Arms Control Today articles from October 2002

Arms Control Today archives from October 2002

Prevention, not pre-emption. (Focus).
October 1, 2002... Yielding to pressure from members of Congress and major U.S. allies, President George W. Bush made the common sense decision to appeal to the United Nations to address the chronic problem of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. As a...

Explaining Mr. Putin: Russia's new nuclear diplomacy: Vladimir Putin warned against U.S. withdrawal from the ABM Treaty, but it is clear that, at least in the short term, Russia's reaction has been much more positive than expected.(Vladimir Putin; Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty)
October 1, 2002... Since at least 1999, much of the arms control and Russia-watching communities repeatedly cautioned that U.S. plans to develop and deploy national missile defense would bring on the next "great train wreck" in U.S.-Russian relations (to say...

A breakdown of breakout: U.S. and Russian warhead production capabilities.
October 1, 2002... Pentagon concerns about Russia's warhead production capacity are unwarranted. The U.S. could facilitate further arms reductions while still hedging against a Russian breakout. The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty signed in May cuts the...

Iraq: a chronology of UN inspections and an assessment of their accomplishments. (Special Report).
October 1, 2002... In April 1991, as part of the permanent cease-fire agreement ending the Persian Gulf War, the UN Security Council ordered Iraq to eliminate under international supervision its biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons programs, as well as its...

Iraq to accept UN inspections; U.S. officials skeptical. (News and Negotiations).
October 1, 2002... UN WEAPONS INSPECTORS can return to Iraq "without conditions," Baghdad said September 16, reversing a stance that has barred inspectors from the country for almost four years. The announcement followed a September 12 speech by President George...

North Korea extends missile-test moratorium; U.S. to send Kelly. (News and Negotiations).(James Kelly)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... NORTH KOREA ANNOUNCED September 17 that it would indefinitely extend its moratorium on testing long-range missiles. Subsequently, the United States said September 26 that it would send an interagency delegation led by James Kelly, assistant...

Baltics deny plans to deploy NATO nuclear weapons. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... LATVIA, LITHUANIA, AND Estonia denied Russian allegations in September that they would station tactical nuclear weapons on their territories if they joined NATO. An unnamed Russian defense ministry official told Interfax news agency...

U.S. attempts to sink BWC review conference. (News and Negotiations).(Biological Weapons Convention)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... THE UNITED STATES is demanding that the upcoming Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) review conference make no decisions beyond agreeing to hold another conference in 2006, generating anger among many BWC states-parties. In talking points...

U.S. says Ukrainian President approved arms sale to Iraq. (News and Negotiations).(Leonid Kuchma)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... THE UNITED STATES has concluded that Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma authorized an illegal arms sale to Iraq two years ago, the State Department announced September 24. In response, Washington is putting a hold on a portion of its aid to...

Nuclear test readiness at risk, DOE reports. (News and Negotiation).(United States Department of Energy)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT'S ability to resume full-scale nuclear testing within 36 months is at risk due to the loss of experienced employees, dismantled facilities, and unusable equipment, according to a report by the department's Office of...

OPCW fails to agree on budget, Russian request for extension. (News and Negotiations).(Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... MEETING SEPTEMBER 10-13, the executive council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the international body responsible for overseeing the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), was unable to agree on a budget for 2003...

Counterproliferation at core of new security strategy. (News and Negotiations).
October 1, 2002... A NEW BUSH administration report released September 20 placed counterproliferation and pre-emptive action at the heart of U.S. foreign policy, drawing criticism from some members of Congress and allies. Reflecting the strong influence of...

GAO reports on U.S. arms exports discrepancies. (News and Negotiations).(United States General Accounting Office)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... U.S. PROCESSES FOR controlling arms exports have failed to properly review and account for weapons and technology transfers, according to two reports the General Accounting Office (GAO) released September 20. One report by the GAO, a...

CD ends year without negotiations. (News and Negotiations).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... THE UN CONFERENCE on Disarmament (CD) extended its record of futility for a fourth consecutive year September 12 when the conference closed the final round of its annual three-part session without having held any negotiations. Signaling its...

Cuba will accede to NPT. (News Briefs).(Nonproliferation Treaty)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Cuba announced September 14 that it will accede to the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), which would leave India, Israel, and Pakistan as the only countries that have not joined the treaty. In an address to the United Nations General...

U.S. sanctions three Russian companies. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... On September 12, the United States made public an August decision to sanction three Russian companies for shipping arms to Libya, Sudan, and Syria. At the same time, Washington decided that it would not be in the U.S. national interest to...

Landmine treaty members meet. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Representatives of mere than 100 countries that have ratified or signed the Ottawa Convention banning the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel landmines (APLs) met September 16-20 in Geneva. The United States, which has...

Status of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: signatories and ratifiers. (Factfile).
October 1, 2002... On the 10th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear weapons testing moratorium, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) appears far from coming into effect. President George H. W. Bush signed into law the unilateral declaration to forego...