NOTE: This post follows up on the front page article published in Arms Control Today, May 2, 2012
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Shadow NATO Summit III in Washington, DC
BASIC, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Elliott School of International Affairs, NATO Watch, and Strategy International held a conference in Washington, DC on May 14 and 15, 2012, a week before the NATO Summit in Chicago.
Shadow NATO Summit III: Conference in Washington, DC
BASIC, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Elliott School of International Affairs, NATO Watch, and Strategy International are holding a conference on May 14 and 15, a week before the NATO Summit in Chicago.
Strategic Dialogue on Nuclear Deterrence
The British American Security Information Council in association with the Hudson Institute held a Strategic Dialogue breakfast on May 8, 2012 in Washington, DC.
The NATO Summit: Recasting the Debate Over U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Europe
In this article from the front cover of Arms Control Today, Paul Ingram and Oliver Meier discuss the newly agreed draft of the DDPR for the Chicago Summit at the end of May. The authors highlight important points in the debate over U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in Europe and strategic relations with Russia, and explain various principles that should be kept in mind while leaders discuss the future of NATO's nuclear posture at the upcoming Summit.
Iran Update: Number 158
- Verdict on first round of talks between P5+1 and Iran broadly positive; second round confirmed
- Countries forced to ‘substantially’ cut down oil imports from Iran to avoid U.S. sanctions; Obama orders technology sanctions against Iran
- Arrests made in connection to assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists
Time to reframe the debate on the Iranian nuclear programme
In this Open Democracy article, BASIC's executive director, Paul Ingram urges us to move away from traditional Cold War thinking and the dichotomy of us versus them. He explains that in order to properly address the issue of nuclear nonproliferation, we must reframe the debate on the Iranian nuclear weapons programme.
Nuclear weapons budget battles
Knives are out in the initial skirmishes over the fiscal 2013 funding for the nuclear weapons complex in the U.S., as a key appropriations committee meets this week.