Compiled by James Perez
OF SPECIAL INTEREST
1996: Disarmament at a Critical Juncture: Panel discussions organized by the NGO Committee on Disarmament, New York: United Nations, 1997, 141 pp. Ph: (212) 6875340, Email: disarmtimes@igc.apc.org
Price, Richard M. The Chemical Weapons Taboo, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1997, 233 pp.
von Hippel, Frank. "Paring Down the Arsenal," The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May/June 1997, pp. 3340.
I. ARMS CONTROL GENERAL
Deen, Thalif. "New Center Aims to Raise UN Profile on Disarming," Jane's Defence Weekly, July 23, 1997, p. 6.
Stern, Jessica. "Preventive Defense," The Washington Post, June 23, 1997, p. A19.
Yumin, Hu. "The Situation and Prospects of the Nuclear Disarmament," International Strategic Studies, April 1997, pp. 10-18.
THEORY AND POLICY
PostCold War Conflict Deterrence, Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1997, 227 pp. Ph: (202) 334-3313, (800) 624-6242
VERIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE
Blanche, Ed. "Iraq Heads for Collision With UN Over Weapons," Jane's Defence Weekly, July 2, 1997, p. 15.
Crossette, Barbara. "Iraqis Still Defying Arms Ban, Departing UN Official Says," The New York Times, June 25, 1997, p. A1.
McFate, Patricia Bliss, F. Ronald Cleminson, Sidney N. Graybeal and George R. Lindsey. Verification in a Global Context: The Establishment of a United Nations Center for Information, Training and Analysis (CITA), Arms Control Verification Studies No. 7, Ottawa: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, 1996, 44 pp.
Reid, Robert H. "Iraq Blocks UN Teams," The Washington Times, June 14, 1997, p. A7.
II. STRATEGIC ARMS CONTROL
"Duma Won't Sign Arms Pact, Russian Says," The Baltimore Sun, July 7, 1997, p. 16.
Nunn, Sam and Bruce Blair. "From Nuclear Deterrence to Mutual Safety," The Washington Post, June 22, 1997, p. C1.
Thomson, David B. The START Treaties: Implementation and Status, CISA, Los Alamos, LA-UR-97-2045, May 1997, 42 pp.
Weiner, Tim. "Panel Urges Deep Cuts in U.S. and Russian Nuclear Arsenals," The New York Times, June 18, 1997.
III. BALLISTIC ARMS CONTROL
Starr, Barbara. "Stalemate on Scuds' As Latest U.S.-Kiev Talks Fail," Jane's Defence Weekly, July 23, 1997, p.3.
Waller, Douglas. "The Secret Missile Deal," Time, June 30, 1997, p. 58.
IV. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
McMahon, Scott. "NMD Can Provide Stability," Defense News, June 30-July 6, 1997, p. 17.
THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE
Boman, Shelly and Duncan Clarke. "U.S. Should Put Aid for Israel's Arrow Back in Quiver," Defense News, June 23, 1997, p. 17.
Ebata, Kensuke. "Japan Puts Off Decision on Missile Defence Plan," Jane's Defence Weekly, June 18, 1997, p. 15.
V. NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
Baker, John C. NonProliferation Incentives for Russia and Ukraine, Adelphi Paper 309, New York: IISS, 1997, 91 pp.
Gerth, Jeff. "Export Limits On Computers Are Rejected," The New York Times, July 11, 1997, p. 9.
Gertz, Bill. "U.S. Names Buyers of Arms That Are Developing Nukes," The Washington Times, July 1, 1997, p. A5.
NonProliferation Agreements, Arrangements and Responses, Andrew Latham, ed., Toronto: York University, 1997, 242 pp. Ph: (416) 7365156, Email: yciss@yorku.ca
Navarrom, Mireya. "2 Lithuanians, Arrested in Miami, Are Accused of Bid to Sell Soviet Nuclear Weapons," The New York Times, July 1, 1997, p. A15.
Opall, Barbara. "U.S. Lawmakers Deride Export Scofflaw List," Defense News, June 30-July 6, 1997, p. 3.
Ravo, Nick. "Two Men in Iraq Export Case Are Found Not Guilty by Jury," The New York Times, July 16, 1997, p. A18.
Rensselaer, Lee. "Smuggling Update," The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist, May/June 1997, pp. 52-56.
Rodan, Steve. "Supercomputer Dispute With Israel Shows Vagueness in U.S. Export Law," Defense News, June 30July 6, p. 3.
Smith, R. Jeffrey. "Administration Concerned About Russia's Nuclear Cooperation With Iran," The Washington Post, July 3, 1997, p. A7.
Weiner, Tim. "China Is Top Supplier to Nations Seeking Powerful, Banned Arms," The New York Times, July 3, 1997, p. 8.
NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY
Sanders, Ben. "The NPT Steps Into the Future: The Preparatory Committee and the Enhanced Review Process," Disarmament Diplomacy, May 1997, pp. 5-8.
VI. NUCLEAR WEAPONS MATERIAL CONTROL
Anselmo, Joseph C. "Dangers Mount Despite Cooperative Efforts," Aviation Week & Space Technology, June 23, 1997, pp. 47-50.
Bukharin, Oleg. "Disquiet on the Eastern Front," The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May/June 1997, pp. 41-46.
Griffiths, Franklyn. MOX Experience: The Disposition of Excess Russian and U.S. Weapons Plutonium in Canada, University of Toronto, July 1997, 80 pp. Ph. (416) 978-7417.
Scott, William B. "Classification Sensitivities Slow Weapon Dismantlement," Aviation Week & Space Technology, June 23, 1997, pp. 45-46.
Scott, William B. "Scientists Jointly Focus on Safeguarding Stockpile," Aviation Week & Space Technology, June 23, 1997, pp. 36-43.
VII. NUCLEAR TESTING
Broad, William J. "Hans A. Bethe: He Lit Nuclear Fire; Now He Would Douse It," The New York Times, June 17, 1997, p. C1.
Scott, William B. "Admission of 1979 Nuclear Test Finally Validates Vela Data," Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 21, 1997, p. 33.
"U.S. Conducts Nuclear Material Tests," The Washington Post, July 3, 1997, p. A13.
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN
Landay, Jonathan S. "Banned Forever? New Push on Nuclear Tests," The Christian Science Monitor, July 2, 1997, p. 3.
McKinzie, Matthew. The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Issues and Answers, Cornell University Peace Studies Program Occasional Paper #21, June 1997, 141 pp.
Walsh, Mark. "Supercomputer Faces Nuke Arms Safety Test," Defense News, June 30-July 6, 1997, p. 13.
VIII. CONVENTIONAL ARMS CONTROL AND ARMS TRANSFERS
Barber, Ben. "White House Close to Ending Arms Ban," The Washington Times, June 17, 1997, p. A1.
"Brazillian Gun Buy Stalled by U.S. Export Law," Jane's Defence Weekly, July 2, 1997, p. 6.
Carter, Jimmy. "U.S. Must Take Lead to Ban Land Mines," The Christian Science Monitor, June 23, 1997, p. 18.
Gerth, Jeff and Tim Weiner. "Arms Makers See a Bonanza In Selling NATO Expansion," The New York Times, June 29, 1997, p. A1.
Lancaster, John. "U.S. Role as Arms Merchant to Kuwait Faces Challenge by China," The Washington Post, July 15, 1997, p. A14.
Lippman, Thomas W. "Revised Treaty Is Outlined for Europe Forces," The Washington Post, July 24, 1997, p. A1.
Mesler, Bill. "NATO's New Arms Bazaar," The Nation, July 21, 1997, pp. 24-26.
Porteus, Holly. "JCS Members, CINCs Issue Letter Opposing Landmine Ban Legislation," Inside the Pentagon, July 17, 1997, p. 1.
Practical Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Measures for Peacebuilding, Ottawa: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, April 1997, 61 pp.
Ramos-Horta, Jose. "Deadly Arms Sales," The Washington Times, July 23, 1997, p. A17.
Seffers, George I. "Pentagon May Resist Effort to Ban Antipersonnel Mines," Defense News, June 30-July 6, 1997, p. 11.
Towle, Michael D. "Defense Contractors Woo Old Foes," The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 18. 1997, p. 6.
Whelan, Lawrence. "Armscor Explores Idea of Selling to Turkey," Jane's Intelligence & Jane's Sentinel Pointer, July 1997, p. 11.
IX. CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ARMS CONTROL
Baynham, Simon. "Ratification Helps Credibility of CWC," Jane's Intelligence Review & Jane's Sentinel Pointer, July 1997, p. 2.
"India Permits Arms Inspection," The Washington Post, June 27, 1997, p. A30.
Maze, Rick. "Pentagon Ups Number of Troops Exposed to Toxic Weapons in Persian Gulf," Army Times July 21, 1997, p. 2.
Shenon, Philip. "Studies on Gulf War Illnesses Are Faulted," The New York Times, June 15, 1997, p. A18.
Vartabedian, Ralph. "Army Chemical Incinerator Is Unsafe, 3rd Official Says," The Los Angeles Times, June 25, 1997, p. 5.
Weston, Michael. "Giving Teeth to the Biological Weapons Convention," NATO Review, May-June 1997, pp. 33-35.
X. REGIONAL SECURITY ALLIANCES AND ISSUES
FORMER SOVIET UNION
Drozdiak, William. "NATO and Russia Launch Joint Panel On Security Issues: New Council Holds First Session After Solving Leadership Dispute," The Washington Post, July 19, 1997, p. A15.
Hoffman, David, "Ex-General Warns That Extinction' Is Destiny of Russia's Nuclear Forces," The Washington Post, June 26, 1997, p. A27.
Khripunov, Igor. "Have Guns, Will Travel," The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May/June 1997, pp. 47-51.
Priest, Dana. "Ukraine Savors New Ties With NATO," The Washington Post, July 14, 1997, p.A15.
Sieff, Martin. "Ukraine's President Seeks Anchor to West," The Washington Times, July 20, 1997, p. A1.
EUROPE AND NATO
Apple, R.W., Jr. "On NATO Coup, Russia's Shadow," The New York Times, July 9, 1997, p. A8.
Blacker, Coit, Vladimir Kuznetsov and Jack Mendelsohn. "The Question of NATO Expansion: A Panel Discussion," The Commonwealth, June 30, 1997, pp. 2-11.
Cooper, Mary H. "Expanding NATO," CQ Researcher, May 16, 1997, pp. 435-450.
Countdown to Madrid: Public Opinion on NATO Enlargement, United States Information Agency, June 1997, 20 pp. Ph: (202) 619-4490, Email: reu@usia.gov
Dobbs, Michael and John F. Harris. "France Balks at Paying Share of NATO Expansion Costs," The Washington Post, July 10, 1997, p. A1.
Drozdiak, William and John F. Harris. "NATO Invites 3 Former Foes to Join," The Washington Post, July 9, 1997, p. A1.
Kay, Sean and Judith Yaphe. "Turkey's International Affairs: Shaping the U.S.-Turkey Strategic Partnership," Strategic Forum, National Defense University, Number 122, July 1997, 4pp.
Mandelbaum, Michael. NATO Expansion: A Bridge to the Nineteenth Century, The Center for Political and Strategic Studies, June 1997, 36 pp. Ph. (301) 652-8181, Email: mail@cpss.org
Marshall, Tyler. "In Letter, Experts Decry NATO Expansion," The Los Angeles Times, June 27, 1997, p. A4.
Nebehay , Stephanie. "Geneva Delegates Agree to Tackle Land Mines as a Separate Issue," The Washington Times, June 27, 1997, p. A15.
Rogers, Marc. "Challenges Loom Beyond Enlargement for NATO," Jane's Defence Weekly, July 2, 1997, p. 19.
Rogov, Sergey M. Russia and NATO's Enlargement: The Search for a Compromise at the Helsinki Summit, Alexandria, VA: Center for Naval Analyses, May 1997, 37 pp.
Sieff, Martin. "Rejected Slovenia May Close to West," The Washington Times, July 15, 1997, p. A1.
Starr, Barbara. "New NATO Members To Plan Fighters Together," Jane's Defence Weekly, July 23, 1997, p. 4.
Tigner, Brooks. "NATO Hopefuls Want Promises for Round Two," Defense News, July 713, 1997, p. 1.
Vinch, Chuck. "Lawmakers Question Expansion of NATO," European Stars & Stripes, July 18, 1997, p.1.
Warner, John and Kay Bailey Hutchison. "The Missing NATO Debate," The Washington Post, July 24, 1997, p. A21.
Yaphe, Judith S. "Turkey's Domestic Affairs: Shaping the U.S.-Turkey Strategic Partnership," Strategic Forum, National Defense University, Number 121, July 1997, 4pp.
MIDDLE EAST
Eshel, David. "Persisting Powder Keg," Armed Forces Journal International,. July 1997, pp. 30-33.
Opall, Barbara. "Israel Awaits NATO Summit Before Pressing Washington On Russia-Iran Missile Effort," Defense News, July 7-13, 1997, p. 4.
Pisik, Betsy. "Ekeus Expects Sanctions To Last as Long as Saddam's Rule," The Washington Times, June 30, 1997, p. A9.
Toward 2000: Middle East Challenges for the Next Administration, Alicia Gansz and John Wilner, eds., The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 1996, 70 pp. Ph. (202) 452-0650.
ASIA
Burns, John F. "India and Pakistan Plan Kashmir Talks," The New York Times, June 24, 1997, p. A6.
Gertz, Bill. "New Chines Missiles Target All of East Asia," The Washington Times, July 10, 1997, p. A1.
Gertz, Bill. "Russia Sells China High-Tech Artillery," The Washington Times, July 3, 1997, p. A1.
Harding, James. "China Looks Abroad for Help in Updating Defense Systems," The Washington Times, July 14, 1997, p. A11.
Jordan, Mary. "80 S. Korean Workers Move to North This Week," The Washington Post, July 24, 1997, p. A2.
Kamil, Anis. "Why U.S. Has Not Signed Protocol To Nuclear Arms Treaty [SEANWFZ]," New Strait Times, June 24, 1997, p. 2.
Karniol, Robert. "Laos Rebuilds Links With Russia in Helicopter Buy, " Jane's Defence Weekly, July 23, 1997, p. 16.
Kremenak, Ben. Korea's Road to Unification: Potholes, Detours and Dead Ends, CISSM Papers 5, May 1997, 76 pp. Ph. (301) 405-7601
Mulvenon, James. Chinese Military Commerce and U.S. National Security, Center for Asia-Pacific Policy, June 1997, 41 pp. Ph: (310) 393-0411 x.7197.
Myers, Steven Lee. "North Korea Agrees to Join 4-Party Talks," The New York Times, July 1, 1997, p. A11.
"Pakistan Missile Firing Triggers Indian Protest," Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 21, 1997, p. 35.
"Prithvi Has Not Been Deployed, Says India," Jane's Defence Weekly, June 18, 1997, p. 4.
Starr, Barbara. "USA, RoK Assess Options if North Korea Collapses," Jane's Defence Weekly, July 2, 1997, p. 3.
Witter, Willis. "Japan Mulls Boost In Military Might," The Washington Times, July 16, 1997, p. A11.
XI. DEFENSE BUDGET AND CONVERSION
Alvarez, Lizette. "Senate Is Cool to G.I. Mission in Bosnia but Doesn't Cut Off Funds," The New York Times, July 12, 1997, p. A3.
Greider, William. "Fortress America," Rolling Stone, July 10, 1997, pp. 61-73.
Holzer, Robert and Mark Walsh. "Officials Doubt Might of QDR Cuts," Defense News, July 7-13, 1997, p. 1.
Kitfield, James. "Collision Course," National Journal, June 21, 1997, pp. 1270-1273.
Mann, Paul. "Senate Squelches B2 Funding, Upholds Fighter Program," Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 21, 1997, pp. 34-35.
Smith, R. Jeffrey and Bradley Graham. "Administration Considers Changing Mix of Nuclear Warhead Deployment," The Washington Post, June 18, 1997, p. A6.
"U.S. Senate Adds $3.2b to FY98 Defense Budget," Jane's Defence Weekly, July 23, 1997, p.5.
XII. OTHER TOPICS
Doyle, Michael W. Ways of War and Peace, New York: W. W. Norton and Company, Inc., 1997, 557 pp.
Mello, Greg. "New Bomb, No Mission," The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May/June 1997, pp. 28-32.