Keeping the lid on: Nuclear security and the Washington summit

Far more remains to be done before the world can feel assured that nuclear security issues are being addressed seriously enough…..

Obama cuts US nuclear arsenal – but keeps sights trained on Iran

“Obviously it is to be welcomed that the US will not develop new nuclear warheads despite pressure from the weapons labs, and that President Obama has won the argument over his core policy of limiting the use of nuclear weapons.”

BASIC Program Director Anne Penketh quoted in The Independent on the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review.

Keeping the “Non” in the Non-Nuclear Weapon States

Nuclear weapons states must respond to security demands before non-nuclear weapons states will agree to additional non-proliferation obligations under the NPT.

Anne Penketh: Edging towards a nuclear-free world

The stage is set for the signing in Prague of the first arms control treaty of the Obama era. It is the initial step on the road to the US President's declared goal of a world without nuclear weapons, which he vibrantly described in the Czech capital a year ago.

But now that the applause has died down after the US and Russia reached agreement on capping their deployed long-range nuclear weapons in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (Start) follow-on pact, the treaty's limits have become apparent. T

Nuclear Options for NATO. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference 2010 Paper 4

Change is on the way for the alliance’s nuclear posture. Seven options for NATO…

Treading Water in 2010: The Nuclear Weapon States and Nuclear Disarmament

Country by country review of nuclear weapons states’ arsenals and their positions before the NPT Review Conference

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Russia hails agreement on nuclear arms treaty

”If you look at the actual treaty, they are not going to be cutting up weapons. They are just not going to be deployed. It is quite a modest treaty. It is important in what it says about US-Russian relations. It is a signal of the tangible improvement.”

BASIC Program Director Anne Penketh quoted in The Sydney Morning Herald.