By Andrew Futter 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. In some respects the treaty merely […]
John Isaacs Speaks in Malaysia
by John Isaacs John Isaacs will be speaking in Malaysia on Wednesday, 2 June 2010. A copy of his prepared remarks is below: Commitment to Nuclear Non-proliferation: New Directions under the Obama Administration Speech by John Isaacs Executive Director, Council for a Livable World & Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation www.armscontrolcenter.orgThe Centre for American […]
Lips and Teeth
It was reported in late February that China is looking into allegations that it may have been involved in aiding a North Korean arms shipment bound for the Republic of Congo. The shipment, which contained North Korean parts for Congo’s fleet of vintage T-54/T-55 tanks, was intercepted by South Africa in November 2009 and reported […]
5,113 Nukes in the U.S. Arsenal
The United States disclosed the current size of its nuclear arsenal for the first time today: 5,113 warheads operationally deployed, kept in active reserve and held in inactive storage. This number does not include an estimated 4,600 warheads that hav…
Rebuttals to Additional Arguments Against “New START”
by John Isaacs “The moment appears ripe for a renewal of arms control with Russia, and this bodes well for a continued reduction in the nuclear arsenal. The United States and Russia should pursue a step-by-step approach and take a modest first step to ensure that there is a successor to START I when it […]