- Tehran continues to reject IAEA proposal; offers alternative version
- Iran announces production of new model centrifuges; reportedly s
Programmes
Mind the Gap: Healing the NATO Rift over US Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Europe
NATO’s Strategic Concept review needs to preserve alliance cohesion, but the leaders of central and eastern Europe must show constructive leadership
Getting to Zero Update
This last year has been one of rising hope for nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation, but finishes with a big question as to whether the two international conferences – the world's first nuclear security summit of April 12th and the NPT Review Conference in May – will meet expectations.
Iran update: number 138
Summary
- Iran rejects uranium export offer; IAEA Chief hopeful that Iran will eventually agree to arrangement
- World powers meet to discuss next steps
- Iran and Israel Appear at Multilateral Talks; Israeli PM Tentatively Supports IAEA Plan
- IAEA inspectors visit Fordo
- Questions persist around the quality of Iran's enriched uranium
- Iran launches military exercise that includes defending nuclear facilities
Iran update: number 137
Summary
- P5+1 Talks in Geneva: apparent breakthrough
- Iran admits to developing covert nuclear enrichment plant
- Iranian and US bi-lateral diplomacy receives boost
- US officials says Iran has enriched enough nuclear fuel for eventual bomb
- Obama changes missile defense plans
- Malaysian middlemen accused of smuggling US military equipment and technology to Iran
Des Browne: The UK Defence Secretary is no more…
Reading the initial news chatter suggesting Des Browne is to be replaced at the Ministry of Defence with John Hutton, I am filled with dismay. Des Browne is famous within our arms control community for the speech he gave at the Conference on Disarmament earlier this year and referenced earlier in this blog, at which he proposed a technical disarmament conference of the P5. As a defense secretary Des has been uniquely sympathetic to the more holistic, global perspective, whilst also winning the support of the military (when initially they were suspicious).
UK Parliamentary Visit to Washington, DC to discuss prospects for multilateral nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation
This report summarizes the key issues and highlights around a visit by high level British Parliamentarians to Washington, DC. They met with Senators and senior Administration officials to discuss the prospects for nuclear disarmament and stronger non-proliferation. A brief summary and full report (PDF) are available below.
Two missed opportunities for GTZ during the presidential debate
The first US Presidential debate between senators John McCain and Barack Obama was supposed to be the big chance for the candidates to showcase their foreign policy visions and differences. Unfortunately, both candidates missed two opportunities within the debate to mention their vision for a world without nuclear weapons. It's actually one issue that both of them seem to agree on, at least in a general way.