Presidential Inbox 2013: Implement the Nuclear Posture Review!
…the goal of eliminating nuclear weapons from all nations and by his Nuclear Posture Review. It’s time to make real changes in the nuclear posture by transforming this rhetoric into…
Lessons From Libya’s Nuclear Disarmament 20 Years On
…paradigms. It showed that the same leader, adamantly pursuing nuclear weapons for decades, can reverse course and abandon the endeavor. While Libya’s initial desire to become a nuclear weapons state was…
A UN Security Council Resolution on Nuclear Testing Would Not Bypass the Senate
…his legacy for arms-control illusions that are producing a new era of nuclear proliferation. What “new era of nuclear proliferation” are we living in? Iran’s capabilities to make nuclear weapons…
South Korean Precedent Could Help Resolve IAEA Iran Safeguards Probe
…reluctant to own up to its past undeclared nuclear activities. Tehran has never admitted to pursuing nuclear weapons, despite conclusions from the IAEA and the U.S. intelligence community that Iran…
Negating American Power
…nuclear weapons and aiding its nuclear ambitions. The Bush administration’s proposed deal crosses this line. While the deference of Bush’s inner circle to India’s nuclear ambitions is highly selective, the…
Phased Nuclear Disarmament and US Defense Policy
…at no more than several dozen weapons each; during Phase IV, all nuclear weapons would be eliminated. This paper explores the implications of phased reductions in nuclear forces for US…
Semiconductors and Taiwan’s “Silicon Shield”
…Note: “Intel debuts 5G base station chips as alternative to Huawei: US chipmaker teams up with Ericsson to grab 40% market share”. Nikkei Asia, February 24, 2020. https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/5G-networks/Intel-debuts-5G-base-station-chips-as-alternative-to-Huawei Critical…
Reimagining Cyber Arms Control
…purposes and to produce, maintain or operate conventional, biological, chemical or nuclear weapons., and weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, chemical, and biological).3“Arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation in NATO,” NATO, last…