Arms Control Today articles from May 2002

Arms Control Today archives from May 2002

The test moratorium's uncertain future. (Focus).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... It has been nearly 10 years since the United States has conducted a nuclear test explosion. After 1,030 U.S. nuclear detonations, Congress, following the Soviet Union's lead, legislated a halt to nuclear testing in the fall of 1992. This test...

Rhetoric or reality? Missile defense under Bush.(George W. Bush)
May 1, 2002... Since it assumed office, the administration of President George W. Bush has made missile defense one of its top priorities, giving it prominence in policy, funding, and organization. First, the administration outlined an ambitious set of...

The pressing need for tactical nuclear weapons control.
May 1, 2002... When Presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin meet in Moscow at the end of May to formalize reductions in strategic nuclear weapons, the issue of tactical nuclear weapons control will not be on the agenda, halting a decade-long trend toward...

Progress and challenges in denuclearizing North Korea.
May 1, 2002... On April 10, the Arms Control Association held a press conference after the Bush administration decided that it would not certify North Korea's compliance with the 1994 Agreed Framework, which requires North Korea to freeze and eventually...

U.S. and Russia at odds over strategic reductions agreement. (News and Negotiations).
May 1, 2002... DESPITE MONTHS OF talks, substantial differences remain between Washington and Moscow over a legally binding accord to codify strategic nuclear force reductions, and it remains unclear whether the two sides will reach agreement by a...

Chemical Weapons Convention chief removed at U.S. initiative. (News and Negotiations).(Jose Bustani; Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... THE HEAD OF the organization implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) was voted out of office by convention member states on April 22, ending a nearly three-month-long diplomatic offensive led by the United States. With 43...

Bush refuses to certify Russian Chem-Bio compliance. (News and Negotiations).(George W. Bush)
May 1, 2002... THE WHITE HOUSE notified Moscow in early April that President George W. Bush cannot certify Russia's compliance with chemical and biological arms control accords, stalling the implementation of joint programs to ameliorate the threat posed by...

DOE, South Carolina deadlocked over plutonium shipments. (News and Negotiations).(Department of Energy)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... AFTER MONTHS OF negotiations, the Energy Department and South Carolina are at an impasse that threatens to stall U.S. implementation of an agreement with Russia on disposing of weapons-origin plutonium. South Carolina's Savannah River Site...

NPT States convene for PrepCom, discuss treaty implementation. (News and Negotiations).(nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty)(prepatory committee)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... DELEGATES FROM MORE than 100 countries met April 8-19 in New York to debate the implementation of the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), with the United States drawing muted criticism for policies that some believe undermine the vitality of...

U.S. reportedly to study nuclear warheads for missile defense. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... A SENIOR PENTAGON advisory group reporting directly to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld reportedly will study the possibility of arming U.S. missile defense interceptors with nuclear warheads, eliciting strong objections from two leading...

U.S. halts arms sales to Zimbabwe, lifts ban on Armenia, Azerbaijan. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... CHARGING THAT ZIMBABWE'S latest national election "subverted the democratic process," the Bush administration announced April 17 that U.S. arms exports to the African country would be halted and that future weapons requests would be denied...

Missile defense test site contracts awarded. (News Briefs).(Fort Greely, Alaska test site)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Major construction activity on a proposed U.S. missile defense test site at Fort Greely, Alaska, is projected to start this June under two contracts awarded April 16 to private construction companies. Boeing, the lead private contractor on...

Europeans scrutinize arms sales to Israel. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... In April, European legislators called for an arms embargo on Israel because of its military operation launched March 29 in the Palestinian West Bank. European governments have yet to act officially, although some, such as Germany and the United...

South Korea to purchase 40 U.S. fighter jets. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... After a drawn-out and fiercely contested competition, South Korea announced April 19 that it would purchase U.S.-made combat jets instead of French fighters in an estimated $4.4 billion deal for 40 planes. Pending finalization of a...

India signs contract for U.S. radars. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... On April 17, India signed an agreement worth approximately $146 million with the Pentagon to purchase eight advanced radars. The deal, which the United States authorized last year, marks the first major arms sale by the U.S. government to India...

CD ends first part of session in deadlock. (News Briefs).(Conference on Disarmament)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The Conference on Disarmament (CD) concluded the first third of its three-part annual session on March 29 without starting any treaty negotiations and with little prospect that negotiations will begin when the conference resumes May 13. ...

U.S. offers fighters, advanced missiles to Brazil. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The Pentagon informed Congress April 18 that the United States would try to sell 12 F-16C/D fighter jets and 48 advanced air-to-air missiles to Brazil in a deal that could be worth $909 million. U.S. inclusion of the AIM-120C Advanced Medium...