Inability to save 118 sailors from the Kursk highlights multiple problems facing Russia’s nuclear fleet.
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.
The sinking of the Komsomolets is only one in a series of accidents involving the Soviet fleet of nuclear-powered submarines and ships.
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.
States party to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) will convene April 24 for the treaty’s sixth review conference.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs National Security Concept with new nuclear policy aspects.
The role of the IAEA in promoting nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament.
Occasional Paper #2: By Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr.
