The supposedly dead US-India Nuclear Cooperation Deal resurrected itself during the first week of July.
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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.
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.
Iran’s missile program
An examination of recent Iranian developments in missile technology suggests that the current US National Intelligence Estimate is based upon incredible.
Analysis of the French white paper on defense and national security
France has reaffirmed the role of independent nuclear deterrence in French security policy and outlines its plan for nuclear disarmament.
McCain supports GTZ: Nuclear disarmament now mainstream
Republican presidential candidate John McCain earlier today gave a landmark speech on the responsibility to engage more seriously in disarmament. Given the two Democrat frontrunners have already explicitly leant their weight to the vision, this is the clearest indication yet that nuclear disarmament has now achieved the mainstream – and it is now out of touch to oppose it.
Open letter to the UK Government: New thinking required over Iran’s nuclear programme
“Sir John Thomson has been promoting the idea of converting Iran's enrichment facility into a sophisticated multinational operation. He deals in this letter with the two
NATO and the Afghan Insurgency: Looking ahead to Bucharest
The insurgency shows few signs of abating. Training of the Afghan army and police, and reconstruction, are essential.