Arms crawl that wasn’t
…nuclear arms race on the subcontinent. One major reason for his benign assessment was that Indian decision-makers “view their nuclear weapons primarily as political instruments intended to promote caution in…
A Selective Chronology of US Space Policy and International Diplomacy
…treaty limiting the testing of nuclear weapons. He announces that high level negotiations on a comprehensive nuclear test ban. Kennedy also declares that the United States will observe a moratorium…
From Norm to Enforcement: The Nuclear Ban Needs a Boost
…atomic weapons,” a draft treaty banning nuclear weapons has been approved. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will open for signature on September 20, 2017 and will enter…
Nuclear Annexation: The New Abnormal
…Union for nuclear sanctions. Approximately 50 percent of Hungary’s electricity generation comes from nuclear, all of which is supplied by Russia. Any nuclear sanctions on Russia are also particularly challenging…
Re-Energizing Nuclear Security
…to ensure a favorable future. Governments, civil society, and nuclear industry leaders all expressed commitments to nuclear security during four Nuclear Security Summits (NSSs) (2010–2016) amid much international press. But…
Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons (Again)
…nuclear weapon in the world has created a strategic effect, and all nuclear weapons are strategic.” Indian officials use the same rejoinder when dealing with Pakistan’s embrace of low-yield nuclear…
A Coalition of the Willing for Nuclear Disarmament?
…of eliminating nuclear weapons from all nations. China and India: The similarities in the emerging global powers’ approach on nuclear weapons are notable. Both have been satisfied so far with…
INSF Activities at the 2022 A/CPPNM
…Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials (A/CPPNM). The A/CPPNM is a critical international framework for protecting nuclear facilities and nuclear material in domestic use and storage and in…