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TacNukes News No. 5
May 21, 2013

1.  TNW and Confidence and Security Building Measures
2.  The Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative at the NPT PrepCom
3.  NATO Parliamentarians letter to Obama
4. The Netherlands debate on TNW
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Iran earthquake: a catalyst for confidence building at Bushehr?
May 03, 2013

On April 16th, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Iran causing tremors that could be felt in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, and western Saudi Arabia. This is only a week after a worrying...

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The time for positive ideas on the Zone is NOW!
May 02, 2013

BASIC’s Executive Director, Paul Ingram, reflects on the NPT and where we are on the establishment of the Middle East WMD-free zone:

The NPT PrepCom this week has been overshadowed by the near-universal frustration over the lack of progress...

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Iran Update No. 167
April 11, 2013

The E3+3, Iran, and the Almaty talks

Last week’s talks were deemed by many commentators as a failure. Rather than responding directly to the E3+3’s (P5+1’s) agenda around initial small confidence-building steps, the Iranian delegation appears to have looked for reassurances that the end-state would include lifting the sanctions and recognition of Iran’s right to enrich, and that the group of six was...

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Iran Update No. 166
March 14, 2013
  • United States and Iran claim willingness to negotiate, but on what terms?
  • E3+3 (P5+1) talks end with an agreement for future talks
  • IAEA meets with Iran; new Agency report indicates Iran installing new centrifuges but curbing stockpiles of sensitive fissile material
  • U.S. expands sanctions on Iran, but Israel urges for even tighter measures...
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