As one of the longest and most closely followed US campaigns has drawn to a close, the implications of this election for getting to zero are unknown. The next president faces the monumental challenge of coping with two wars and a worldwide economic crisis. These issues may detract from the time and energy that the next Administration can spend on nuclear security.
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Improving nuclear security in 2009 and beyond: Transatlantic options for the new Administration.
Experts shared their views on what the next U.S. administration should do to manage the urgent threat from nuclear weapons and how it could take advantage of transatlantic relationships. The event was co-sponsored by BASIC and Women in International Security, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC.
Please see the attached document (PDF) for a summary.
GTZ workshop in NYC
Sitting down before the start of the afternoon workshop on Getting to Zero yesterday I have to admit to being a little intimidated. I was to open before Michael Krepon, someone highly involved in the issue for many years and whose work I had read a great deal of.
Seizing the Moment: Breakthrough Measures to Build a New East West Consensus on Weapons of Mass Destruction and Disarmament
Event hosted by the EastWest Institute in cooperation with BASIC and other NGOs, at the United Nations in New York.
For summaries and a report on the event, follow this link to EWI\’s website:
Getting to Zero Update
In this issue: Commitments to disarmament and arms control ; Country reports ; Missile defense ; etc
Nuclear Iran: India has made its choice
India and Iran's strategic relationship has weakened, and Iran, a NPT signatory, is aggrieved by the double standards that are apply to it and to India under the recent US–India nuclear deal.
High-level conference to cover getting to zero
The East-West Institute, in cooperation with BASIC, CNS, NGOCDPS, the Global Security Institute, and other organizations, will host a conference that will include UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Henry Kissinger, Hans Blix and other international experts.
US-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: What comes next?
On October 1, 2008 the US Congress passed the US-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement. The long anticipated agreement would allow US companies to trade nuclear technology, information, and material to India. It has faced several hurdles, including first passing the US Congress in 2006, the Indian Parliament in July, the IAEA Board of Governors in August, and the Nuclear Suppliers Group in September. Controversy surrounds the agreement because, India is not an established member of the nonproliferation regime and it detonated nuclear devices in 1998.