Sir John Thomson argues that the Western approach to Tehran, currently led by the Bush Administration, is unlikely to halt Iran's uranium enrichment program, and may even contribute to the worst case scenarios: a war with Iran and an Iranian nuclear weapon. He concludes by surveying three options for the nuclear program: “mothballing,” “pilot plant,” and “multilateral enrichment facility.”
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Getting to Zero Update
In this issue: United States ; New generation of nuclear weapons ; Budget requests ; Prompt Global Strike ; United Kingdom ; New generation of nuclear weapons
The UK Trident vote explained
A large number of rebels within the Labour and opposition parties failed to defeat the proposals.
Assessing ISAF: A baseline study of NATO’s role in Afghanistan
This study examines how successful ISAF has been in its security and reconstruction effort, looking at civilian and military deaths, insurgent attacks and troop levels, as well as qualitative analysis
Don’t rush: Premature replacement of Trident could be costly
Why not, instead, invest in better equipment, pay and conditions for our troops?
Don’t rush: The benefits of not replacing Trident could be considerable
What kind of relationship do we want to have with the rest of the world?
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In this issue: Arms control ; Country Reports ; Publications
General, you have the advantage of time: Iran’s Response to the U.S. Military Option
This discussion paper is written from the imagined viewpoint of a senior military advisor to Iran's Supreme National Security Council, as he assesses Iran's options in responding to a U.S. military attack.