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Ballistic Missile Defense and Northeast Asian Security

Views from Washington, Beijing and Tokyo.

2001 Workshop on Russian Nuclear Regionalism and US Policy

Policymakers, non-governmental analysts, and journalists met for the workshop in Washington, DC.

2000 NPT Review Conference

A collection of papers discussing the 2000 NPT Review Conference.

The “Tactical Nuclear Weapons Scare” of 2001

Approaches and positions towards tactical nuclear weapons will need rethinking and reformulation.

Russia’s Blue Water Blues

Before sinking, did the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk collide with another submarine or was it an explosion onboard?

A Tragic, 118-Count Indictment of the Russian Nuclear Navy

Inability to save 118 sailors from the Kursk highlights multiple problems facing Russia’s nuclear fleet.

The Fate of Russian Nuclear Weapons: An Anticlimax on August 11

Chief of the General Staff Anatoliy Kvashnin proposals for a radical reduction of Russia’s land-based strategic missiles lose out to Putin’s preference for caution.

Komsomolets: A Disaster Waiting to Happen?

The sinking of the Komsomolets is only one in a series of accidents involving the Soviet fleet of nuclear-powered submarines and ships.

Egypt and the Middle East Resolution at the NPT 2000 Review Conference

Many states think not enough attention is given to the Resolution on the Middle East, the focus for some Arab states in the upcoming Review Conference.

Politics and Pragmatism: The Challenges for NPT 2000

States party to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) will convene April 24 for the treaty’s sixth review conference.