OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Broad, William J., “Hans Bethe, A-Bomb Builder And Later Arms Foe, Dies at 98,” The New York Times, March 8, 2005, p. A1.
Sanger, David E., and William J. Broad, “Using Clues From Libya to Study a Nuclear Mystery,” The New York Times, March 31, 2005, p. A1.
Weisman, Steven R., “On Iran and Korea, Few Options,” International Herald Tribune, March 28, 2005.
I. STRATEGIC ARMS CONTROL
Dzhemal, Orkhan, “Rogov: Nuclear Disarmament is a Nice Fantasy: An Interview with Sergei Rogov, Director of the USA and Canada Institute at the Russian Academy of Sciences,” translated by A. Ignatkin, Versiya, February 28-March 6, 2005.
II. PROLIFERATION
CHINA
Lieberthal, Kenneth, “Preventing a War Over Taiwan,” Foreign Affairs, March/April 2005.
Shambaugh, David, “ China Engages Asia: Reshaping the Regional Order,” International Security , Vol. 29, No. 3, Winter 2004/2005, pp. 64-99.
INDIA
Agence France-Presse, “ India Accuses Nuclear Superpowers of Turning Blind Eye to Nuke Bazaar,” March 28, 2005.
Global Security Newswire, “ India’s Agni 3 Nuclear-Capable Missile Will Not be Ready for Final Tests for Another Year,” March 4, 2005.
IRAN
Agence France-Presse, “ Iran Complains it Has Yet to See Incentives in Nuclear Talks,” March 13, 2005.
Dinmore, Guy, “ Iran Offers to Curb Nuclear Plans,” Financial Times, March 12, 2005, p. 1.
Dinmore, Guy, and Daniel Dombey, “ Iran and US Unmoved by Nuclear Bargaining,” Financial Times , March 18 2005, p. 12.
Fathi, Nazila, and David E. Sanger, “ Iran Dismisses Economic Offer From the U.S.,” The New York Times, March 13, 2005, p. A14.
Fi, Stephen, “Fresh Clues on Smuggling Network Could Help Lift Lid on Tehran's Secret Nuclear Programme,” Financial Times, March 12, 2005, p. 6.
Jehl, Douglas, and Eric Schmitt, “Data Is Lacking On Iran's Arms, U.S. Panel Says, “The New York Times, March 9, 2005, p. A1.
Kaplan, Lawrence F., “Tehran Twist: Bush's new Iran policy,” The New Republic, March 28-April 4, 2005, p. 10.
Linzer, Dafna, “Past Arguments Don't Square With Current Iran Policy,” The Washington Post, March 27, 2005, p. A15.
Mahnaimi, Uzi, “Revealed: Israel Plans Strike on Iranian Nuclear Plant,” The Sunday Times, March 13, 2005.
Paivar, Amir, “Reporters Visit Underground Iran Nuclear Plant,” Reuters, March 30, 2005.
Peterson, Scott, “ Iran rebuffs US over nuclear plans,” Christian Science Monitor, March 14, 2005, p. 1.
Pollack, Kenneth, and Ray Takeyh, “Taking on Tehran,” Foreign Affairs, March/April 2005.
Sciolino, Elaine, “Nuclear Power Is Good: U.S. and Iran Have No Argument There,” The New York Times, March 23, 2005, p. A3.
Scowcroft, Brent, and Daniel Poneman, “An Offer that Iran Cannot Refuse,” Financial Times, March 9, 2005, p. 1.
Siamdoust, Nahid, “ Iran Says It Will Resume Enrichment if EU Talks Fail,” Los Angeles Times, March 6, 2005, p. A3.
Smyth, Gareth, “Nuclear Dispute Boosts Critics of 'Great Satan' in Iran Poll,” Financial Times, March 21, 2005, p. 9.
Sokolski , Henry, “Nuclear Musical Chairs: Who Will be the Last Standing?,” National Review, March 15, 2005.
Sokolski, Henry, “Potemkin Nonproliferation,” National Review, March 4, 2005.
Sokolski, Henry, “ The Washington Post Bombs Nuclear History : Did Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and Paul Wolfowitz Try to Stoke Iran's Nuclear Ambition in the '70s?,” The Weekly Standard, March 28, 2005.
Takeyh, Ray, “ Iran Builds the Bomb,” Survival, Vol. 46, No. 4, Winter 2004-2005, pp. 51-64.
Wright, Robin, “ U.S., Allies May Have to Wait Out Iran Elections: Earlier Answer Preferred on Effort to Dissuade Tehran of Nuclear Intentions,” The Washington Post, March 12, 2005, p. A14.
IRAQ
Broad, William J., and James Glanz, “Looting at Weapons Plants Was Systematic, Iraqi Says,” The New York Times , March 13, 2005, p. A1.
Global Security Newswire, “Some Iraqi Weapons Possibly Missing,” March 28, 2005.
LIBYA
Frantz, Douglas, and Josh Meye, “The Deal to Disarm Kadafi: Libya's Decision to Hand Over its
Banned Weapons Followed Lengthy Talks and an Equipment Seizure,” Los Angeles Times, March 13, 2005, p. A1.
NORTH KOREA
Agence France-Presse, “US Says North Korea Need Not Completely Disarm Before Reaping Benefits,” March 12, 2005.
Demick, Barbara , “'Intelligence Fiasco' Stirs Up the Korean Peninsula,” The Los Angeles Times, March 24 2005, p. A12.
Eberstadt, Nicholas, “What Surprise?; The Nuclear Core of North Korea's Strategy,” The Washington Post, March 1, 2005, p. A15.
Herskovitz, Jon, and John Ruwitch, “ N. Korea Premier Visits China Amid New Nuclear Claims,” Reuters, March 22, 2005.
Kahn, Joseph, “ China Doubts U.S. Data on North Korean Nuclear Work,” The New York Times, March 7, 2005, p. A7.
Lieberthal, Kenneth, “The Folly of Forcing Regime Change,” Financial Times, March 11, 2005, p. 13.
Reiss, Mitchell, and Robert Gallucci, “Red-Handed,” Foreign Affairs, March/April 2005.
ISRAEL
Cirincione, Joseph, “ Iran and Israel’s Nuclear Weapons,” The Globalist, March 11, 2005.
PAKISTAN
Bokhari, Farhan, and Roula Khalaf, “ Pakistan Offers Nuclear Clues on Iran,” Financial Times, March 26, 2005, p. 9.
Boston Globe, “Nuclear Khan,” March 23, 2005, p. A14.
Brinkley, Joel, and Steven R. Weisman, “Rice Seeks Details on Pakistani’s Nuclear Help to Iran ,” The New York Times, March 16, 2005, p. A8.
Broad, William J., and David E. Sanger, “Pakistani's Nuclear Black Market Seen as Offering Deepest Secrets of Building Bomb,” The New York Times, March 21, 2005, p. A7.
Meyer, Josh, “Illegal Nuclear Deals Alleged: Investigators Say Pakistan has Secretly Bought High-Tech Components for its Weapons Program from U.S. companies,” Los Angeles Times , March 26, 2005, p. A1.
Nordberg, Jenny, “Pakistani Cited in Transfer of High-Tech Gear,” The New York Times , March 27, 2005, p. A4.
Reuters, “ Pakistan Reviving Nuclear Black Market: Experts,” March 16, 2005.
Sengupta, Somini, “ Pakistani Hints He'll Turn Over Centrifuges in Iran Investigation,” The New York Times, March 26, 2005, p. A4.
RUSSIA
Associated Press, “” Russian General: Nuclear Missiles Remain Combat-Ready-Agency,” March 28, 2005.
Dinmore, Guy, Demetri Sevastopulo, and Hubert Wetzel, “ Russia Confronts US on Nuclear Arms Pact,” Financial Times, March 8, 2005.
Kashin, Vasily, Alexei Nikolsky, and Anna Nikolayeva, “Bush Aspired to Become an Inspector: Kremlin Sources Claim that Russia will not Permit the Americans to Inspect its Nuclear Arsenals,” translated by A. Ignatkin, Vedomosti, March 1, 2005.
Kashin, Vasily, and Alexei Nikolsky, “ Russia Will Use Missiles to Screen Itself from Neighbors,” translated by A. Ignatkin, Vedomosti, March 10, 2005.
Natarov, Yevgeniy, "The Doctrine of Disbursement: Interview with Ivan Safranchuk," March 9, 2005.
Safonov, Dmitriy, " New Subs Will Surmount 'Crisis' in Nuclear Deterrence: Nuclear Response to United States is Under Construction,” Gazeta, March 22, 2005.
EGYPT
Associated Press, “ Egypt’s Helping Hand Crucial to Iraq’s Gas Attacks, Arms Hunters Say,” March 13, 2005.
Seattle Times, “Iraq Digest: CIA Report Says Egypt helped Iraq Build Chemical Weapons,” March 13, 2005 p. A14.
III. MISSILE DEFENSE
Dyer, Gwynne, “Dyer: The Secret Behind Missile Defense is That it's Not About Defense,” The Salt Lake Tribune, March 7, 2005.
Ferster, Warren, “MDA Schedules Busy Year of Testing in 2005,” Space News, March 14, 2005.
Ignatius, David, “The Real Missile Defense Gap,” The Washington Post, March 23, 2005, p. A15.
O'Hanlon, Michael, “Don't Blame Canada for Missile-Defense Snub,” Christian Science Monitor , March 3, 2005, p. 9.
Singer, Jeremy, “ SpaceDev To Build Small Missile Warning Satellites,” Defense News, March 14, 2005.
IV. NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
Aronson, Bernard, “” Brazil’s Chance to Lead on Nuclear Containment,” The Wall Street Journal, March 18, 2005, p. A13.
Carter, Jimmy, “ Saving Nonproliferation,” The Washington Post, March 28, 2005, p. A17.
Japan Policy & Politics, “NPT's 'Unequivocal Undertaking' for Nuke Disarmament to be Removed: Envoy,” February 28, 2005.
Mahapatra, Rajesh, “ India Accuses World Powers of Slackening of Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime,” Associated Press, March 28, 2005.
Pincus, Walter, “Push for Nuclear-Free Middle East Resurfaces; Arab Nations Seek Answers About Israel,” The Washington Post, March 6, 2005, p. A24.
Simpson, Dan, “Double Standards at the Nuclear Club: India, Israel, and Pakistan Get a Pass on Their Nukes, While Iran and North Korea are Pariahs,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 23, 2005, p. A15.
V. NUCLEAR WEAPONS MATERIAL CONTROL
Deutch, John, and Arnold Kanter, Ernest Moniz, and Daniel Poneman, “Making the World Safe for Nuclear Energy,” Survival, Vol. 46, No. 4, Winter 2004-2005, pp. 65-80.
Global Security Newswire, “ National Academy Urges Dry Storage for Spent Fuel,” March 28, 2005.
Gottenmoeller, Rose, “Cooperative Threat Reduction Beyond Russia,” The Washington Quarterly, Spring 2005, pp. 145-158.
VI. CONVENTIONAL ARMS CONTROL AND ARMS TRANSFERS
Fairbank, Katie, and Richard Whittle, “Bush Administration to Sell F-16 Warplanes to Nuclear Rivals India, Pakistan,” Dallas Morning News, March 12, 2005.
Friedman, Thomas L., “Arms Sales Begin at Home,” The New York Times, March 6, 2005, p. D13.
Grimmett, Richard F., and Theresa Papademetriou, “European Union’s Arms Control Regime and Arms Exports to China: Background and Legal Analysis,” CRS Report for Congress, March 1, 2005.
Higuerea, Jose, “ Colobumbia, US Worried by Venezuelan Build-Up,” Jane’s Defense Weekly, March 23, 2005, p. 8.
Korb, Lawrence, and Caroline Wadhams, “US Should Set Example on Limiting Arms Exports,” The Boston Globe , March 27, 2005, p. K11.
Rezende, Pedro Paulo, “Brazil Cancels Fighter Programme,” Jane’s Defense Weekly, March 2, 2005, p. 5.
Richter, Paul, “Citing Alliance, U.S. OKs F-16s to Pakistan: Plan to Sell Jets Angers India, but White House Sees No Change in the Region’s Power Balance,” The Los Angeles Times, March 26, 2005, p. A10.
Sanger, David E., and Thom Shanker, “ U.S. Lawmakers Warn Europe on Arms Sales to China,” The New York Times , March 2, 2005, p. A10.
Tuttle, Rich, “ U.S., Russia sign agreement to control spread of MANPADS,” Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 25, 2005, Vol. 213 No. 37, p. 5.
Warner, Tom, “ Ukraine Admits Exporting Missiles to Iran and China,” Financial Times, March 18, 2005, p. 10.
Weisman, Steven R., “Europeans Said to Keep Embargo on Arms to China,” The New York Times, March 22, 2005, p. A1.
VII. CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS ISSUES
Emery, Erin, “Pentagon Restores $40 Million to Begin Work on Pueblo Plant,” The Denver Post, March 24, 2005, p. B1.
Hord, Bill, “Consultant Warns of Smallpox: A Veterinarian Who Advises the Government on Bioterror Says Americans Today are More Vulnerable to the Virus,” Omaha World-Herald , March 31, 2005, p. B1.
Lipton, Eric, “E.P.A. Report Finds Lag in Monitoring Attacks,” The New York Times, March 25, 2005.
O'Brien, Dennis, “Gains against anthrax; Neutralizer, breath test discussed at conference here,” The Baltimore Sun, March 25, 2005, p. E1.
U.S. Army and Chemical Materials Agency, ABCDF Processes Final Batch of Mustard Agent Drained from Last Aberdeen Container, Press Release #05-03, March 11, 2005.
VII. U.S. POLICY
Andreasen, Steve, and Sidney Drell, “Untested Solutions,” Foreign Affairs,” March/April 2005.
Bender, Bryan, “US is Urged to Back 2 Nuclear Treaties: Lack of Support May Increase Risk, Diplomats Say,” Boston Globe, March 13, 2005, p. A17.
Bush, George W., “ President's Statement on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty,” White House, Office of the Press Secretary, March 7, 2005.
Fiorill, Joe, “ Yucca Mountain Head Offers Optimism Over Project,” Global Security Newswire, March 11, 2005.
Gehrke, Robert, “Cannon Backs Nuclear Weapons Tests in Nevada; Congressman Says: He Believes His Father Died of Cancers Caused in Part by Exposure to Radioactive Fallout from Cold War-Era Tests,” Salt Lake Tribune, March 9, 2005, p. B5.
Gertz, Bill, and Rowan Scarborough, “Inside the Ring- Nuclear Testing,” The Washington Times, March 4, 2005, p. A5.
Global Security Newswire, “ Bush Nominates New Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security,” March 14, 2005.
Gorman, Siobhan, “ U.S. Spying Efforts Remain Troubled,” National Journal, March 22, 2005.
Hulse, Carl, and Steven R. Weisman, “Senate Approval is Seen for U.N. Nominee,” The New York Times, March 9, 2005, p. A6.
Hsu, Spencer S., “Biohazard Procedures To Change: Officials Acknowledge Anthrax Scare Missteps,” The Washington Post, March 27, 2005, p. C1.
Ruppe, David, “Rice Backs Arms Control Resource Reductions,” Global Security Newswire, March 10, 2005.
Sirak, Michael, “Northrop Grumman Unveils Unmanned Aircraft Concept,” Jane’s Defense Weekly, March 23, 2005, p. 8.
Wall Street Journal, “Hobson’s Choice,” March 3, 2005, p. A12.
Welsh, William, “Northrop Grumman IT to Test, Evaluate Army Lasers,” The Washington Post, March 7, 2005, p. E4.
VIII. REGIONAL SECURITY ALLIANCES AND ISSUES
Schmitt, Eric, “Up to 480 U.S. Nuclear Arms in Europe, Private Study Says,” The New York Times, February 9, 2005.
Shishkin, Philip, “ Georgia Asks EU, U.S. For Help on Ties to Russia,” Wall Street Journal, March 2, 2005, p. A14.
IX. SPACE WEAPONIZATION
Cooper, Lawrence, “USAF Plays Necessary Role in Space,” Defense News, March 14, 2005.
Hernandez, Marjorie, “Experts Debate Need for Weapons in Space,” Ventura County Star, March 4, 2005.
Pincus, Walter, “Plans by U.S. to Dominate Space Raising Concerns,” The Washington Post, March 29, 2005, p. A5.
Scott, William B., “Space Warriors: The 21st Space Wing Stakes its Claim as the First U.S.
"Space Superiority' Unit,” Aviation Week & Space Technology, March 7, 2005, Vol. 162 No. 10, p. 55.
Williams, Frances, “ Russia and China Urge Space Peace Pact,” Financial Times, March 23, 2005, p. 6.