Russian remains firm on its position that the use of force in international relations requires the explicit endorsement of the Security Council, except in cases of self defense.
Many of the best-kept secrets of Saddam Hussein’s weapons programs involve Baghdad’s clandestine foreign procurement efforts since the Gulf War.
Nikolai Sokov analyzes the current status of the START process in his research brief.
While MPC&A has been successful problems still remain and efforts are needed to enhance international efforts.
Russia continues to fail in its enforcement of its regulations against missile exports.
Countries may seek to deploy more and have a greater reliance upon tactical nuclear weapons unless actions are taken to prevent this from happening.
