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Improving Nuclear Confidence Between India and Pakistan
The largely positive recent meeting between Pakistan and India’s foreign ministers marks an uptick in bilateral relations, but the two countries still have a long way to go. Read more »
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Posted by Rizwan Ladha on July 29, 2011
South Asia, Nuclear States, Conflict Prevention, India, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Proliferation, Nuclear Materials, Pakistan, Conflict & Regional Security
Eight Weeks Later: Where is Fukushima now?
It has been nearly two months since the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated areas of Japan and killed thousands.  For several weeks the world was riveted by the humanitarian disaster and especially by the cliffhanger story of the damaged and dangerous nuclear power plant we now know as Fukushima Dai-Ichi.  The media frenzy has now shifted to other stories, but unfortunately that does not mean the risks are gone or that the challenges have been overcome. Read more »
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Posted by Paul Carroll on May 4, 2011
Japan, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, fukushima, Health and Environmental Effects, Natural Disaster, Union of Concerned Scientists, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Other
Hiroshima to Fukushima: The Illusion of Control
By Joe Cirincione and Paul Carroll On March 11, there were 443 nuclear reactors operating around the world. On March 12, that number shrunk by four. Read more »
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Posted by Joe Cirincione on March 25, 2011
Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Nuclear Materials, United States
Meltdowns and Misinformation
To state the obvious, the nuclear crisis in Japan is bad and will get worse. Despite the heroic efforts of the remaining workers at the nuclear complex, it seems likely that two reactor cores will melt down and two spent fuel ponds will ignite, spewing radioactivity into the ground, air, and water. But beyond concern for the workers and those in the surrounding region, the international public has reacted to the unfolding disaster with understandable -- but nonetheless irrational -- fear for their own safety. Read more »
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Posted by Joe Cirincione on March 18, 2011
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ISIS: Avoid Legitimizing Iranian Enrichment
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Posted by Sarah Beth Cross on October 28, 2010
U.S. Foreign Policy, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Iran
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A Deeper Look at the Iranian Fuel Swap Deal
Iran has made headlines this week due to the news of a trilateral deal to transfer 1200 kg of LEU with Turkey and Brazil.  The deal could signal real progress in clarifying the nature of Iran's nuclear program, or it could be another instance of Iran dangling cooperation in front of the international community, only to rip it away at the last minute.   Read more »
Posted by Elise Connor on May 21, 2010
Middle East & Persian Gulf, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Fuel Cycle
The Politics of the Brazil-Turkey-Iran Agreement
The uranium swap agreement reached by Brasil, Turkey, and Iran threw the politics into disorder surrounding Iran's nuclear program in advance of sanctions debates at the UN Security Council and in Congress.     Read more »
Posted by Ploughshares Fund on May 19, 2010
Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Foreign Policy, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Proliferation, Nuclear Materials, Iran, Other, United States
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U.S., India reach agreement on reprocessing
Amid congratulatory statements about a new "win-win" era in U.S.-India relations, nuclear weapons experts warned that a new agreement giving India the right to reprocess spent nuclear fuel presents proliferation dangers.   "At a time when nuclear terrorism and proliferation concerns are only increasing, the United States should be doing everything it can to stop existing reprocessing, not facilitate more," said Read more »
Posted by Deborah Bain on March 29, 2010
South Asia, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Nuclear Terrorism, Proliferation, Nuclear Materials, United States
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Albright, Aslan analyze events in Iran on Newshour
The Newshour's Margaret Warner turned to Ploughshares Fund board member Reza Aslan and grantee David Albright for analysis of the week's events in Iran.  While both agreed that some of President Ahmadinejad's claims of progress on the nuclear front were "laughable," they differed on the signfic Read more »
Posted by Deborah Bain on February 12, 2010
Middle East & Persian Gulf, Nuclear States, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Foreign Policy, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Proliferation, Nuclear Materials, Iran
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Aslan: Iran's nuclear announcement for domestic consumption
Ploughshares Fund board member Reza Aslan writes in the Daily Beast that as Iran prepares for massive pro-reform demonstrations this week to mark the anniversary of the Islamic Republic, "Ahmadinejad is trying everything in his power to change the subject.  The president announced on Sunday that Iran will begin enriching uranium from between 3.5 percent and 5 percent to 20 percent, a move that experts believe would put the count Read more »
Posted by Deborah Bain on February 9, 2010
Middle East & Persian Gulf, Nuclear States, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Proliferation, Nuclear Materials, Iran