Arms Control Today articles from April 2002

Arms Control Today archives from April 2002

A good deal that must be honored. (Focus).(Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The nuclear nonproliferation regime is, once again, at a critical juncture. Nuclear dangers in the Middle East, South Asia, and the Koreas, as well as the specter of nuclear terrorism, continue to threaten regional and international stability....

Breaking the deadlock on space arms control.
April 1, 2002... The Bush administration's consideration of space weapons for both missile defense and anti-satellite (ASAT) purposes has reopened a domestic and international debate that was conducted in the late 1950s and early 1960s regarding military uses...

Assessing U.S. proposals to strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention.
April 1, 2002... The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), which bans the development, production, stockpiling, and transfer of biological and toxin weapons, has been hobbled since it took effect in 1975 by a lack of formal measures to monitor and enforce...

Nuclear terrorism and warhead control in Russia.(fear of theft of nuclear weapons by terrorist)
April 1, 2002... Since September 11, there has been unprecedented concern that the next terrorist attack against the United States could involve a nuclear weapon or radiological bomb. To respond to these threats, the Bush administration has placed radiation...

Nuclear posture review leaks; Outlines targets, contingencies. (News and Negotiations).(United States nuclear policy)
April 1, 2002... A LEAKED VERSION of the Bush administration's classified nuclear posture review lists seven countries against which the United States should be prepared to use nuclear weapons and outlines a broad range of circumstances under which it could do...

Energy department to study modifying nuclear weapons. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... NEWS AND NEGOTIATIONS THE ADMINISTRATION IS moving ahead with plans to study modifications to existing nuclear weapons that would enable them to more effectively threaten underground facilities, Energy Department officials said in March...

Bush endorses legally binding nuclear arms deal with Russia. (News and Negotiations).(George W. Bush)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... IN THE ADMINISTRATION'S highestlevel statement of support to date for a legaily binding pact on strategic reductions, President George W. Bush said March 13 that he expects to sign an agreement that will "codify" nuclear cuts in May, when he is...

Pentagon outlines missile defense plans to congress. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... DURING CONGRESSIONAL hearings held in late February and early March, top Pentagon officials sketched out U.S. ballistic missile defense plans for the first time this year, receiving a warm welcome from Republican lawmakers but a cooler...

Interceptor collides with target, fourth hit for missile defense. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... THE PENTAGON SCORED its third straight intercept of a mock warhead moving through space March 15, raising the record of the ground-based midcourse missile defense system to four hits in six attempts. The latest test differed little from...

Pentagon researching new booster for missile defense program. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... On March 4, the Boeing company, which is the lead contractor for the Pentagon's ground-based midcourse missile defense program, selected Orbital Sciences Corporation to develop and test a booster rocket for possible use in the future system....

Bush challenges North Korean adherence to nuclear freeze. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... For the first time since North Korea agreed to freeze its nuclear program in 1994, the White House indicated March 20 that it would not certify to Congress that Pyongyang is abiding by the terms of the deal, citing its resistance to open itself...

India integrating Agni-2 into armed forces. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... INDIA'S MEDIUM-RANGE, nuclear-capable Agni-2 ballistic missile has entered full-scale production and is being integrated into the Indian armed forces, according to a letter by Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes dated March 14. It is not...

Foster panel calls for reducing nuclear test preparation time. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A CONGRESSIONALLY ESTABLISHED panel presented its findings March 21, calling for the preparation time required before a U.S. nuclear test can be conducted to be substantially shortened. Current test readiness time, defined as the period...

Lugar seeks to expand threat reduction's reach. (News and Negotiations).(Senator Richard Lugar)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... SENATOR RICHARD LUGAR (R-IN) introduced legislation March 18 that would allow the Defense Department to pursue Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) projects outside the former Soviet Union. Under the terms of the legislation, the secretary of...

UN talks with Iraq fail to yield progress on weapons inspections. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Marking his first high-level discussions with Baghdad since May 2001, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan met with Iraqi representatives March 7 in New York but was unable to persuade them to permit the return of international weapons inspectors....

Biological weapons and other dangers: Risks, responses, and responsibilities of bioscientists. (Course Announcement).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Federation of American Scientists is seeking college teachers, graduate students, and other interested professionals to attend a three-day forum titled "Biological Weapons and Other Dangers: Risks, Responses, and Responsibilities of...

Sumit Ganguly's conflict unending. (Reviews).(Conflict Unending: India-Pakistan Tensions Since 1947)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... AFTER LANGUISHING FOR a decade as the stepchild of post-Cold War American foreign policy, Pakistan became a top U.S. priority last fall as Washington sought to eliminate Pakistan's support for terrorism and secure its help in the war against...

Richard Butler's fatal choice. (Reviews).(Fatal Choice: Nuclear Weapons and the Illusion of Missile Defense)
April 1, 2002... AMBASSADOR RICHARD BUTLER'S latest book, Fatal Choice: Nuclear Weapons and the Illusion of Missile Defense, is an easy-to-read and, at times, impassioned argument for why the world should work toward eliminating nuclear weapons and why the five...