Mr. Ted Seay, BASIC consultant and former arms control advisor to U.S. Ambassador to NATO, discusses US tactical nuclear weapons in Europe and NATO’s nuclear weapon sharing arrangements at the Shadow NATO Summit hosted by BASIC, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Elliott School of International Affairs, NATO Watch, and Strategy International in Washington, DC on May 14 and 15, 2012.
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Ian Davis at the Shadow NATO Summit
Dr. Ian Davis, Director of NATO Watch, discusses transparency and NATO reform at the Shadow NATO Summit hosted by BASIC, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Elliott School of International Affairs, NATO Watch, and Strategy International in Washington, DC on May 14 and 15, 2012.
“Resetting the Reset Button with Russia” – Hall Gardner at the BASIC Shadow NATO Summit
Dr. Hall Gardner, Professor and Chair in the Department of International and Comparative Politics at the American University of Paris, speaks about NATO partnerships with Russia and other countries at the Shadow NATO Summit hosted by BASIC, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Elliott School of International Affairs, NATO Watch, and Strategy International in Washington, DC.
Nato plans to upgrade nuclear weapons ‘expensive and unnecessary’
This article by Guardian Reporter, Richard Norton-Taylor, features a recent article published by BASIC policy consultant Ted Seay. The report examines NATO's plans to upgrade US tactical nuclear weapons in Europe and concludes that this expensive endeavor is unnecessary and will adversely affect relations with Russia.
Shadow NATO Summit
On May 14-15, BASIC joins the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, NATO Watch, and Strategy International at the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, DC for a Shadow NATO Summit. Experts and senior officials will grapple with the tough issues facing the Alliance ahead of next week's summit in Chicago.
Time to reframe the debate on the Iranian nuclear programme
In this Open Democracy article, BASIC's executive director, Paul Ingram urges us to move away from traditional Cold War thinking and the dichotomy of us versus them. He explains that in order to properly address the issue of nuclear nonproliferation, we must reframe the debate on the Iranian nuclear weapons programme.
With much at stake, GCC wants to participate in Iran negotiations
The Middle East has been left out of the P5+1's negotiations with Iran, and the GCC states want in. At a conference on nuclear non-proliferation in the Gulf, participants raised concerns of double standards for Iran and Israel. Gulf states view military action against Iran as a last resort, but also see the Iranian threat as a global one. Anne Penketh reports.
Review of the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit
The 2012 Nuclear Security Summit held in Seoul from March 26-27, welcomed 50 countries in reaffirming their commitment to strengthening security on nuclear materials to prevent loss, misuse and theft in order to reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism.