In this issue: Arms control ; Country reports ; Nuclear energy
Programmes
‘Zero Nuclear Weapons’: Ambassador Kampelman in London
BASIC sponsored a week-long visit by Ambassador Max Kampelman (U.S.-ret.) to London to discuss the \’Zero nuclear weapons\’ agenda. During his visit, Amb. Kampelman delivered a speech to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Security and Non-Proliferation and WMD.See the full text of his speech to the All-Party Parliamentary Group below.
Nuclear terrorism: A US Perspective
Terrorists could attack the US by stealing or buying a nuclear weapon; by buying or stealing weapons grade U-235 or plutonium and assembling a device; or by assembling radioactive isotopes into a non-nuclear “dirty bomb.”
Nuclear terrorism: A US Perspective
Terrorists could attack the US by stealing or buying a nuclear weapon; by buying or stealing weapons grade U-235 or plutonium and assembling a device; by assembling radioactive isotopes into a non-nuclear “dirty bomb.”
The Iranian nuclear crisis: a risk assessment
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.”
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 newest anti-satellite contender: China’s ASAT Test
China's successful ASAT weapons test makes it more difficult for the US to ignore its potential as a competitor in space and makes essential the revitalization of Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS) negotiations.