In this issue:
- Commitments to disarmament and arms control
- Country reports
- Missile defense
- Other publications
- BASIC and Getting to Zero (GTZ)
Publication
The US-India agreement and its impact on the non-proliferation regime
The Indo–US civilian nuclear agreement allowing the United States to trade nuclear material, including fuel and information, has serious implications for the NPT, IAEA safeguards and the NSG.
India and the nuclear deal
The Indo–US agreement has been criticized for creating a hole in the Non-Proliferation Treaty and complicating punishment against potential NPT violators, but its supporters claim it brings India into the broader non-proliferation regime.
The dilemma between deterrence and disarmament: Moving beyond the perception of China as a nuclear threat
The West's view of China as a threat to world peace overlooks its nuclear capabilities and strategic posturing, and its potential as an important partner for global disarmament.
Preventing a new age of nuclear insecurity? Analysis of William Hague’s July Address to the IISS
At the International Institute for Strategic Studies, William Hague discussed a nuclear weapons-free world, the NPT Review Conference and possible pitfalls.
Taking responsibility: what can NPT states realistically do to build on today’s momentum behind nuclear disarmament?
If NPT states cling to a culture of blame rather than focusing on our shared interests, proliferation is inevitable.
Sarkozy and French nuclear deterrence
France has presented a disarmament plan focused on reduced missile numbers, a fissile material cut-off, a test ban and greater transparency.