Focus Number Nine Daryl G. Kimball

Features North Korean Nuclear Test Nuclear Shockwaves: Ramifications of the North Korean Nuclear Test Ambassador Robert Gallucci Nuclear Shockwaves: Making the Best of Bad Options Michael J. Green A Technical Analysis: Deconstructing North Korea's October 9 Nuclear Test Richard L. Garwin and Frank N. von Hippel Nuclear Forensics and the North Korean Test Harold Smith   The Clock's Ticking: Stopping Iran Before It's Too Late Joseph Cirincione LOOKING BACK The Destructive Legacy of Plutonium Reprocessing James P. Thomas Editor's Note Arms Control in Print

News NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST North Korean Test Provokes Widespread Condemnation Paul Kerr North Korea Interdiction Option Limited Wade Boese ASIA AND AUSTRALIA U.S., Pakistan Seal Combat Aircraft Deal Wade Boese THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA Iran Ignores Deadline; Security Council Split Paul Kerr Russia, Iran Sign Deal to Fuel Bushehr Reactor Paul Kerr THE WORLD NEWS ANALYSIS: Bioweapons Treaty Progress Predicted Oliver Meier Landmine Clearance Deadlines Looming Wade Boese NEWS ANALYSIS: The Growing Nuclear Fuel-Cycle Debate Oliver Meier Missile Control Regime Focuses on Iran, NK Wade Boese Nuclear Suppliers Updated on U.S.-Indian Deal Wade Boese THE UNITED STATES AND THE AMERICAS Signed Defense Bills Rebuff Pentagon Plans Caitlin Harrington U.S. Nixes Arms Control in New Space Policy Wade Boese Congress Approves Iran, NK Measures Miles A. Pomper EUROPE AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION Russia Looks to Tighten U.S. Nuclear Ties Miles A. Pomper   For more information, contact Arms Control Today Arms Control Today welcomes letters from our readers. Letters should be under 600 words and should include the writer's full name, address and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for space. E-mail to the Editor.