Arms Control Today articles from June 2002

Arms Control Today archives from June 2002

A beginning, not an end. (Focus).(strategic arms reduction and US-Russia relations)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The May 24 signing of the new Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty by Presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin is a welcome, though incomplete, step toward reducing U.S. and Russian nuclear dangers. In their zealous pursuit to maintain...

The jury is still out. (Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty).
June 1, 2002... If ratified and implemented, the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty signed May 24 by Presidents George W. Bush and V1adimir Putin will reduce the number of U.S. and Russian deployed strategic nuclear warheads by nearly two-thirds over a...

Assessing the new U.S.-Russian pact. (Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty).
June 1, 2002... Aside from the number of warheads and delivery vehicles the United States and Russia actually deploy, the treaty essentially regards each side's nuclear posture as its own business. The Bush administration should be congratulated for...

Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions. (Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty).(Transcript)
June 1, 2002... The United States of America and the Russian Federation, hereinafter referred to as the Parties, Embarking upon the path of new relations for a new century and committed to the goal of strengthening their relationship through cooperation...

U.S.-Soviet/Russian Nuclear Arms Control. (Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty).
June 1, 2002... According to the United States, the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty reduces the number of "operationally deployed strategic warheads," i.e., those warheads that are mated to their delivery vehicles and ready for launch. But the complete...

Unfinished business: Russia and Missile defense under Clinton.
June 1, 2002... As recently as a few months ago, it looked as though the United States and Russia were entering the post-arms control era. That had seemed to be the hope of President George W. Bush, who came into office with a powerful bias against negotiated,...

Letter.
June 1, 2002... Outer Space Treaty May Ban Strike Weapons To the Editor: In his excellent article on space arms control (ACT, April 2002), James Clay Moltz recommended five core provisions for a new, international space arms control agreement. We...

U.S., Russia sign treaty cutting deployed nuclear forces. (News and Negotiations).
June 1, 2002... AT THEIR MAY 24 summit meeting in Moscow, Presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin signed a treaty under which the United States and Russia will cut their deployed strategic nuclear forces to 1,700-2,200 warheads each--approximately a...

U.S., Russia issue statement on strategic cooperation. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... SUPPLEMENTING THE NEW Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty, Presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin signed a joint declaration May 24 that calls for cooperation on a "new strategic relationship" between the United States and Russia. The...

Bush, Putin disagree on Russia-Iran Nuclear, Missile Cooperation. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... ALTHOUGH PRESIDENTS GEORGE W. Bush and Vladimir Putin signed a new nuclear arms reductions treaty and a joint declaration on May 24 in Moscow, the two leaders could not resolve longstanding U.S. concerns about Russian nuclear and missile...

U.S. officials claim Russia preparing for Nuclear test. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... IN LATE APRIL and early May, U.S. officials briefed select members of Congress on new intelligence that they believe indicates that Russia is preparing to conduct nuclear tests at its Novaya Zemlya test site, according to congressional sources....

Pakistan tests three nuclear-capable ballistic missiles. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... PAKISTAN TESTED THREE different nuclear-capable ballistic missiles in May--its first tests since 1999. The tests come during a tense standoff between the Indian and Pakistani militaries over the disputed province of Kashmir, prompting...

U.S. says Cuba has limited germ weapons effort. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... ON MAY 6, a senior U.S. official charged Cuba with pursuing biological weapons capabilities and said that Havana may be aiding other states conducting similar endeavors--activities that would contravene Cuba's obligations under the 1972...

UN Security Council overhauls Iraqi sanctions regime. (News and Negotiations).(United Nations)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... MORE THAN A year after it set out to revitalize the Iraqi sanctions regime, the United States won unanimous approval from the UN Security Council for a resolution that effectively lifts the international embargo on civilian trade with Iraq. The...

Washington levies sanctions for WMD-related transfers to Iran. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION imposed sanctions on 12 Chinese, Moldavian, and Armenian firms and individuals May 9 for transferring items to Iran that could assist Tehran with missile development or the production of chemical or biological weapons....

Pentagon keeps satellite system, nixes new naval missile defense. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... A SENIOR PENTAGON official announced May 2 that a sophisticated satellite system for monitoring global ballistic missile launches would get a new lease on life, but a sea-based missile defense system cancelled last December would not be...

Stage set for missile defense funding feud. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The House and Senate Armed Services Committees set the stage in May for a possible clash on missile defense funding later this year between the Republican-controlled House and the Senate, with its slim Democratic majority. On May 1, the...

U.S. seeks threat reduction funding from Allies. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The Bush administration is pressing key allies to increase substantially their financial contributions to efforts to secure and downsize Russia's vulnerable weapons of mass destruction complex. Under what Washington terms the "10 Plus 10...

Bush urges Senate approval of IAEA protocol. (News Briefs).(George W. Bush, Intemational Atomic Energy Agency)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... On May 9, President George W. Bush transmitted to the Senate for its approval the "additional protocol" to the U.S.-Intemational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear safeguards agreement. It is the first time since taking office that the...

Iran conducts fourth Shahab-3 test. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Iran successfully completed its fourth test of the Shahab-3 medium-range ballistic missile in mid-May, Iranian Defense Minister All Shamkhani said May 26, according to an Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) report. With a range of 1,300...

NATO, Russia create new Joint Council. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... On May 28, NATO leaders, including President George W. Bush, joined with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Rome to create a new NATO-Russian body intended to enable greater cooperation between the 19-member alliance and Moscow. The...