephen Cohen and John Nichols.
Sep 9, 2010
In April 2009, President Obama ambitiously vowed to secure all loose nuclear materials around the world in four years. Significant progress has been made since his Prague speech, but greater international financial and political support will be required to meet the deadline.
Aug 30, 2010
The Obama administration announced additional sanctions on North Korea to dry up the regime's cash sources that fund its nuclear weapons programs and illicit activities.
Aug 25, 2010
Former President Jimmy Carter is in North Korea to secure the release of an American missionary sentenced to eight years of hard labor for illegal entry. The trip comes amid a North Korean nuclear impasse and heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula. Why was Carter chosen to go now and what can we expect from his visit?
Aug 17, 2010
Following an August 3 report in the Wall Street Journal, the arms control blogosphere has been buzzing about a nearly finalized nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and Vietnam. According to the Journal, and now other outlets including The Guardian and Global Security Newswire , the U.S.-Vietnam deal has considerably weaker proliferation controls than the Obama administration has demanded in the past – specifically, the agreement would allow Vietnam to retain the right to enrich uranium.
Aug 13, 2010
There is no hard consensus as to exactly how close Iran is to acquiring a nuclear weapon, fitting a nuclear warhead on a ballistic missile, and/or developing a ballistic missile capable of reaching most of Europe and the United States. In this updated fact sheet, Louis Hellman, Alex Rothman, and Laicie Olson survey the relevant intelligence reports and summarizes the various estimates.
Aug 11, 2010
The U.S. will soon announce a fresh list of sanctions against North Korea to dry up the regime’s illegal cash sources that fund its nuclear weapons programs. Pyongyang is expected to unleash more provocations, even a third nuclear test, in retaliation as witnessed in the past. Still, the pressure track is expected to continue until the regime changes its behavior or until a leadership transition takes place in the North.
Aug 2, 2010
It is evident that without Israel’s participation at the 2012 Conference, it will be unlikely that much progress will be realized towards the creation of a Middle East free of WMD. Efforts must be made to ensure all parties remember that the Conference is not just about nuclear weapons, while for its part, Israel must accept the necessity of engaging in the Conference simultaneous to peace building and regional diplomacy, writes Chad O'Caroll in this new analysis.
Jun 29, 2010
The ‘New START’ Treaty signed by Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev in Prague on 8 April 2010 is an important step in the renewed drive for nuclear disarmament, but its overall contribution towards the goal of a world free from nuclear weapons should not be overstated writes Andrew Futter in this new analysis.
Jun 1, 2010
However you feel about the role of the United States in initiating the atomic age, whatever you think of the long American and Soviet arms race, it is my firm belief that the United States must provide leadership to end the nuclear arms race – and move towards a world free of nuclear weapons, said John Isaacs in a speech delivered in Malaysia on 2 June 2010.
May 28, 2010
The 2010 Review Conference on Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) reached consensus and 189 member nations approved a final document toward nuclear disarmament on May 28, 2010 after a month-long meeting. The 28-page final document said the five recognized nuclear- weapon states (the U.S., Britain, China, France, Russia) committed to "accelerate concrete progress on the steps leading to nuclear disarmament," take steps to "further diminish the role and significance of nuclear weapons" and report back on progress by 2014.
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