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Peter Crail

Peter Crail PortraitPeter Crail has been a Nonproliferation Analyst with ACA since 2007 where he has been responsible for monitoring and providing policy analysis on nuclear and missile proliferation developments in the Middle East, Northeast Asia, and South Asia. He also covers developments in the global nonproliferation regime, including nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)-related negotiations, international efforts to address WMD trafficking, and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards. Mr. Crail has been cited widely in major news publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and Reuters, and has provided expert commentary on CNN, BBC Persian, Al Jazeera, and Russia Today, among other international television news networks. Before joining ACA, he worked as a research assistant with the Center for Nonproliferation Studies and as a consultant for the United Nations Department for Disarmament Affairs. Peter holds a masters degree in international policy studies from the Monterey Institute for International Studies and a B.A. with honors in political science and anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley.

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  • Iran Nuclear Brief: Charting a Diplomatic Path On the Iran Nuclear Challenge
    Threat Assessment Brief
    January 25, 2012

    Even as tensions over Iran’s nuclear program rise, the principal parties engaged in the issue say that they seek a peaceful resolution through diplomacy. Earlier this month, Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili reportedly sent a letter to European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton—who represents the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States)—in response to the six-country offer for the renewal of serious talks on Iran’s nuclear program. With the P5+1 insisting that a diplomatic path to resolve the issue remains open and Tehran’s professed interest in dialogue, the question arises: what steps could the two sides take to resolve the impasse?
  • Swiss Indict Family for Nuclear Smuggling
    Arms Control Today
    January 12, 2012

    Swiss federal prosecutors indicted three members of the Tinner family Dec. 13 for violating that country’s export control laws and aiding Libya’s nuclear weapons program as part of a major nuclear smuggling ring, following a prolonged investigation that has severely divided the Swiss government.
  • Lawmakers Raise North Korea ICBM Fears
    Arms Control Today
    January 12, 2012

    Five Republican members of Congress raised concerns in November that North Korea is developing a road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a capability that might allow it to protect its long-range missiles from being destroyed before they are used. However, some nongovernmental experts said such a system was very likely beyond North Korea’s current technical reach.
  • Congress Sanctions Iran Central Bank
    Arms Control Today
    January 12, 2012

    President Barack Obama on Dec. 31 signed into law legislation to impose sanctions on firms doing business with the Central Bank of Iran, a move intended to make it more difficult for Tehran to sell oil abroad.
  • India Extending Missile Reach
    Arms Control Today
    January 12, 2012

    India is preparing to test a missile with a range of 5,000 kilometers early this year and possibly develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in the future, Indian defense officials have indicated in recent weeks.

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