Does the new UK prime minister herald a new dawn in UK foreign policy or business as usual?Introduction
Middle East
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.”
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