The UK government released a total of 46 written statements on one day last week, just as MPs were leaving parliament for the summer recess. The statements included four important policy announcements on defence and security issues.
Arms control
Former US chief nuclear negotiator in London calls for zero nuclear weapons
Getting to Zero is an essential objective if we are to avoid the descent into nuclear proliferation
At a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Security and Non-Proliferation at Westminster earlier today Ambassador Max Kampelman reiterated an earlier call in January this year by US Secretaries Shultz, Kissinger, Perry and Senator Nunn to step back from the brink of nuclear anarchy.
Iran inside Iraq
The Iranian government is unlikely to be playing a decisive role in the sectarian warfare and insurgency in Iraq
The Iranian government is unlikely to be playing a decisive role in the sectarian warfare and insurgency in Iraq, says a new BASIC study released today. Iranian support for violence in Iraq: a review of the evidence concludes that although Iran has a considerable presence in Iraq, its role in the violence has been exaggerated.
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.”
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
Former USAF Colonel Sets out Iran’s Likely Response to the US Military Option
Its influence will be strengthened by a US attack, argues Sam Gardiner
A former US Air Force colonel has today warned of the scale of Iran\’s capacity to respond to a strike by the US military.