Strengthen the Nonproliferation Bargain
Kimball, Daryl G.
Arms Control Today, May 2010, online edition
"Once again the nuclear nonproliferation system is facing a crisis of confidence. New measures to update and strengthen the 1968 nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) are needed. The May 2010 treaty review conference provides an important opportunity for the pact’s 189 members to adopt a balanced action plan to improve nuclear safeguards, guard against treaty withdrawal, accelerate progress on disarmament, and address regional proliferation challenges."
Daryl G. Kimball is the executive director of the Arms Control Association in Washington.
- New START: Good News for U.S. Security
Pifer, Steven
Arms Control Today, May 2010, online edition
This article describes New START, its principal numerical limits, its monitoring measures, and the ways in which it will advance U.S. national security interests.
Steven Pifer is a senior fellow and director of the Arms Control Initiative at the Brookings Institution.
- A New Nuclear Posture
Halperin, Morton H.
Arms Control Today, May 2010, online edition
"The recently completed Nuclear Posture Review contains important shifts in U.S. policy on using nuclear weapons and preventing their use."
Morton H. Halperin is a senior advisor to the Open Society Institute. Order article A5a/02-10
- Obama’s NPR: Transitional, Not Transformational
Kimball, Daryl G; Thielmann, Greg
Arms Control Today, May 2010, online edition
"Although it makes some worthwhile changes, the Nuclear Posture Review is not as different from its predecessors as it could or should be."
Daryl G. Kimball is the executive director of the Arms Control Association in Washington. Greg Thielmann has joined the organization as a senior fellow to lead a new research-oriented "Realistic Threat Assessment and Response Project. Order article A5b/02-10
- A Flawed and Dangerous U.S. Missile Defense Plan
Lewis, George N.; Postol, Theodore A.
Arms Control Today, May 2010, online edition
"The Obama administration’s missile defense policy rests on unsupported technical assumptions and could lead to a foreign policy disaster."
George N. Lewis is a senior research associate at Cornell University. Theodore Postol is professor of science, Technology and National Security Policy in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Order article A5c/02-10
A5/02-10. Posted May 21, 2010
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