ACT 2004 Index

Author Key for ACT Staff

Subjects

Additional Protocol: PK, “Iran Signs Additional Protocol With IAEA,” Jan./Feb., p. 34; PK, “Lugar Says Some Administration Officials Undermining Bush’s Efforts on Additional Protocol,” Mar., p. 36; “Kazakhstan Signs IAEA Additional Protocol,” Mar., p. 44; MAP, “Senate Passes Additional Protocol,” April, p. 30; CM, “Congress Appears in No Rush to Pass Additional Protocol Implementing Legislation,” May, p. 39.

Biological Weapons: KBA, “U.S. Creates Advisory Board for Biosecurity,” April, p. 36; Wheelis, Mark, “Will the ‘New Biology’ Lead to New Weapons?” Jul./Aug., p. 6; Wheelis, Mark, “The Danger of ‘Nonlethal’ Weapons,” Jul./Aug., p. 7; Wheelis, Mark, “Cellular Communication,” Jul./Aug., p. 10; Luongo, Kenneth N., Derek Averre, Raphael Della Ratta, and Maruizo Martellini, “Building a Forward Line of Defense: Securing Former Soviet Biological Weapons,” Jul./Aug., p. 18; Luongo, Kenneth N., Derek Averre, Raphael Della Ratta, and Maruizo Martellini, “Funding for Bio-Threat Reduction,” Jul./Aug., p. 20; MN, “UK Proposes Boosting UN Bio Probes,” Sept., p. 22; Tucker, Jonathan B., “Biological Threat Assessment: Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease,” Oct., p. 13; Tucker, Jonathan B., “Biological Threat Assessment – Then and Now,” Oct., p. 16; MN, “Report Backs Access to Pathogen Codes,” Oct., p. 41.

Book Reviews: Thielmann, Greg, “Book Review: Disarmingly Bland,” June, p. 46; Krepon, Michael, “Book Review: Engaging India,” Sept., p. 46; Graham Jr., Thomas, “Book Review: Avoiding the Tipping Point,” Nov., p. 45.

Brazil: DK, “Brazil Denies IAEA Full Access to Enrichment Sites,” May, p. 40; GK, “Brazil May Permit Broader Inspections,” June, p. 39; CA, “Brazil Permits Greater IAEA Inspection,” Nov., p. 37.

Chemical Weapons: “Funds OK’d for Shchuch’ye Destruction Facility,” Jan./Feb., p. 42; Smithson, Amy, “Recharging the Chemical Weapons Convention,” Mar., p. 6; Smithson, Amy, “Libya’s Chemical Weapons Programs,” Mar., p. 8; MN, “GAO: U.S. May Miss Chemical Destruction Deadline,” May, p. 36; “CWC, CTBT Membership Ranks Grow,” May, p. 43; PK, “Chemical Munition Found in Iraq,” June, p. 43.

China: PK, “China Stresses Common Approach With Bush Administration’s Nonproliferation Policy,” Jan./Feb., p. 36; WB and PK, “China Seeks to Join Nuclear, Missile Control Groups,” Mar., p. 37; WB, “Taiwan, China, and U.S. in Arms Referendum Imbroglio,” Mar., p. 39; WB, “Proliferation Security Initiative Advances: But Russia and China Keep Their Distance,” Mar., p. 41; PK, “U.S., North Korea Jockey For China’s Support as Working Group Nuclear Talks Approach,” May, p. 29; PK, “How the Other Four Parties View the Six-Party Talks,” June, p. 32; WB, “Congress Questions U.S. Support for China Joining Nuclear Group,” June, p. 35; GK, “EU Eyes Lifting China Arms Embargo,” Sept., p. 42; Zaborsky, Victor, “Does China Belong In the Missile Technology Control Regime?” Oct., p. 20; Zaborsky, Victor, “An End to the Game of Carrot and Stick?” Oct., p. 22; Zaborsky, Victor, “Lessons From China’s Successful NSG Campaign,” Oct., p. 24; WB, “Taiwan’s Chen Proposes Arms Control With China, But Seeks U.S. Arms,” Nov., p. 38; WB, “Missile Regime Puts Off China,” Nov., p. 39.

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT): “St. Kitts and Nevis Sign CTBT,” April, p. 38; “CWC, CTBT Membership Ranks Grow,” May, p. 43; MAP, “IAEA Envoy Nomination Held Over CTBT,” Sept., p. 28; MAP, “Test Ban Infrastructure: A Concrete Reality,” Oct., p. 42; CA, “Foreign Ministers Affirm CTBT Support,” Oct., p. 43; LaVera, Damien J., “The U.S. Senate Vote on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty,” Oct., p. 46.

Conference on Disarmament: WB, “Senate Approves New U.S. Ambassador to CD,” Jan./Feb., p. 37. (Also see Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty and Landmines.)

Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty: WB, “U.S. Rebukes Russia for Failing to Withdraw Troops from Georgia and Moldova,” Jan./Feb., p. 38; WB, “Russia, NATO at Loggerheads Over Military Bases,” Mar., p. 38; WB, “Dispute Over Russian Withdrawals From Georgia, Moldova Stall CFE Treaty,” Sept., p. 43.

Conventional Arms Control: WB, “Taiwan’s Chen Proposes Arms Control With China, But Seeks U.S. Arms,” Nov., p. 38; WB, “British Call for Arms Trade Treaty,” Nov., p. 44; WB, “UN Slaps Cote d’Ivoire With Arms Embargo,” Dec., p. 40.

Conventional Weapons Transfers: WB, “India Buys Russian Aircraft Carrier,” Mar., p. 38; WB, “Israel, India Sign Major Arms Deal,” April, p. 31; GK, “EU Eyes Lifting China Arms Embargo,” Sept., p. 42; WB, “Global Arms Market Still U.S. Domain,” Oct., p. 39; WB, “U.S.-Pakistani F-16 Deal Up in the Air,” Nov., p. 39; WB, “U.S. Tops Global Arms Exports,” Nov., p. 43.

Defense Spending: MAP, “Bush Administration Seeks Small Increases for State Department Nonproliferation, Disarmament Budget,” Mar., p. 15; KYR, “Proposed Energy Department Budget Would Boost Funds for Nuclear Weapons,” Mar., p. 16; MAP, “Bush Stresses Importance of Nunn-Lugar Programs but Cuts Funds in 2005 Budget Request,” Mar., p. 18; WB, “Missile Defense Funding Request Tops $10 Billion,” Mar., p. 20; WB, “Congress Backs Bush’s Defense Budget,” Jul./Aug., p. 30; GK, “New European Defense Agency Approved,” Jul./Aug., p. 40; WB, “Pentagon Get $416 Billion From Congress,” Sept., p. 27; WB, “Hill Passes Defense Authorization Bill,” Nov., p. 35. (Also see Missile Defense and U.S. Nuclear Weapons R&D and Testing.)

Explosive Remnants of War: WB, “Pact on Battlefield Munitions Reached,” Jan./Feb., p. 39; Sanders, Ambassador Chris C., “Contending With Explosive Remnants of War,” Sept., p. 16; WB, “U.S. in No Rush to Ratify ERW Protocol,” Sept., p. 17; Sanders, Ambassador Chris C., “Negotiating the Protocol,” Sept., p. 18.

Export Controls: “Putin Says Russian Export Controls Must Be Improved,” Jan./Feb., p. 43; “U.S. Dual-Use Exports Largely Go Unchecked,” Mar., p. 44; GK, “Pakistan Introduces Export Control Bill,” Sept., p. 40; MAP and GK, “Pakistan Advances Export Controls,” Oct., p. 35. (Also see Nuclear Suppliers Group and UN Resolution 1540.)

Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty: WB, “U.S. Will Not Join Landmine Treaty; Position on Fissile Material Cutoff Pact Uncertain,” Mar., p. 42; DGK, “Act Now on Fissile Material Treaty,” April, p. 2; DGK, “Trust, but Don’t Verify,” Sept., p. 3; WB, “Bush Shifts Fissle Material Ban Policy,” Sept., p. 20; WB, “U.S. Fissile Material Ban Plan Fizzles,” Oct., p. 44; “Walking the Nonproliferation Tightrope: An Interview with Sérgio de Queiroz Duarte,” Dec., p. 6; WB, “UN Nuclear Disarmament Debate Stalled,” Dec., p. 39.

G8 Global Partnership: GK, “U.S. Seeks Expansion of G-8 Nonproliferation Aid,” June, p. 44; GK, “G-8 Summit Advances Bush Proposals,” Jul./Aug., p. 41; CA, “Global Partnership Selects Ukraine for Nonproliferation Funds,” Dec., p. 41.

General Nonproliferation: “Blix to Head New Nonproliferation Commission,” Jan./Feb., p. 42; WB, “Bush Outlines Proposals to Stem Proliferation,” Mar., p. 24; MAP, “Searching for Ways to Roll Back Nuclear Proliferation,” May, p. 31. (Also see Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.)

India: WB, “India Buys Russian Aircraft Carrier,” Mar., p. 38; WB, “Israel, India Sign Major Arms Deal,” April, p. 31.

India-Pakistan Relations: “Tensions Between India and Pakistan Ease,” Jan./Feb., p. 43; GK, “India, Pakistan Set Confidence-Building Talks,” May, p. 37; GK, “India, Pakistan Hold Nuclear Talks,” Jul./Aug., p. 38; GK, “India, Pakistan Seek Missile Test Pact,” Sept., p. 41; II, “India and Pakistan Set Missile Talks,” Nov., p. 40.

Inspections: DK, “Brazil Denies IAEA Full Access to Enrichment Sites,” May, p. 40; “Getting it Right the Next Time: An Interview with Hans Blix,” Jul./Aug., p. 14; “UK Proposes Boosting UN Bio Probes,” Sept., p. 22; CA, “Brazil Permits Greater IAEA Inspection,” Nov., p. 37; Ifft, Edward, “Iraq and the Value of On-Site Inspections,” Nov., p. 21; Ifft, Edward, “The Universe of On-Site Inspection,” Nov., p. 23; Ifft, Edward, “The Long Road to On-Site Inspection,” Nov., p. 27.

Intelligence: PK, “Questions Remain Over Failure to Find Iraqi WMD; U.S. Begins Program to Employ Iraqi Scientists,” Jan./Feb., p. 35; PK, “Kay Revives Fracas Over U.S. Intelligence on Iraq,” Mar., p. 30; DK, “Questions Over Iraq Intel Continue to Plague Blair,” Mar., p. 43; “Searching for the Truth About Iraq’s WMD: An Interview With David Kay,” April, p. 3; PK, “Controversy Persists Over Failure to Find Iraqi Weapons,” April, p. 23; “Australia Cleared of Exaggerating WMD Threats,” April, p. 38; “Israeli Subcommittee Faults Intelligence on Iraq,” May, p. 43; “Getting it Right the Next Time: An Interview with Hans Blix,” Jul./Aug., p. 14; PK, “Senate Panel Blasts Pre-War Intelligence,” Sept., p. 30; SS, “Australian Intelligence Reviewed,” Sept., p. 32; SS, “‘Serious Flaws’ Found in British Dossier,” Sept., p. 32; PK, “More U.S. Claims on Iraq WMD Rebutted,” Oct., p. 32; GK, “Goss Confirmed as New CIA Director,” Oct., p. 41; PK, “Duelfer Disproves U.S. WMD Claims,” Nov., p. 32. (Also see Iraq.)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): WB, “Bush, ElBaradei, Discuss Proposals of Nuclear Nonproliferation Talks,” April, p. 33; “IAEA Advancing Code on Research Reactors,” May, p. 43; MAP, “ElBaradei Appoints Fuel Cycle Group,” Sept., p. 22; MAP, “IAEA Envoy Nomination Held Over CTBT,” Sept., p. 28; MC, “IAEA to Host Middle East Nuclear Forum,” Sept., p. 37. (Also see Brazil, Iran, Libya, and North Korea.)

Iran: DGK, “Reality Check: Libya and Iran,” Jan./Feb., p. 2; PK, “Iran Signs Additional Protocol With IAEA,” Jan./Feb., p. 34; Einhorn, Robert J., “Curbing Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East,” Mar., p. 12; PK, “IAEA Says Iran Failed to Disclose Key Nuclear Activities,” Mar., p. 26; PK, “IAEA Condemns Iran—Again,” April, p. 24; Perkovich, George and Silvia Manzanero, “Plan B: Using Sanctions to End Iran’s Nuclear Program,” May, p. 20; PK, “Iran and IAEA Agree on Sanctions Plan; U.S., Europeans Not Satisfied,” May, p. 26; WB, “U.S. Punishes 13 Companies for Iran Deals,” May, p. 27; PK, “Iran, IAEA Still Far Apart on Nuclear Program,” June, p. 41; PK, “Global Nuclear Agency Rebukes Iran,” Jul./Aug., p. 24; PK, “IAEA Report Questions Iran’s Nuclear Programs,” Jul./Aug., p. 26; PK, “Satellite Photos Show Possible Nuclear Site in Iran,” Jul./Aug., p. 26; PK, “IAEA Iran Probe Winding Down; Dispute With U.S., EU Continues,” Sept., p. 33; PK, “Steps to Developing a Nuclear Weapon: The Uranium Route,” Sept., p. 34; WB, “Israel, Iran Flex Missiles,” Sept., p. 36; DGK, “Iran: Getting Back on Track,” Oct., p. 3; PK, “IAEA Puts Off Showdown With Iran,” Oct., p. 27; PK, “ElBaradei Cites Progress by Iran, But Investigation Continues,” Oct., p. 29; PK, “U.S. Pushes IAEA to Probe Suspected Iranian Nuclear Site,” Oct., p. 30; Dassa Kaye, Dalia, “Time for Arms Talks? Iran, Israel, and Middle East Arms Program,” Nov., p. 6; PK, “Iran Considers EU Compromise Proposal,” Nov., p. 29; WB, “U.S. Punishes 14 for Iran Arms Trade,” Nov., p. 31; Hunter, Robert E., “The Iran Case: Addressing Why Countries Want Nuclear Weapons,” Dec., p. 22; Hunter, Robert E., “What Happens if Iran Gets the Bomb?” Dec., p. 25; PK, “Iran Agrees to Temporarily Suspend Uranium-Enrichment Program,” Dec., p. 26; PK, “IAEA Cites Iran Progress, Raises Questions,” Dec., p. 28; MAP, “The Politics of Arms Control in the Second Bush Term,” Dec., p. 30.

Iraq: PK, “Questions Remain Over Failure to Find Iraqi WMD; U.S. Begins Program to Employ Iraqi Scientists,” Jan./Feb., p. 35; Einhorn, Robert J., “Curbing Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East,” Mar., p. 12; PK, “Kay Revives Fracas Over U.S. Intelligence on Iraq,” Mar., p. 30; PK, “Contrasting Views on Iraq’s WMD,” Mar., p. 32; “Searching for the Truth About Iraq’s WMD,” April, p. 3; PK, “Controversy Persists Over Failure to Find Iraqi Weapons,” April, p. 23; “Energy Department to Aid Iraqi Scientists,” April, p. 38; PK, “U.S. Shifts Focus in Iraq WMD Hunt,” May, p. 30; PK, “IAEA Concerned About Iraqi Nuclear Facilities Security,” May, p. 30; PK, “Chemical Munition Found in Iraq,” June, p. 43; “Getting it Right the Next Time: An Interview with Hans Blix,” Jul./Aug., p. 14; PK, “UN: Iraqi Weapons Sites Looted,” Jul./Aug., p. 29; PK, “Senate Panel Blasts Pre-War Intelligence,” Sept., p. 30; SS, “‘Serious Flaws’ Found in British Dossier,” Sept., p. 32; PK, “Iraqi Nuclear Materials Secured,” Sept., p. 37; PK, “More U.S. Claims on Iraq WMD Rebutted,” Oct., p. 32; Ifft, Edward, “Iraq and the Value of On-Site Inspections,” Nov., p. 21; PK, “Duelfer Disproves U.S. WMD Claims,” Nov., p. 32; PK, “Did Iraqi Materials, Experts Escape?” Nov., p. 34. (Also see Intelligence.)

Israel: Einhorn, Robert J., “Curbing Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East,” Mar., p. 12; WB, “Israel, India Sign Major Arms Deal,” April, p. 31; “Vanunu Released from Prison,” May, p. 43; WB, “Israel, Iran Flex Missiles,” Sept., p. 36; Dassa Kaye, Dalia, “Time for Arms Talks? Iran, Israel, and Middle East Arms Program,” Nov., p. 6.

Japan: PK, “How the Other Four Parties View the Six-Party Talks,” June, p. 32; WB, “Japan Seeks Missile Defense Interceptors,” June, p. 35.

Landmines: WB, “U.S. Will Not Join Landmine Treaty; Position on Fissile Material Cutoff Pact Uncertain,” Mar., p. 42; WB, “U.S. Announces New Landmines Policy,” Mar., p. 43; WB, “U.S. Pushes Landmine Initiatives,” Sept., p. 21.

Libya: DGK, “Reality Check: Libya and Iran,” Jan./Feb., p. 2; PK, “Libya Vows to Dismantle WMD Program,” Jan./Feb., p. 29; PK, “U.S., UK Devising Plans for Libya Inspections,” Jan./Feb., p. 30; Smithson, Amy, “Libya’s Chemical Weapons Programs,” Mar., p. 8; PK, “U.S. Says Libya Implementing WMD Pledge,” Mar., p. 28; PK, “IAEA Praises Libya for Disarmament Efforts,” April, p. 27; WB, “U.S. Points to Libya as Disarmament Model,” April, p. 29; PK, “U.S. Lifts More Sanctions on Libya,” May, p. 28; PK, “Libya to Keep Limited Missile Force,” May, p. 28; PK, “UN Security Council Praises Libya,” May, p. 42; PK, “Libya’s Disarmament: A Model for U.S. Policy?” June, p. 36; PK, “Libya Pledges Military Trade Curbs, but Details Are Fuzzy,” June, p. 42; PK, “IAEA: Questions Remain About Libya,” Jul./Aug., p. 28; PK, “U.S. Lifts Remaining Economic Sanctions Against Libya,” Oct., p. 31; PK, “EU Deepens Ties With Libya, Syria,” Nov., p. 41.

Missile Defense: WB, “Pentagon Awards Two Major Missile Defense Contracts,” Jan./Feb., p. 40; “Australia Volunteers for Missile Defense,” Jan./Feb., p. 42; “Naval Missile Defense Test Succeeds,” Jan./Feb., p. 42; WB, “Missile Defense Funding Request Tops $10 Billion,” Mar., p. 20; WB, “Taiwan, China, and U.S. in Arms Referendum Imbroglio,” Mar., p. 39; WB, “Top Pentagon Officials Says Missile Defense Performance Questionable Without More Tests,” Mar., p. 40; “Contract for Mini-Kill Vehicles Awarded,” Mar., p. 44; WB, “Top Military Brass Insists Missile Defense Ready to be Deployed,” April, p. 34; WB, “GAO Says Feds Lax in Countering Cruise Missile, UAV Threats,” April, p. 35; WB, “NATO, Russia Hold Joint Missile Defense Exercise,” April, p. 36; WB, “GAO: Deployment Looms, But Missile Defense Remains Unproven,” May, p. 35; Speier, Richard, “Complementary or Competitive? Missile Controls vs. Missile Defense,” June, p. 20; WB, “Japan Seeks Missile Defense Interceptors,” June, p. 35; WB, “Congress Backs Bush’s Defense Budget,” Jul./Aug., p. 30; WB, “Greenland Radar Cleared for U.S. Missile Defense,” Jul./Aug., p. 39; WB, “U.S. Eyes Missile Defense Site in Europe,” Jul./Aug., p. 39; WB, “Missile Defense: Deploying a Work in Progress,” Sept., p. 23; WB, “U.S. Missile Defense Cooperation With Allies Growing,” Sept., p. 25; WB, “New Delays in U.S. Missile Defense,” Oct., p. 40; WB, “Hill Passes Defense Authorization Bill,” Nov., p. 35; WB, “Tri-Nation Missile Defense Funded,” Nov., p. 41; WB, “Missile Defense Still on Hold,” Dec., p. 33.

Missile Proliferation: PK, “U.S. Accuses Burma of Seeking Weapons Technology,” May, p. 36; Speier, Richard, “Complementary or Competitive? Missile Controls vs. Missile Defense,” June, p. 20; WB, “Israel, Iran Flex Missiles,” Sept., p. 36; PK, “New North Korean Missile Suspected,” Sept., p. 39; GK, “India, Pakistan Seek Missile Test Pact,” Sept., p. 41.

Missile Technology Control Regime: WB and PK, “China Seeks to Join Nuclear, Missile Control Groups,” Mar., p. 37; Zaborsky, Victor, “Does China Belong In the Missile Technology Control Regime?” Oct., p. 20; Zaborsky, Victor, “An End to the Game of Carrot and Stick?” Oct., p. 22; WB, “Missile Regime Puts Off China,” Nov., p. 39. (Also see Missile Proliferation.)

NATO: WB, “Russia, NATO at Loggerheads Over Military Bases,” Mar., p. 38; WB, “NATO, Russia Hold Joint Missile Defense Exercise,” April, p. 36; WB, “NATO Expands, Russia Grumbles,” May, p. 32.

North Korea: PK, “U.S. and North Korea at Impasse Over Talks,” Jan./Feb., p. 31; PK, “Deconstructed: North Korea’s Nuclear Programs,” Jan./Feb., p. 32; PK, “Six Nations Square Off Over North Korea: Seoul Advances Proposal,” Mar., p. 34; PK, “U.S. Delegations Visits North Korea: Questions Remain Over Pyongyang’s Weapons Claims,” Mar., p. 35; Wit, Joel S., Daniel Poneman, and Robert Gallucci, “Seven Lessons for Dealing With Today’s North Korea Nuclear Crisis,” April, p. 19; PK, “North Korea Talks Stymied,” April, p. 25; Kwang-chul, Lew, “Don’t Just Trust, Verify—Dismantling North Korea’s Nuclear Program,” May, p. 15; PK, “U.S., North Korea Jockey For China’s Support as Working Group Nuclear Talks Approach,” May, p. 29; PK, “U.S. Accuses Burma of Seeking Weapons Technology,” May, p. 36; PK, “North Korea Nuclear Talks: If at First You Don’t Succeed, Meet Again,” June, p. 31; PK, “How the Other Four Parties View the Six-Party Talks,” June, p. 32; PK, “Bush Administration Talks with North Korea: April 2003—May 2004,” June, p. 33; DGK, “Better Late Than Never on North Korea,” Jul./Aug., p. 3; PK, “U.S. Unveils Offer at North Korea Talks,” Jul./Aug., p. 35; PK, “Parsing the U.S. Proposal,” Jul./Aug., p. 37; Quinones, C. Kenneth, “North Korea Nuclear Talks: The View From Pyongyang,” Sept., p. 6; Quinones, C. Kenneth, “Pyongyang’s ‘Diplomatic Dream Team’,” Sept., p. 8; PK, “North Korea Criticizes U.S. Nuclear Proposal, Blasts Bush,” Sept., p. 38; PK, “New North Korean Missile Suspected,” Sept., p. 39; PK, “North Korea Skips Six-Party Talks,” Oct., p. 35; MAP, “The Politics of Arms Control in the Second Bush Term,” Dec., p. 30; PK, “U.S., Allies Split on North Korea; Talks Stalled as Pyongyang Waits,” Dec., p. 35.

Nuclear Fuel Cycle: MAP, “ElBaradei Appoints Fuel Cycle Group,” Sept., p. 22; Wolfsthal, Jon B., “The Nuclear Third Rail: Can Fuel Cycle Capabilities Be Limited?” Dec., p. 11; Rauf, Tariq and Fiona Simpson, “The Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Is It Time for a Multilateral Approach?” Dec., p. 17; Rauf, Tariq and Fiona Simpson, “Not the First Time: The Long History of Multinational Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle,” Dec., p. 21.

Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty: Levin, Carl, and Jack Reed, “Toward a More Responsible Nuclear Nonproliferation Strategy,” Jan./Feb., p. 9; MAP, “Searching for Ways to Roll Back Nuclear Proliferation,” May, p. 31; PK, “U.S. Accuses Burma of Seeking Weapons Technology,” May, p. 36; “The Bush Administration’s Nonproliferation Policy: An Interview with Assistant Secretary of State John S. Wolf,” June, p. 14; WB, “NPT Meeting Marked by Discord,” June, p. 28; WB, “UN Nuclear Expert Diagnoses NPT Ills, Offers Prescriptions,” June, p. 30; PK, “Libya’s Disarmament: A Model for U.S. Policy?” June, p. 36; “Walking the Nonproliferation Tightrope: An Interview with Sérgio de Queiroz Duarte,” Dec., p. 6; WB, “UN Nuclear Disarmament Debate Stalled,” Dec., p. 39.

Nuclear Suppliers Group: WB and PK, “China Seeks to Join Nuclear, Missile Control Groups,” Mar., p. 37; PK, “U.S., North Korea Jockey For China’s Support as Working Group Nuclear Talks Approach,” May, p. 29; WB, “Congress Questions U.S. Support for China Joining Nuclear Group,” June, p. 35; WB, “Nuclear Suppliers Pass on U.S. Proposals,” Jul./Aug., p. 43; Zaborsky, Victor, “Lessons From China’s Successful NSG Campaign,” Oct., p. 24; WB, “U.S. Nuclear Trade Restriction Initiatives Still on Hold,” Dec., p. 19.

Pakistan: KYR, “Father of Pakistani Bomb Sold Nuclear Secrets,” Mar., p. 22; PK, “A Sprawling Nuclear Black Market,” Mar., p. 23; Squassoni, Sharon, “Closing Pandora’s Box: Pakistan’s Role in Nuclear Proliferation,” April, p. 8; KYR, “Despite Khan, Military Ties with Pakistan Grow,” April, p. 31; GK, “Pakistan Introduces Export Control Bill,” Sept., p. 40; MAP and GK, “Pakistan Advances Export Controls,” Oct., p. 35; WB, “U.S.-Pakistani F-16 Deal Up in the Air,” Nov., p. 39.

Presidential Election, 2004: MAP, “The Politics of Arms Control: 2004 Presidental Election Special Section,” Jan./Feb., p. 15; Frye, Alton, “Election 2004: The National Security Context,” Jan./Feb., p. 16; WB, “President George W. Bush,” Jan./Feb., p. 21; KYR, “General Wesley Clark, (Ret.),” Jan./Feb., p. 22; KYR, “Governor Howard Dean,” Jan./Feb., p. 23; KYR, “Senator John Edwards (D-N.C.),” Jan./Feb., p. 24; KYR, “Representative Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.),” Jan./Feb., p. 25; KYR, “Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.),” Jan./Feb., p. 26; KYR, “Senator Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.),” Jan./Feb., p. 27; KYR, “Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio),” Jan./Feb., p. 28; KYR, “Reverend Al Sharpton,” Jan./Feb., p. 28; KYR, “Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun,” Jan./Feb., p. 28; WB, “Kerry Details Nonproliferation Agenda,” Jul./Aug., p. 34; Ferguson, Charles D., “Can Bush or Kerry Prevent Nuclear Terrorism?” Sept., p. 13; WB, “Bush, Kerry Square Off on Arms Control,” Oct., p. 37; MAP, “The Politics of Arms Control in the Second Bush Term,” Dec., p. 30.

Proliferation Sanctions: WB, “U.S. Punishes 13 Companies for Iran Deals,” May, p. 27; Zaborsky, Victor, “An End to the Game of Carrot and Stick?” Oct., p. 22.

Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI): WB, “U.S., Allies Seek Right to Board Ships in WMD Search,” Jan./Feb., p. 37; WB, “Proliferation Security Initiative Advances: But Russia and China Keep Their Distance,” Mar., p. 41; WB, “Law of the Sea Convention Marooned in Senate,” May, p. 37; Joseph, Jofi, “The Proliferation Security Initiative: Can Interdiction Stop Proliferation?” June, p. 6; WB, “U.S., Panama Agree on Boarding Rules for Ships Suspected of Carrying WMD,” June, p. 38; WB, “Russia Joins Proliferation Security Initiative,” Jul./Aug., p. 40.

Russia: WB, “U.S. Rebukes Russia for Failing to Withdraw Troops from Georgia and Moldova,” Jan./Feb., p. 38; “Funds OK’d for Shchuch’ye Destruction Facility,” Jan./Feb., p. 42; “Putin Says Russian Export Controls Must Be Improved,” Jan./Feb., p. 43; WB, “Putin Boasts About Russian Military Capabilities,” Mar., p. 37; WB, “Russia, NATO at Loggerheads Over Military Bases,” Mar., p. 38; WB, “India Buys Russian Aircraft Carrier,” Mar., p. 38; WB, “Proliferation Security Initiative Advances: But Russia and China Keep Their Distance,” Mar., p. 41; “U.S.-Russian Arms Reduction Body Yet to Meet,” Mar., p. 44; Gottemoeller, Rose, “Nuclear Necessity in Putin’s Russia,” April, p. 14; GK, “Putin Downsizes Russian Nuclear Agency,” April, p. 32; WB, “NATO, Russia Hold Joint Missile Defense Exercise,” April, p. 36; WB, “NATO Expands, Russia Grumbles,” May, p. 32; WB, “U.S., Russia Still SORTing Out Nuclear Reductions,” May, p. 33; PK, “How the Other Four Parties View the Six-Party Talks,” June, p. 32; Madison, Christopher, “Putin Reshuffles Atomic Ministry Again,” June, p. 45; Luongo, Kenneth N., Derek Averre, Raphael Della Ratta, and Maruizo Martellini, “Building a Forward Line of Defense: Securing Former Soviet Biological Weapons,” Jul./Aug., p. 18; WB, “Russia Joins Proliferation Security Initiative,” Jul./Aug., p. 40; WB, “Dispute Over Russian Withdrawals From Georgia, Moldova Stall CFE Treaty,” Sept., p. 43; GK, “Russia Holds Nuclear Terror Drills,” Sept., p. 45; CA, “Russia , U.S. Bolster Regional Nuclear Security Following Terrorist Attacks,” Oct., p. 45; WB, “U.S., Russia Debate Tactical Nuclear Arms,” Nov., p. 42.

SORT Agreement: WB, “U.S., Russia Still SORTing Out Nuclear Reductions,” May, p. 33. (Also see U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy.)

South Korea: PK, “How the Other Four Parties View the Six-Party Talks,” June, p. 32; PK, “IAEA Probes Seoul’s Nuclear Program,” Oct., p. 33; PK, “Déjà Vu? Seoul’s Past Nuclear Program,” Oct., p. 34; PK, “IAEA: Seoul’s Nuclear Sins in Past,” Dec., p. 36.

Space: Krepon, Michael, “Weapons in the Heavens: A Radical and Reckless Option,” Nov., p. 11; Lewis, Jeffrey, “Programs to Watch,” Nov., p. 12; Lewis, Jeffrey, “False Alarm on Foreign Capabilities,” Nov., p. 14; Hitchens, Theresa, “National Space Policy: Evolution by Stealth?” Nov., p. 19.

Syria: Einhorn, Robert J., “Curbing Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East,” Mar., p. 12; MN, “U.S. Sanctions Syria,” June, p. 42; PK, “EU Deepens Ties With Libya, Syria,” Nov., p. 41.

Taiwan: WB, “Taiwan Proposes Controversial Vote on Chinese Missiles,” Jan./Feb., p. 33; WB, “Taiwan, China, and U.S. in Arms Referendum Imbroglio,” Mar., p. 39; “Taiwan Referendum Stumbles, Chen Pushes Ahead,” April, p. 38; WB, “Taiwan’s Chen Proposes Arms Control With China, But Seeks U.S. Arms,” Nov., p. 38.

Threat Reduction: “Nuclear Material Removed From Bulgaria,” Jan./Feb., p. 42; Lugar, Richard G., “Eliminating the Obstacles to Nunn-Lugar,” Mar., p. 3; MAP, “Bush Administration Seeks Small Increases for State Department Nonproliferation, Disarmament Budget,” Mar., p. 15; MAP, “Bush Stresses Importance of Nunn-Lugar Programs but Cuts Funds in 2005 Budget Request,” Mar., p. 18; WB, “Energy Dept. Reshuffles Nonproliferation Programs,” May, p. 38; PK, “GAO Report Discloses Problems With State Department Nonproliferation Program,” June, p. 40; GK, “U.S. Seeks Expansion of G-8 Nonproliferation Aid,” June, p. 44; Luongo, Kenneth N., Derek Averre, Raphael Della Ratta, and Maruizo Martellini, “Building a Forward Line of Defense: Securing Former Soviet Biological Weapons,” Jul./Aug., p. 18; Luongo, Kenneth N., Derek Averre, Raphael Della Ratta, and Maruizo Martellini, “Funding for Bio-Threat Reduction,” Jul./Aug., p. 20; WB, “Abraham Announces Nuclear Initiative,” Jul./Aug., p. 32; MAP, “The Politics of Arms Control in the Second Bush Term,” Dec., p. 30; MN, “Albania to Receive Nunn-Lugar Assistance,” Dec., p. 41; CA, “Global Partnership Selects Ukraine for Nonproliferation Funds,” Dec., p. 41.

UN Resolution 1540: “U.S. Circulates Draft UN Resolution to Prevent Proliferation,” Jan./Feb., p. 43; WB, “U.S. Nonproliferation Resolution Advances at UN,” April, p. 30; WB, “Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution on Denying Terrorists WMD,” May, p. 34; WB, “U.S. Disappointed With Worldwide Response to WMD Resolution,” Dec., p. 38. (Also see Export Controls.)

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy: “Last Nuclear Artillery Shell in U.S. Stockpile Dismantled,” Jan./Feb., p. 43; DGK, “Broaden the Nonproliferation Campaign,” Mar., p. 2; KYR, “Congress Critical of Bush Nuclear Weapons Budget,” April, p. 37; DGK, “Curb Nuclear Weapons Excess,” May, p. 2; WB, “New Life for the MX Missile?” May, p. 33; DGK, “The Nonproliferation Credibility Gap,” June, p. 3; Kull, Steven, “Survey Says: Americans Back Arms Control,” June, p. 22; WB, “Bush Plans to Cut Atomic Arsenal,” Jul./Aug., p. 33; DGK, “Looking Back: The Mixed Arms Control Legacy of Ronald Reagan,” Jul./Aug., p. 44; KBA, “UK, U.S. Set to Expand Nuclear Pact,” Sept., p. 44; Norris, Robert and Hans M. Kristensen, “What’s Behind Bush’s Nuclear Cuts?” Oct., p. 6; Norris, Robert and Hans M. Kristensen, “The Evolution of the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal,” Oct., p. 8; DGK, “Obsolete Relics of a Dead Conflict,” Nov., p. 3; WB, “U.S., Russia Debate Tactical Nuclear Arms,” Nov., p. 42; MAP, “In Memoriam: Paul H. Nitze,” Dec., p. 44; Boyer, Paul S., “‘Dr. Strangelove’ at 40: The Continuing Relevance of a Cold War Cultural Icon,” Dec., p. 46.

U.S. Nuclear Weapons R&D and Testing: “The Bush Administration’s Views on the Future of Nuclear Weapons: An Interview with NNSA Administrator Linton Brooks,” Jan./Feb., p. 3; KYR, “Proposed Energy Department Budget Would Boost Funds for Nuclear Weapons,” Mar., p. 16; Paine, Christopher, “Coddling the Nuclear Weapons Complex,” May, p. 3; Von Hippel, Frank and Steve Fetter, “Does the United States Need a New Plutonium-Pit Facility?” May, p. 10; GK, “After Long Delay, Energy Department Releases Weapons Advisory Committee Report,” May, p. 38; WB, “U.S. Defends New Nuclear Weapons Research,” May, p. 41; WB, “Congress Backs Bush’s Defense Budget,” Jul./Aug., p. 30; WB, “Hill Passes Defense Authorization Bill,” Nov., p. 35; DGK, “Nuclear Checks and Balances,” Dec., p. 3; WB, “Congress Axes Funding for New Nukes,” Dec., p. 34.

Wassenaar Arrangement: WB, “Wassenaar Endorses Steps to Deny Terrorists Arms,” Jan./Feb., p. 41.

WMD Terrorism: Ferguson, Charles D., “Can Bush or Kerry Prevent Nuclear Terrorism?” Sept., p. 13; MC, “9/11 Panel: WMD ‘Greatest Danger’,” Sept., p. 29; WB, “Panel: Secret Nuclear Attacks Possible,” Nov., p. 36.