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Pyongyang, we have a problem…
Critics of a recent deal between North Korea and the United States had barely caught their breath before an announcement today by Pyongyang that North Korea plans to launch a satellite atop a long-range rocket in mid-April. It’s hard to argue that this isn’t a setback. But it’s also premature to write the whole thing off. Read more »
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Posted by Paul Carroll on March 16, 2012
Diplomacy, North Korea, International security, Leap Day Agreement, Missile Testing, Nuclear proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Pyongyang
Lessons from Fukushima
Anniversaries have a way of generating reflection and re-assessment, and that is a good thing. But next week’s anniversary of the Fukushima catastrophe risks missing a huge piece of the story – that ALL things nuclear are inherently risky and that our assumptions about how we can control them need to be rethought. Read more »
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Posted by Paul Carroll on March 9, 2012
arms control, disarmament, fukushima, nuclear energy plants, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Nuclear technology, Nuclear Weapons
Day #9: Paving a Path to Peace
South Asia is one of the world’s nuclear hotspots. Pakistan posesses the one of the world’s fastest growing nuclear arsenals and is politically unstable. India, also armed with nuclear weapons, has been to war with Pakistan three times in the last three decades. And Afghanistan, plagued by war and terrorism, threatens to destabilize the region. Read more »
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Posted by admin on December 21, 2011
Afghanistan, Women's Security Network, 12 Days of Ploughshares, atlantic council, Center for Strategic and International Studies, India, International Crisis Group, Mumbai, Nuclear proliferation, Partners, Pakistan
Day #2: Bipartisan in a Partisan World
In Washington, it seems everything is a partisan issue these days. From government spending to immigration laws, tax policy to war strategy, policymakers are trapped in a partisan gridlock. Ploughshares Fund works to break through that gridlock, mobilizing support for issues on which everyone can agree. Read more »
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Posted by admin on December 9, 2011
12 Days of Ploughshares, Cato Institute, Center for American Progress, International relations, New Security Consensus, Nuclear proliferation, Partners, Red Cross
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
Seizing the Moment with North Korea
The following is a guest post by Governor Bill Richardson. During my most recent trip to North Korea, as old enemies threatened war, top government and military leaders in Pyongyang told me point-blank that tensions were higher than they had been since the Korean War. As I appealed for restraint, I made the argument that North Korea had an opportunity to show the international community that it was ready to return to diplomacy. Read more »
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Posted by admin on September 19, 2011
North Korea, Bill Richardson, Nuclear proliferation
Preventing a Nuclear 9/11 in Three Easy Steps
Guest blog by Alexandra Toma This September 11, we will mourn those we lost. We will commemorate those who, like my high school classmate Andrew “Sterg” Stergiopoulos, sacrificed their lives to save others. And we will need to get serious about one of today’s top security threats: nuclear terrorism. Read more »
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Posted by admin on September 7, 2011
fissile materials, nuclear security summit, a global agenda, Al-Qaeda, Alexandra Toma, Fissile Materials Working Group, National Nuclear Security Administration, Nuclear proliferation, September 11th, Nuclear Terrorism
Nuclear Funding Goes Virtual
Video games are often accused of promoting violence, stunting social skill growth and leading to inactive lifestyles. Now, they could be contributing to something even more dangerous – the creation of nuclear weapons. Read more »
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Posted by Megan Murphy on August 12, 2011
China, North Korea, food aid, Globe and Mail, Gold Farming, Kim Jong-il, Korean Workers Party, Nuclear proliferation, Nuclear Terrrorism, Office 39, Pyongyang, Video Games, World of Warcraft
Post-START
Fewer but newer. That seems to be the general trend for the U.S. and Russia as they simultaneously reduce their nuclear stockpiles while spending billions to update their weapons systems. This turn of events, on the heels of New START, creates opportunities and challenges for policymakers working to reduce the nuclear threat. Read more »
Posted by Ben Loehrke on June 30, 2011
Nuclear disarmament, Nuclear proliferation, US–Russia, United States