Of Special Interest
ElBaradei, Mohamed, “Nuclear Security Today: The Global Context,” Address to Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, May 18, 2007.
Gottemoeller, Rose, “Back to Concrete Business,” Nezavisimaya Gazeta (English translation available online from Carnegie Moscow Center), May 25, 2007.
Gottemoeller, Rose, “Reading Russia Right,” New York Times, May 4, 2007, p. A23.
Kitfield, James, “The Decline Begins,” National Journal, May 19, 2007.
Stroupe, W. Joseph, “The Cold War: Fears of an unfinished victory,” Asian Times, May 31, 2007.
Wortzel, M. Larry, “China's Nuclear Forces: Operations, Training, Doctrine, Command, Control and Campaign Planning,” Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College, May 11, 2007.
I. Strategic Arms
Agence France-Presse, “Britain Orders 4th Astute-Class Submarine,” May 21, 2007.
Coyle, Philip, “Proponents Lose Sight of New Warhead’s Arms Control Implications,” Defense Monitor, May/June 2007, pp. 6-7.
Gill, Bates and Kleiber, Martin, “China’s Space Odyssey,” Foreign Affairs, 86(3):2-6, May/June 2007.
Krepon, Michael, “New warheads and non-proliferation,” Daily Times, June 1, 2007.
Matthews, William, “U.S. House Panel Strips Funding for Nuke Warhead,” Defense News, May 24, 2007.
Pincus, Walter, “New Nuclear Warhead's Funding Eliminated,” Washington Post, May 24, 2007, p. A6.
Spring, Baker, “Congress’s Critical Role in the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) Program,” The Heritage Foundation, May 11, 2007.
II. Nuclear Proliferation
Arab Times, “IAEA Experts to Study Creation of Gulf Nuclear Program: Salema; Ties with Kuwait Praised,” May 13, 2007.
Associated Press, “Jordan Has Uranium to Build a Reactor,” May 5, 2007.
Cohen, Avner, “Israel and the bomb,” International Herald Tribune, May 31, 2007.
Dutt, Vijay, “Threat Will Not Work with Iran, says India,” Hindustan Times, May 29, 2007.
Fisher-Ilan, Allyn, “Peres Biography: Israel, France had Secret Pact to Produce Nuclear Weapons,” Reuters, May, 9, 2007.
International Institute for Strategic Studies, “Nuclear Black Markets: Pakistan, A.Q. Khan and the Rise of Proliferation Networks,” May 9, 2007.
Jenkins, Brian, “Nuclear Terror: How Real?” Washington Times, May 13, 2007.
McCawley, Tom, “Indonesia Looks to a Nuclear Future,” Asia Times, May 30, 2007.
Rademaker, Stephen, “Blame America First,” Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2007, p. A15.
Torquemada, Jesús, “Analysis: The atomic ghost returns,” Basque News and Information Channel, May 30, 2007.
Zaw, Aung, “Suspicion Hardens over Burma’s Nuclear Ambitions,” May 25, 2007.
India
AFP, “US ‘Positive’ on Clinching India Nuclear Accord,” May, 30, 2007.
Gentleman, Amelia, “India and U.S. Try to Rekindle Stalled Talks on a Nuclear Pact,” New York Times, June 1, 2007.
Giacomo, Carol, “U.S., India Continue Contacts on Nuclear Deal,” Reuters, May 21, 2007.
Murphy, Katharine, “No Uranium for India: Macfarlane,” The Age, May 23, 2007.
Reuters, “Considerable Work Left on India Nuclear Deal: U.S.,” May 30, 2007.
Squassoni, Sharon, “Giving an Inch, Taking a Mile,” Washington Post, May 9, 2007.Iran
Albright, David, and Shire, Jacqueline, and Brannan, Paul, “IAEA Safeguards Report on Iran: Iran making progress but not yet reliably operating an enrichment plant,” The Institute for Science and International Security, May 25, 2007.
Dahl, Fredrik, “Iran Says ‘Evil Approach’ by U.S. Prevents Talks,” Reuters, May 1, 2007
Drogin, Bob, “Iran Bomb Possible by 2010, U.N. Official Says,” Los Angeles Times, May 25, 2007.
ElBaradei, Mohamed, “Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and Relevant Provisions of Security Council Resolutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” International Atomic Energy Agency, May 22, 2007.
Gearan, Anne, “U.S. has two-part strategy with Iran,” Houston Chronicle, May 27, 2007.
Goldschmidt, Pierre and Perkovich, George, “Correcting Iran’s Nuclear Disinformation,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, May 27, 2007.
Hafezi, Parisa, “Iran rules out key demand before atomic meeting,” Reuters, May 31, 2007.
Harrison, Frances, “Iran’s Nuclear Negotiator ‘Spied’,” BBC News, May 5, 2007.
Heinrich, Mark, “Iran Deal Sought to Avert Atom Pact Talks Collapse,” Reuters, May 6, 2007.
Jahn, George, “Iran Standing Firm against Language in Nuclear Nonproliferation Document,” Associated Press, May 1, 2007
Kessler, Glenn, “Rice: U.S. Will Not Change Conditions for Iran Nuclear Talks,” Washington Post, May 31, 2007.
Kralev, Nicholas, “Rice Slams U.N. Nuke Watchdog on Iran,” Washington Times, May 30, 2007.
New York Times, “Iran Frees Former Atomic Negotiator on Bail,” May 10, 2007, p. A4.
Reuters, “Iran Has Installed 1,600 Atomic Centrifuges: Report,” May 17, 2007.
Reuters, “Iran Offers to Help Gulf States with Atom Technology,” May 28, 2007.
Reuters, “US, Allies to Complain to ElBaradei on Iran,” May 22, 2007.
RIA Novosti, “Iran, EU to Hold New Round of Nuclear Talks May 31 in Spain,” May 19, 2007.
RIA Novosti, “Iran Resolved to Export Nuclear Fuel – Ahmadinejad,” May 25, 2007.
Sanger, David, “Inspectors Cite Big Gain by Iran on Nuclear Fuel,” New York Times, May 15, 2007, p. A1.North Korea
Agence France-Presse, “US Ex-Envoy Sure North Korea had Secret Nuke Programme,” May 14, 2007.
Hutzler, Charles, “U.S. Nuclear Envoy in Beijing, Meets with Chinese Officials in Korea,” Associated Press, May 30, 2007.
Martin, Simon, “Hopes Rise for North Korea Nuclear Deal,” Agence France-Presse, May 16, 2007.
RIA Novosti, “Russia Makes U-turn, Joins UN Sanctions against N. Korea,” May 30, 2007.
III. Nonproliferation
Agence France-Presse, “Russia Throws Wrench in S. Korea’s Global Hawk Plan,” May 10, 2007.
Chivers, C.J., “Radioactivity Sensors for Russia,” New York Times, June 1, 2007.
Gupta, Virendra, “It’s the NPT, Not Iran,” Rediff News, May 17, 2007.
Heinrich, Mark, “Iran and NAM Countries Downgrade Atom Treaty Text,” Reuters, May 11, 2007.
Hughes, Llewelyn, “Why Japan Will Not Go Nuclear (Yet),” International Security, 31:4 (Spring 2007).
Kralev, Nicholas, “Unpaid US Dues Hit Nuke-Test Monitoring,” Washington Times, May 24, 2007.
Jahn, George, “Iran and West Clash Over Nuclear Treaty,” Associated Press, May 11, 2007.
Miller, Judith, “From the Shores of Tripoli,” The National Interest, May 2007-June 2007.
Robbins, Carla, “Wrestling Nuclear Genies Back Into the Bottle, or at Least a Can,” New York Times, May 9, 2007, p. A24.
Tannenbaum, Jeffrey, “‘Fourth-Rate’ Nations Love Their A-Bombs, 9/11 Reporter Warns,” Bloomberg, May 17, 2007.
IV. Missiles and Missile Defense
Agence France-Presse, “Key U.S. Missile Test Aborted,” May 26, 2007.
Agence France-Presse, “Report: Australia to Join Japan-U.S. Missile Project,” May 22, 2007.
Agence France-Presse, “Russia Seeks Review of Landmark Arms Control Pact,” May 23, 2007.
Agence France-Presse, “U.S., Poland to Open Formal Missile Shield Talks May 24,” May 22, 2007.
Associated Press, “Russia Test-Launches New ICBM,” May 29, 2007.
Dickle, Mure and Sevastopulo, Demetri, “US fears over China Long-Range Missiles,” Financial Times, May 25, 2007, pp. 1 and 3.
Gera, Vanessa, “U.S., Poland Upbeat on Missile Defense,” Washington Post, May 25, 2007.
Greimel, Hans, “N. Korea Test-Fire Missiles as South Launches U.S.-Equipped Destroyer,” Associated Press, May 26, 2007.
Gutterman, Steve, “Russia Says New ICBM Can Beat Any System,” Associated Press, May 30, 2007.
Heintz, Jon, “Russia test-launches new ICBM,” Houston Chronicle, May 29, 2007.
Holland, Steve, “Bush Sees Tensions between Russia and West,” Reuters, May 21, 2007.
International Herald Tribune, “Czech, U.S. Officials Hold New Round of Talks on Missile Defense,” May 22, 2007.
Matthews, William, “U.S. House Panel Cuts Funds for Missile Defense, New Warhead,” Defense News, May 2, 2007.
“Minister: Russian Army To Receive New Missiles ‘Soon,’” Agence France-Presse, May 31, 2007.
Mohammed, Arshad, “U.S. Says Russia Cannot Veto Missile Defense,” Reuters, May 15, 2007.
News Services, “Pentagon Warns that China is Adding Missiles and Building Capacity to Fight Abroad,” May 26, 2007.
Nishiyama, George, “North Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles,” Reuters, May 25, 2007.
O’Hanlon, Michael, “A Defense We Just Don’t Need (Yet),” New York Times, May 17, 2007
Raghuvanshi, Vivek, “Indian Army Awaits BrahMos,” Defense News, May 21, 2007.
Ramstad, Evan, “Diplomacy Stays Course after North Korea's Test,” Wall Street Journal, May 26, 2007, p. A3.
“Report: North Korea Fired One Missile, Not Several,” Reuters, Seoul, May 26, 2007.
Reuters, “Russia Says Suspect Sold China Rocket Technology,” May 24, 2007.
RIA Novosti, “Lithuanian Minister Denies Inviting U.S. to Deploy Missile Shield,” May 30, 2007.
RIA Novosti, “Putin says missile tests were response to NATO’s actions,” May 31, 2007.
RIA Novosti, “S-400 Missile Defense Systems to Start Defending Moscow July 1,” May 21, 2007.
Shchedrov, Oleg, “Putin Still Opposed to U.S. Missile Shield,” Reuters, May 23, 2007.
Scully, Megan, “House Affirms Missile Defense Cuts, Approves Defense Bill,” CongressDaily, May 17, 2007.
Shanker, Thom, “Antimissile Test Comes Amid Financing Debate,” New York Times, May 23, 2007.
Shanker, Thom, “House Panel Considers Cuts in Budget for Missile Defense,” New York Times, May 10, 2007, p. A5.
Shchedrov, Oleg, “US ‘imperialism’ means new arms race: Putin,” ABC, May 31, 2007.
Spencer, Richard, “Reports: N. Korea Tests Missile in Iran,” The Daily Telegraph, May 17, 2007.
Wolf, Jim, “U.S. House Seeks Tighter U.S.-Israeli Missile Defenses,” Reuters, May 19, 2007.
V. Chemical and Biological Arms
Butrin, Dmitry; Sborov, Afanasy; and Taratuta, Yulia, “Russia Warily Eyes Human Samples,” May 30, 2007.
“Iran to File Complaints Against Chemical War Facilitators: Accomplices in Saddam’s Chemical Weapons Program Should be Brought to Justice: Deputy FM,” Mehr News, May 12, 2007.
Strohm, Chris, “Advocates of State Chemical Security Laws Plot Next Move,” CongressDaily, May 31, 2007.
United Press International, “Last Chemical Weapon Facility Demolished,” May 17, 2007.
VI. Conventional Arms
Agence France-Presse, “U.N. Team To Report On Alleged Arms Smuggling To Lebanon,” May 28, 2007.
Agence France-Presse, “U.S. Delivers Arms to Lebanon,” May 25, 2007.
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, “Cluster Bombs: Japan Against Ban,” May 25, 2007.
Amnesty International, “Sudan: Arms Continuing to Fuel Serious Human Rights Violations in Darfur,” May 8, 2007.
Cisneros, Luis Jaime, “Latin America, Caribbean pledge to get rid of cluster bombs,” Agence France-Presse, May 25, 2007.
Integrated Regional Information Networks, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, “Horn of Africa: ‘Improved approach needed towards disarmament,’” May 30, 2007.
Lederer, Edith, “U.N. Resists U.S. on New Sudan Sanctions,” Associated Press May 30, 2007.
Media Newswire, “New Grants to Deal With Explosives Remnants of War and Landmines,” May 30, 2007.
Minnick, Wendell, “Shipbuilding Boom: $108 Billion Market Predicted for Asia-Pacific Over 10 Years,” Defense News, May 21, 2007.
Raghuvanshi, Vivek, “S. Korea May Build Ships for Indian Navy as Countries Boost Ties,” Defense News, May 30, 2007.
Stohl, Rachel and Rhea Myerscough, “Sub-Saharan Small Arms: The Damage Continues,” Current History, May 2007, pp 227-232
Stolberg, Sheryl Gay, “Bush to Tighten Fiscal Penalties Against Sudan,” New York Times, May 29, 2007..
VII. U.S. Policy
Hess, David, “Appropriations Subpanel Moves Energy and Water Bill,” CongressDaily, May 23, 2007.
Scully, Megan, “Senate Panel Boosts Funding For Subs, Missile Interceptor,” CongressDaily, May 31, 2007.
Shanker, Thom, “Administration Rebukes Putin on His Policies,” New York Times, June 1, 2007.
Squassoni, Sharon, “Giving an Inch, Taking a Mile,” www.washingtonpost.com, May 9, 2007.
Tollefson, Jeff, “Subcommittee Goes Its Own Way on Energy-Water Measure,” CQ Weekly, May 28, 2007.
Wald, Matthew L., “Uranium Windfall Opens Choices for the Energy Dept.,” New York Times, May 29, 2007.
VIII. Space
International Security Advisory Board, US Department of State, “Report on US Space Policy,” April 25, 2007.
Kislyakov, Andrei, “New Wars Require New Weapons,” RIA Novosti, May 25, 2007.
Katz-Hyman, Michael; Krepon, Michael; and Hitchens, Theresa; “Preserving Freedom of Action in Space: Realizing the Potential and Limits of US Spacepower,” The Henry L. Stimson Center, May 2007.
Singer, Jeremy, “Pentagon Weighs Options for Quick Space Launches,” Defense News, May 28, 2007.
IX. Other
Agence France-Presse, “NATO Reassures Russia over Eastern Moves,” May 28, 2007.
Associated Press, “China Blasts U.S. Report,” May 28, 2007.
Bodeen, Christopher, “U.S. terror expert says nuclear risk low,” Houston Chronicle, June 1, 2007.
Brown, Cameron S, “Analysis: US, Iran Talks Open Door to ‘Grand Bargain,’” Jerusalem Post, May 29, 2007.
Burns, Robert, “Pentagon: China Building Military Might,” Associated Press, May 25, 2007.
Chandler, Michael, and Warrick, Joby, “Thousands of Nuclear Arms Workers See Cancer Claims Denied or Delayed,” Washington Post, May 12, 2007, p. A1
Drogin, Bob and Daragahi, Borzou, “Arabs Make Plans for Nuclear Power,” Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2007.
Hall, Mimi, “Phones Studied as Attack Detector,” USA Today, May 4, 2007.
Kilner, James, “Russia to Build Nuclear Reactor in Myanmar,” Reuters, May 15, 2007.
Kreisher, Otto, “General Says More U.S., NATO Troops Needed In Europe,” CongressDaily, May 18, 2007.
RIA Novosti, “Moscow Says Nuclear Ties with Iran to Continue Despite Sanctions,” May 25.
RIA Novosti, “Russia, Kazakhstan Sign Deal on Uranium Enrichment Center,” May 10, 2007.
Stolar, Alex, “The Implications of Unrest in Pakistan for Nuclear Security,” The Henry L. Stimson Center, May 18, 2007.
Stroupe, W Joseph, “The Cold War: Fears of an Unfinished Victory,” Asia Times, May 31, 2007.