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.
Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament
The Nuclear Suppliers Group waiver
The NSG has granted India a waiver; however, members believed an unconditional waiver would undermine the non-proliferation regime and criticized the US position.
Getting to Zero Update
In this issue: Commitments to disarmament and arms control ; Country reports.
Thomas P D’Agostino on Administration attitudes to nuclear disarmament
Thomas P D'Agostino, the Administrator of the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), addressed issues including the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) scheme, the impact of animosity betw
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.
Bilateral nuclear disarmament strategies after the Ossetian conflict: A personal perspective
One of my second or third reactions to the news last Friday was shock over the impact on our agenda that depends so heavily upon establishing a positive relationship between the US and Russia. I have been avoiding being pessimistic in public because that doesn't help anyone, but it really doesn't look good. From my perspective, though, while the Russian response on Friday was undoubtedly disproportionate, it would be wrong to characterize this as Russia displaying a disinterest in negotiations with the United States and instead challenging democracy head-on.
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.