In the run up to the NPT Review Conference (3-28 May), there have been a number of critical developments. Russia and the United States have signed the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the Obama Administration just released its Nuclear Posture Review, and Washington is about to host one of its largest summits ever, on nuclear security.
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Considering NATO’s Tactical Nuclear Weapons after the US Nuclear Posture Review
Essential questions for NATO as the alliance considers calls for the further drawdown of US tactical weapons in Europe.
BASIC releases report on nuclear security ahead of Obama’s summit
Obama’s nuclear security summit early next week presents a critical chance to tackle a web of challenges that concern us all, a new report for the British American Security Information Council (BASIC) claims today.
Obama cuts US nuclear arsenal – but keeps sights trained on Iran
“Obviously it is to be welcomed that the US will not develop new nuclear warheads despite pressure from the weapons labs, and that President Obama has won the argument over his core policy of limiting the use of nuclear weapons.”
BASIC Program Director Anne Penketh quoted in The Independent on the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review.
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Keeping the lid on: Nuclear security and the Washington summit
Far more remains to be done before the world can feel assured that nuclear security issues are being addressed seriously enough…..
Mixed Reviews for Obama’s Nuclear Strategy
BASIC is referenced in this IPS News article on the release of the new U.S. Nuclear Posture Review. The article surveys a range of reactions by security experts.
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http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50936
Keeping the “Non” in the Non-Nuclear Weapon States
Nuclear weapons states must respond to security demands before non-nuclear weapons states will agree to additional non-proliferation obligations under the NPT.
Anne Penketh: Edging towards a nuclear-free world
The stage is set for the signing in Prague of the first arms control treaty of the Obama era. It is the initial step on the road to the US President's declared goal of a world without nuclear weapons, which he vibrantly described in the Czech capital a year ago.
But now that the applause has died down after the US and Russia reached agreement on capping their deployed long-range nuclear weapons in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (Start) follow-on pact, the treaty's limits have become apparent. T