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Mar 11, 2009

START Glossary

An overview of key terms used in START and other arms control treaties.

Mar 11, 2009

Proposed Deployment of 1,000 Nuclear Weapons

Experts Sidney Drell and James Goodby outline what a deployment of 1,000 nuclear weapons might look like.

Mar 10, 2009

Articles and Background Materials

A collection of articles and reports on START and current efforts to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals.

Mar 10, 2009

Key U.S. Military Leaders and Influential Moderates and Republicans Strongly Support New START

A compilation of moderates and conservatives who have spoken publicly in favor of New START.

Mar 10, 2009

Arguments for Nuclear Weapons Reductions

There are a number of military, political, and economic reasons why the United States should seek to reduce its nuclear weapons stockpile.

Mar 10, 2009

Nuclear Weapons Counting Rules Under START I, the Moscow Treaty, and New START

An overview of the counting rules used for START versus those used for the Treaty of Moscow (SORT).

Mar 10, 2009

Current U.S. and Russian Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles

A snapshot of the U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals.

Mar 9, 2009

What the Administration and Key Democrats Say

Key quotes from the administration and congressional Democrats on reducing nuclear weapons.

Mar 9, 2009

Introduction: START I and Nuclear Weapons Reductions

The landmark 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) provides a legally-binding basis for substantial, verified reductions in the U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear arsenals.

Mar 3, 2009

Coordination and Realism on North Korea

New satellite images indicate that North Korea may be preparing to test launch a version of its Taepodong-2 ballistic missile. This worrisome state of affairs makes it clear that it will be harder to denuclearize North Korea today than it has ever been before, Lt. Gen. Robert Gard and Travis Sharp argue in this op-ed recently published in The Korea Times.

Feb 26, 2009

Fiscal Year 2010 Pentagon Defense Spending Request: February "Topline"

On February 26, the Obama administration will release a preliminary outline of its spending priorities and agency budgets (known as “toplines”) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, which begins on October 1. The defense budget topline released on February 26 communicates an overall funding level without including programmatic specifics, which will be released in April.

Feb 17, 2009

Time to Treat Iranians Like Real Folks

A chess grandmaster once said that tactics are what you do when there is something to do and strategy is what you do when there is nothing to do. When it comes to U.S. policy toward Iran, this is not the time for tactics. It is the time for a strategic reassessment of our approach to Tehran.

Feb 10, 2009

Biden Previews Foreign Policy Tone in Munich

On February 7, Vice President Joseph Biden spoke at the 45th annual Munich Security Conference and outlined key pillars of the Obama administration’s emerging foreign policy. This analysis reviews Biden’s Munich speech to gauge the broad themes that seem to be emerging in the early days of the Obama era.

Jan 15, 2009

Congress and National Security Under Bush: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

As George W. Bush's time in office comes to an end, his administration is working overtime to put a positive spin on his legacy. In this new compilation, executive director John Isaacs considers the good, the bad, and the ugly over the last eight years.

Dec 17, 2008

Strengthening U.S. Security Through Non-Proliferation and Arms Control: Recommendations for the Obama Administration

In 2008, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation sought input from 60 scientists, academics, members of Congress, senior congressional staffers, and representatives from advocacy groups, think tanks, and foundations to assess the priorities for the next Administration on nuclear arms control and non-proliferation. This report summarizes the consultations.

Dec 17, 2008

Nukes in the Snowflake Blizzard

Every think tank, non-profit, trade association, and lobbyist in town has produced a set of policy recommendations for the incoming Obama administration. The bad news is that I come bearing yet another policy memo for Team Obama. The good news is that my recommendations are the consensus of an arms control brain trust.

Dec 10, 2008

Comments for Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP)

This statement was presented by Leonor Tomero, director for nuclear nonproliferation, at the Department of Energy’s December 9 hearing on the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS).

Dec 2, 2008

Experts Respond to Commission on WMD Proliferation and Terrorism Report

The Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Proliferation and Terrorism released its final report on December 2. Leading experts from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation issued reactions to the Commission’s findings.

Dec 1, 2008

Obama and Clinton: More Agreement than Disagreement on Foreign Policy

President-elect Barack Obama announced on December 1 that he will nominate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) to be Secretary of State. Exaggerated reporting notwithstanding, the fact is that when it comes to foreign policy, Obama and Clinton agree far more than they disagree. In this analysis, executive director John Isaacs compares Obama and Clinton on Iraq, Iran, missile defense, North Korea, and nuclear nonproliferation.

Nov 14, 2008

Understanding and Preventing Nuclear Terrorism

If the United States and countries around the world are serious about preventing a nuclear attack by a terrorist group, efforts to contain the threat at its source need serious attention. In this new policy brief, Travis Sharp and Erica Poff analyze the threat of nuclear terrorism and offer five policy recommendations that should be pursued immediately.

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