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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO, also called the (North) Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Reykjavik: The Vision Not Realized
The following is the second in a series of guest posts from graduate students reflecting on the 25th anniversary of Rekyavik. In Reykjavik, Iceland, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev held the first serious international talks to eliminate nuclear weapons. Unable to reach an agreement in Reykjavik, a year later Mr. Reagan and Mr. Gorbachev signed the INF treaty eliminating all mid-range nuclear missiles. Read more »
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Posted by admin on November 21, 2011
North Korea, Alan R. Fowler, Georgetown University, Mikhail Gorbachev, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Nuclear proliferation, Nuclear Zero, Partners, Reykjavik, Ronald Reagan, Iran
Nuclear budget cuts gaining momentum
Just months ago, nuclear weapons spending was considered untouchable. Now, rumblings from within the Pentagon indicate that the nuclear budget may be up next in the search for savings. When the Pentagon starts talking cuts, you know things are serious. Read more »
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Posted by Mary Kaszynski on November 17, 2011
NATO, Carnegie Endowment, Defense Secretary, Department of Defense, Dyad, House Armed Services Committee, James Cartwright, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Nuclear Budget, Robert Gates, Triad
Now's the Time to Realign NATO
Just weeks after outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates painted a grim picture of NATO’s future, experts weighed in with their own prescriptions for the alliance's nuclear future. Read more »
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Posted by Ploughshares Fund on July 25, 2011
Europe, Nuclear States, Cooperative Threat Reduction, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Nuclear Weapons