Of Special Interest
Albright, David, Brannan, Paul, and Shire, Jacqueline, Can Military Strikes Destroy Iran's Gas Centrifuge Program? Probably Not., Institute for Science and International Security, August 7, 2008, 15 pp.
Broad, William J., and Sanger, David E., "In Nuclear Net's Undoing, a Web of Shadows," The New York Times, August 24, 2008, p. A1.
Dhanapala, Jayantha, and Kimball, Daryl, A Nonproliferation Disaster, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Proliferation Analysis, July 10, 2008, 2 pp.
Goldschmidt, Pierre, IAEA Safeguards: Dealing Preventively with Non-Compliance, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, July 12, 2008, 28 pp.
Holum, John, "Nuclear Weapons," The Washington Times, August 1, 2008, p. A21.
Lugar, Richard, "Trust Still Needs Verification," The Washington Times, July 18, 2008, p. A24.
Markey, Edward J., and Tauscher, Ellen O., "Don't Loosen Nuclear Rules for India," The New York Times, August 19, 2008, p. A23.
Sokolski, Henry, "Negotiating India's Next Nuclear Explosion," The Wall Street Journal Asia, July 10, 2008.
Tauscher, Ellen O., "U.S. Needs to Start a New START Agreement," San Francisco Chronicle, July 24, 2008, p. B7.
U.S. Department of Defense, National Defense Strategy, June 2008, 23 pp.
I. Strategic Arms
Agence France-Presse, "New Air Force Chiefs Promise to Raise Nuclear Standards," August 13, 2008.
Agence France-Presse, "US General Warns Russia on Nuclear Bombers in Cuba," July 23, 2008.
Agence France-Presse, "Russia Slams US Nuclear Disarmament Proposals," July 6, 2008.
Baldor, Lolita C., and MacPherson, James, "Air Force Missile Launch Crew Cell Asleep," Associated Press, July 25, 2008.
The Economist, "Swords and Ploughshares," August 16, 2008, p. 56.
Franz, Zachary, "Airmen Remove Final Missiles," Great Falls Tribune, August 1, 2008, p. A1.
Grossman, Elaine M., "Rice Declines to Sign U.S. Nuclear Strategy Paper," Global Security Newswire, August 5, 2008.
Johnson, Peter, "End Nears for Malmstrom's 564th Missile Squadron," Great Falls Tribune, July 27, 2008, p. A1.
Kristensen, Hans. M., China's Xia-Class SSBN Leaves Dry Dock, Federation of American Scientists Strategic Security Blog, August 3, 2008.
Meyer, Cordula, "Berlin Holds on to Obsolete Weapons," Der Spiegel, July 1, 2008.
Podvig, Pavel, "The Window of Vulnerability That Wasn't: Soviet Military Buildup in the 1970s - A Research Note," International Security, Summer 2008, Vol. 33, No.1, pp.118.
RIA Novosti, "Russian Navy Prioritizes Construction of Nuclear Submarines," July 25, 2008.
Saradzhyan, Simon, "Armed With Nukes and a Vague Plan," The Moscow Times, August 5, 2008.
Schneidmiller, Chris, "Medvedev Stands Firm on Russian Strategic Policy," Global Security Newswire, July 15, 2008.
Schoenfeld, Gabriel, "Russia's Nuclear Threat Is More Than Words," The Wall Street Journal, August 21, 2008, p. A11.
Schwartz, John, "Back to Court, Decades After Atomic Tests," The New York Times, August 6, 2008.
Solomon, Jay, and White, Gregory L., "U.S. Weighs Halt to Talks with Russia on Nuclear Arms Curbs," The Wall Street Journal, August 29, 2008, p. A1.
The Stanley Foundation, US Nuclear Weapons, Force Posture, and Infrastructure, August 2008, 9pp.
Taylor, Matthew, "Britain Plans to Spend £3bn on New Nuclear Warheads," The Guardian, July 25, 2008.
United States Institute of Peace, Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the U.S. Begins Work, July 11, 2008.
II. Nuclear Proliferation
Ahmad, Munir, "Scientist Says Pakistan Knew of Korea Nuke Deal," Associated Press, July 5, 2008.
Alabaster, Jay, "Japan Police Raid Company, Suspect Nuclear Exports," Associated Press, July 31, 2008.
Associated Press, "Iran, Nigeria to Share Peaceful Nuclear Technology," August 28, 2008.
Bartoshuk, David, Diamond, John, and Huessy, Peter, Nuclear Terrorism: Local Effects, Global Consequences, Saga Foundation, July 2008, 28 pp.
Bolton, John, "Israel, Iran and the Bomb," The Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2008, p. A19.
Fidler, Stephen, "Proliferation: Fast Spread of Nuclear Weapons Erodes Stability," Financial Times, July 6, 2008.
Gearan, Anne, "Bush Running Out of Time on Nuclear Threats," Associated Press, August 4, 2008.
Government Accountability Office, Nuclear Security: NRC and DHS Need to Take Additional Steps to Better Track and Detect Radioactive Materials, June 2008, 48 pp.
Grossman, Elaine M. "U.S. House Panel Links Russia Nuclear Trade Pact to Iran," Global Security Newswire, July 25, 2008.
International Security Advisory Board, Report on Proliferation Implications of the Global Expansion of Civil Nuclear Power, U.S. Department of State, April 2008.
Kamara, Mohamed Murtala, "Nigeria Nuclear Plans Worry G-8," AfricaNews, July 1, 2008.
RIA Novosti, "Russia's Uranium Breakthrough," July 8, 2008.
Rubin, Alyssa J., and Robertson, Campbell, "U.S. Helps Remove Uranium from Iraq," International Herald Tribune, July 7, 2008.
Shea, Dana, The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Issues for Congress, Congressional Research Service, July 7, 2008, 21 pp.
Taylor, Rob, "Asia Arms Race May be Overstated," Reuters, July 3, 2008.
Waterman, Shaun, "Nuclear Fuel Expansion Raises Proliferation Fear," United Press International, July 8, 2008.
India
Agence France-Presse, "Australia to Back US-India Nuclear Pact with Suppliers: Rudd," August 12, 2008.
Agence France-Presse, "Top Indian Scientists Attack US Nuclear Deal," July 19, 2008.
Bagchi, Indrani, "Hurdles in NSG Draft Down to Just 3," The Times of India, August 20, 2008.
Bajoria, Jayshree, An Uncertain Deal with India, Council on Foreign Relations, July 18, 2008.
Chaudhuri, Pramit Pal, "India Confident N-deal Will Go Through in September," The Hindustan Times, August 26, 2008.
Dikshit, Sandeep, "U.S. Circulates Draft Amendment to NSG Guidelines," The Hindu, August 9, 2008.
The Economic Times, "Nuke deal is prime focus of US nuclear policy: Rice," August 26, 2008.
The Economist, "The Nuclear Deal Takes Wing," July 10, 2008.
ElBaradei, Mohamed, Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors, International Atomic Energy Agency, August 1, 2008.
Financial Times, "A Bad Nuclear Deal," August 25, 2008.
Gibbs, Edwina, "India: China Gives Support for Civilian Nuclear Plans," Reuters, July 8, 2008.Groendahl, Boris, "U.S. Proposes to Exempt India from Nuclear Ban," Reuters, July 14, 2008.
Gwertzman, Bernard, Symbolism Tops Substance in U.S.-India Nuclear Agreement, Council on Foreign Relations, July 15, 2008.
Heinrich, Mark, "Nations Can't Agree on India Atom Plan, Set Sept Talks," Reuters, August 22, 2008.
Heinrich, Mark, "Pakistanis Urge Tougher IAEA Stance on India Deal," Reuters, July 29, 2008.
Heinrich, Mark, "IAEA to Consider India Atom Inspections Plan," Reuters, July 14, 2008.IAEA Board of Governors, An Agreement with the Government of India for the Application of Safeguards to Civilian Nuclear Facilities (GOV/2008/30), July 9, 2008, 23 pp.
Jahn, George, "Pakistan Warns of New Nuclear Arms Race with India," Associated Press, July 24, 2008.
Jahn, George, "India's Nuclear Agreement with IAEA has Loopholes," Associated Press, July 9, 2008.
Jha, Prem Shankar, "A Very Big Deal," Hindustan Times, July 21, 2008.
Lakshmi, Rama, and Wax, Emily, "India's Government Wins Parliament Confidence Vote," The Washington Post, July 23, 2008, p. A12.
Kessler, Glenn, "U.S. Push to Expand Nuclear Trade Draws Skepticism," The Washington Post, August 21, 2008, p. A7.Kessler, Glenn, "Congress May Not Pass U.S.-India Nuclear Pact," The Washington Post, July 9, 2008, p. A10.
Krepon, Michael, Faits Accompli, Complicity, and Nuclear Proliferation, The Henry L. Stimson Center, July 30, 2008, 2 pp.
Lee, Matthew, "Rice Defends US-India Nuclear Deal," Associated Press, July 24, 2008.
Mukherjee, Krittivas, "Key Indian Party Still Has Doubts Over Nuclear Deal," Reuters, July 3, 2008.The National Business Review, "NZ Wants Conditions Written into Nuclear Agreement," August 20, 2008.
Nayar, K.P., "Roll Up Your Sleeves, PM, Deal Needs a Push," The Telegraph, August 19, 2008.
The New York Times, "No Rush, Please," July 5, 2008.
Parashar, Sachin, "NSG: Austria hints at softening stand," August 28, 2008.
Pradhan, Bibhudatta, "Japan Is Non-Committal on Support to India-U.S. Nuclear Accord," Bloomberg, August 5, 2008.
Press Trust of India, "Kakodkar Camps in Vienna for IAEA Meeting, to Lobby NSG States," July 30, 2008.
Press Trust of India, "France to Back India at IAEA and NSG: Srinivasan," July 15, 2008.
Rabinowitz, Gavin, "Opponents Form Alliance Against Indian Government," Associated Press, July 23, 2008.Regehr, Ernie, "Decision Time for India's Nuclear Exemption," Globe and Mail, July 24, 2008.
Rust, Dean, Questions Linger about India's Safeguards, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Proliferation Analysis, August 14, 2008, 2 pp.
Scrutton, Alistair, "India Submits Atom Accord to IAEA," Reuters, July 9, 2008.
Sengupta, Somini, "India Confidence Vote Opens Way for U.S. Nuclear Agreement," International Herald Tribune, July 22, 2008.Sevastopulo, Demetri, "Bush Warned on Risks to India Nuclear Deal," Financial Times, August 7, 2008.
Squassoni, Sharon, All Eyes on the Nuclear Suppliers Group: Will the Nonproliferation Mainstream Shift? Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Proliferation Analysis, August 18, 2008, 2 pp.
Srinivasan, M.R., "A Civil Nuclear Power," The Wall Street Journal Asia, July 21, 2008.
Stratfor, "India: Internal Struggle Over the Nuclear Deal," July 9, 2008.Thottam, Jyoti, "Nuclear Brinksmanship," TIME, July 17, 2008.
The Times of India, "Nuke Deal Won't Embargo Right to Carry Tests: PM," July 2, 2008.Timmons, Heather, and Sengupta, Somini, "India Leader Swaps Allies in Push for Nuclear Pact," The New York Times, July 5, 2008.
United Press International, "India Prompts Canadian Nuke Policy Change," August 3, 2008.
Varadarajan, Siddharth, "No ‘Unconditional' NSG Nod for India, says U.S.," The Hindu, July 29, 2008.
Varadarajan, Siddharth, "India's IAEA Draft: Invoking Para 29 Won't be Easy," The Hindu, July 16, 2008.
Varadarajan, Siddharth, "India Says NSG Clearance is U.S. Responsibility," The Hindu, August 23, 2008.
Iran
Agence France-Presse, "US says Iran Fails to Win Much NAM Support on Nuclear Issue," August 2, 2008.
Alexander, David, "Diplomats Play Down Fears of Israeli Attack on Iran," Reuters, July 1, 2008.Associated Press, "Report: Iran to Build More Nuclear Power Plants," August 19, 2008.
Associated Press, "Iran Signals End to Cooperation with Nuclear Agency," July 24, 2008.
Barratt, Paul, "Learning from Past Blunders," The Age, July 7, 2008.
Ben-Ami, Shlomo, and Parsi, Trita, "The Alternative to an Israeli Attack on Iran," The Christian Science Monitor, July 2, 2008.
Benn, Aluf, "U.S. Puts Brakes on Israeli Plan for Attack on Iran Nuclear Facilities," Haaretz, August 14, 2008.
Bolton, John, "While Diplomats Dither, Iran Builds Nukes," The Wall Street Journal, August 5. 2008, p. A19.Bozorgmehr, Najmeh, "No Sting in Sanctions, Iran Bank Says," Financial Times, August 22, 2008.
Charbonneau, Louis, and Davies, Megan, "No Options Excluded on Iran Atom Program: Israel," Reuters, July 30, 2008.
Coughlin, Con, "Iran has Resumed A-bomb Project, Says West," The Daily Telegraph, July 7, 2008.
Cowan, Richard, "U.S. Senate Panel Approves New Iran Sanctions," Reuters, July 18, 2008.
Crane, Keith, Lal, Rollie, and Martini, Jeffrey, Iran's Political, Demographic, and Economic Vulnerabilities, RAND Corporation, 2008, 128 pp.
Cummins, Chip, and Tagavi, Roshanak, "Sanctions Fail to Cripple Iran's Oil Industry," The Wall Street Journal, July 18, 2008, p. A5.
Daragahi, Borzou, and Mostaghim, Ramin, "Iran says its Nuclear Program Capability is Substantially Increased," The Los Angeles Times, July 27, 2008.
Dareini, Ali Akbar, "Iran President Would Welcome Direct Talks with US," Associated Press, July 15, 2008.Erdbrink, Thomas, "Iran's Leaders Divided on U.S.," The Washington Post, July 6, 2008, p. A14.
Financial Times, "Iran Must Grasp the World's Offer," July 7, 2008.
Gerecht, Reuel Marc, "The End of Nuclear Diplomacy," The Weekly Standard, August 11, 2008.Gleis, Joshua, "China and Russia Reap the Benefits of Sanctions," The Herald Tribune, August 10, 2008.
Gordon, Philip, "Beijing Must be Tougher on Tehran," Financial Times, July 8, 2008.
Heinrich, Mark, "Iran Inflates Atom Progress: Diplomat Close to IAEA," Reuters, July 28, 2008.
Horner, Daniel, "Sensitive Russian Nuclear Aid to Iran has Stopped, US Officials Say," Nucleonics Week, June 19, 2008, p. 5.
Gutkin, Steven, "Israel Considers Military Option for Iran Nukes," Associated Press, August 7, 2008.
Jacobson, Michael, "Putting the Squeeze on Tehran," The Guardian Online, July 22, 2008.
Jahn, George, "Nonaligned Countries Back Iran's Nuclear Program," Associated Press, July 31, 2008.
Jahn, George, "In Talks, Iran Says No to Suspending Enrichment," Associated Press, July 19, 2008.
Kalantari, Hashem, "Iran Says 4,000 Atomic Centrifuges Working: Report," Reuters, August 29, 2008.
Kessler, Glenn, "Iran and U.S. Signaling Chance of Deal," The Washington Post, July 16, 2008, p. A16.
Kitfield, James, "Iran Looms As Nuclear Party Crasher," National Journal, August 2, 2008.
Knowlton, Brian, "Bush Keeps Up Pressure on Iran," The New York Times, July 3, 2008.
Kraig, Michael, Getting Through the Next Six to Twelve Months with Tehran, The Stanley Foundation, August 15, 2008.
The London Times Online, "Iranian Bank Challenges EU Sanctions," July 8, 2008.
Morris, Benny, "Using Bombs to Stave Off War," The New York Times, July 18, 2008.
Murphy, Francois, "No Sign of Enrichment Freeze in Iran Letter: France," Reuters, July 8, 2008.
Neuger, James, "EU Sets Sanctions on Iran, Inching Past UN Resolution," Bloomberg, August 8, 2008.
The New York Times, "A Seat at the Table," July 18, 2008.
Oweis, Khaled, "Iran says U.S. Presence at Nuclear Talks ‘Positive,'" Reuters, July 17, 2008.Pincus, Walter, "Ex-Advisers Warn Against Threatening to Attack Iran," The Washington Post, July 23, 2008, p. A11.
RIA Novosti, "Russia Says New Nuclear Security Rules Will Not Affect Bushehr," July 2, 2008.
RIA Novosti, "Iran's MPs Threaten to Sever Ties with IAEA if Sanctions Imposed," July 1, 2008.
Sciolino, Elaine, "U.S. is Present, but Iran Nuclear Talks End in Stalemate," International Herald Tribune, July 20, 2008.
Sciolino, Elaine, and Stolberg, Sheryl Gay, "U.S. Considers Opening a Diplomatic Post in Iran," International Herald Tribune, July 18, 2008.
Sciolino, Elaine, and Myers, Stephen Lee, "Policy Shift Seen in U.S. Decision on Iran Talks," The New York Times, July 17, 2008, p. A10.
Warrick, Joby, "Ex-Agent Says CIA Ignored Iran Facts," The Washington Post, July 1, 2008, p. A2.
Wright, Robin, "Iran Appears to Warm to Diplomacy," The Washington Post, July 2, 2008, A8.Wroughton, Lesley, "Sanctions Hurting Iran Economic Activity, Says IMF," Reuters, August 14, 2008.
Israel
Associated Press, "Syria Tells UN: Israel Burying Nuclear Waste in Golan Heights," July 7, 2008.
Diab, Khaled, "Disarming the Bomb in the Basement," The Guardian, August 24, 2008.
North Korea
Agence France-Presse, "N. Korea Rejects Key Verification Test in Nuke Dispute: Official," August 28, 2008.
Agence France-Presse, "N. Korea Gives Up Negotiating with Bush Administration: Analysts," August 27, 2008.
Alabaster, Jay, "UN Secretary General Applauds North Korea Nuclear Progress, Plans Visit There Soon," Associated Press, July 2, 2008.
Asano, Yoshiharu, "‘2 kg of Plutonium Used in N-test;' N. Korea's Report to China Shows That 30 Kilograms Were Extracted," Yomiuri Shimbun, July 3, 2008.
Associated Press, "US Shrugs off North Korean Disablement Halt," August 28, 2008.Brown, Art, "North Korea's Stacked Deck," The New York Times, July 15, 2008, p. A19.
Chang, Anita, "Nuclear Talks to Focus on Verification," Associated Press, July 9, 2008.
Chang, Jae-Soong, "Call for IAEA to Verify N. Korea Nuclear Programs," Associated Press, July 24, 2008.
Chinese Foreign Ministry, Press Communiqué of the Heads of Delegation Meeting of The Sixth Round of the Six-Party Talks, July 12, 2008.Dow Jones, "S. Korea to Link Energy Aid with Nuclear Verification," August 20, 2008.
Eggen, Dan, "Doubts About Nuclear Verification Keep N. Korea on List of Terrorist States," The Washington Post, August 12, 2008, p. A9.
Herskovitz, Jon, "North Korea Still Hold Plutonium Card: Analysts," Reuters, August 27, 2008.
Jung, Sung-ki, "Seoul Reaffirms Denuclearization-for-Aid Policy," The Korea Times, August 4, 2008.Kessler, Glenn, "Message to U.S. Preceded Nuclear Declaration by North Korea," The Washington Post, July 2, 2008, p. A7.
Kim, Hyung-Jin, "N. Korea says US, Other Parties Slow on Nuclear Pact," Associated Press, July 4, 2008.
Kim, Jack, "N.Korea Pledges Fully Disabled Nuclear Plant by Oct," Reuters, July 12, 2008.Korb, Lawrence, and Duggan, Sean, "Pay Heed to Pyongyang," The Guardian, July 9, 2008.
Magnier, Mark, "Breakthrough Unlikely at North Korea Nuclear Talks," Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2008.
Parameswaran, P. "US Says Delisting N. Korea from Terror List Conditional," July 31, 2008.
Pleming, Sue, "Rice says North Korea Must Agree to Strong Verification," Reuters, July 24, 2008.
Sang-Hun, Choe, "N. Korea Threatens to Restore Plutonium Plant," The New York Times, August 26, 2008, p. A6.
Sung-ki, Jung, "No Progress in Nuclear Verification Protocol," The Korea Times, August 20, 2008.
Yang, Jung, "North Korea Will Not Enter into the 3rd Phase of Denuclearization Before the End of President Bush's Term in Office Expires," The Daily NK, July 7, 2008.
Yardley, Jim, and Hooker, Jake, "Deal on Verifying North Korean Disarmament" The New York Times, July 13, 2008, p. A6.Pakistan
Agence France-Presse, "Pakistan Denies Musharraf, Army Sent Centrifuges to North Korea," July 7, 2008.
Der Spiegel, "Hendrina Khan on the Pakistani Government's Role," August 11, 2008.
Graham, Stephen, "Pakistan Government Wants Restrictions on Khan," The Washington Times, July 15, 2008.
Jalalzai, Musa Khan, "Nuclear Black Market and Pakistan," The Post, July 21, 2008.
Jan, Sadaqat, "Pakistan Nuke Scientist Wants Musharraf to Testify," Associated Press, July 14, 2008.
Khan, Iftikhar, "Some Evidence of Proliferation May Be Made Public," Dawn, July 7, 2008.
Munir, Ahmad, "Scientist: Pakistan Knew of N. Korea Nuke Deal," Associated Press, July 5, 2008.
Pennington, Matthew, "Nukes Unlikely to be Affected by Musharraf Leaving," Associated Press, August 19, 2008.
Press Trust of India, "Pakistan Not Eligible for Similar N-Deal: Burns," August 1, 2008.
Syria
Agence France-Presse, "US Ready for Rare Talks with Syria," July 21, 2008.
Aji, Albert, "Syria Denies Bombed Site was a Nuclear Reactor," Associated Press, July 1, 2008.
Aji, Albert, and Jahn, George, "Syria Rules Out New IAEA Visit to Bombed Site," Associated Press, August 10, 2008.
Bergman, Michael, "Realism Must Rule in Engaging Syria," The Boston Globe, July 23, 2008.
Knickmeyer, Ellen, and Sockol, Samuel, "Syrian General Who Oversaw Arms Shipments Assassinated," The Washington Post, August 5, 2008, p. A6.
RIA Novosti, "Russia Says Ready to Supply Syria with Defensive Weapons," August 27, 2008.
III. Nonproliferation
Agence France-Presse, "US, Armenia Sign Deal to Fight Nuclear Smuggling," July 15, 2008.
Bender, Brian, "Georgia Chaos Halts Nuclear Security Effort," The Boston Globe, August 19, 2008.
Borger, Julian, "The Time Bomb," The Guardian, August 23, 2008.
Charlton, Angela, "Mediterranean Union Wants to Rid Mideast of WMD," Associated Press, July 14, 2008.
CTBTO Preparatory Commission, Media Advisory: CTBTO to Conduct First Integrated On-site Inspection Exercise in September in Kazakhstan, July 1, 2008.
Finlay, Brian D., "Are We Safer?" The Baltimore Sun, August 18, 2008.
Group of Eight, Report on the G8 Global Partnership, July 8, 2008.
Hsu, Spencer, "Costly Weapon-Detection Plans Are in Disarray, Investigators Say," The Washington Post, July 16, 2008, p. A15.
Murphy, Brian, "US Removes Uranium from Iraq," Associated Press, July 6, 2008.
Nuclear National Security Administration, U.S. Donates $50 Million for the IAEA International Nuclear Fuel Bank, August 4, 2008.
Office of Sen. Richard Lugar, Nunn-Lugar Update 2008, July 16, 2008.
Ramberg, Bennett, "A Unified Front against Nuclear Weapons," The Guardian, July 26, 2008.
Salhani, Claude, "Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?" The Washington Times, July 13, 2008.
Scoblic, J. Peter, "Nuclear Waste?" The New Republic, July 1, 2008.
The Stanley Foundation, A New Look at No First Use, July 2008, 7 pp.
Tabassi, Lisa, and Leahey, Jacqueline, "The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Taking Stock after the May 2008 Preparatory Committee Meeting," The ASIL Insight, June 30, 2008.
Toko, Masako, "Japan and the Future of Nuclear Disarmament," Foreign Policy in Focus, July 2, 2008.
Turpin, Elizabeth, The Global Partnership Goes Global, The Henry L. Stimson Center, July 25, 2008, 2 pp.
U.S. Department of State, "The United States and The Bahamas Proliferation Security Initiative Shipboarding Agreement," August 11, 2008.
IV. Missiles and Missile Defense
Abdullaev, Nabi, "Russian Arms Trader Unveils Anti-MANPADS System," Defense News, July 15, 2008.
Agence France-Presse, "Russia Tests ICBM Designed to Overcome Missile Shield," August 28, 2008.
Agence France-Presse, "Russia Moves SS-21 Missiles to Georgia: US Defense Official," August 18, 2008.
Agence France-Presse, "Israel Successfully Tests Missile Interceptor: Report," July 6, 2008.
Associated Press, "Japan to Test Missile Interceptor in US," July 12, 2008.
Broad, William J., "Experts Point to Deception in Iran's Military Display," The New York Times, July 12, 2008.
Burns, Robert, and Klug, Foster, "Pentagon: Lithuania Good Site for Missile Defense," Associated Press, July 2, 2008.
Butler, Desmond, "Missile Defense Backers Now Cite Russia Threat," Associated Press, August 23, 2008.
Capaccio, Tony, "Next Major Test of U.S. Missile Defense Now Set for December," Bloomberg News, July 15, 2008.
Carmichael, Lachlan, "Poland, US Fail to Make Breakthrough on Missile Defense," Agence France-Presse, July 7, 2008.
Cowell, Alan, and Broad, William J. "Iran Reports Missile Tests, Drawing Rebuke," The New York Times, July 10, 2008.
Dempsey, Judy, and Bilefsky, Dan, "U.S. and Czech Republic Sign Agreement on Missile Shield," International Herald Tribune, July 8, 2008.
Druker, Jeremy, "The Czech Radar Miracle," ISN Security Watch, July 2, 2008.
The Economist, "Behind America's Shield," August 21, 2008, p. 44.
Escobar, Pepe, "Iran's Missiles Are Just for Show," The Asia Times, July 11, 2008.
Erlinger, Adrian, "Poland Balances U.S. Missile Defense Plans and Energy from Iran," World Politics Review, July 11, 2008.
Faulconbridge, Guy, "Russia Test Fires Ballistic Missile: Navy," Reuters, August 1, 2008.
Gearan, Anne, "US, Poland Agree on Outline Deal for Missile Bases," Associated Press, July 2, 2008.
Government Accountability Office, Ballistic Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Process for Identifying and Addressing Combatant Command Priorities, July 2008, 50 pp.
Grossman, Elaine M., "Benefit of Limited Missile Defense Test Questioned," Global Security Newswire, August 8, 2008.
Grossman, Elaine M., "U.S. Navy Eyes Rising Need to Defend Czechs, Poles," Global Security Newswire, August 1, 2008.
Heintz, Jim, "Russia: Poland Risks Attack Because of US missiles," August 15, 2008.
Hess, Pamela, "Official: Iran Missile Tests Used ‘Old Equipment,'" Associated Press, July 12, 2008.
Katz, Yaakov, "US Defense Department Pledges Financial Support for Arrow 3," The Jerusalem Post, August 6, 2008.
Kessler, Glenn, "Iran Launches Nine Test Missiles, Says More Are Ready," The Washington Post, July 10, 2008, p. A1.
Kralev, Nicholas, "Poland Tries to Save U.S. Missile-Defense Deal," The Washington Times, July 8, 2008, p. A11.
Kulish, Nicolas, and Rachman, Tom, "Rice Signs Missile Deal with Poland," The New York Times, August 20, 2008.
Lipton, Eric, "Some Democrats Urge Delay in Building a U.S. Missile System in Eastern Europe," The New York Times, August 19, 2008, p. A17.
Mannion, Jim, "U.S. Considers Deploying Missile Defense Radar to Israel," Agence France-Presse, July 29, 2008.
The Media Line News Agency, "Kuwait Orders US Patriot Missile Defense System," July 16, 2008.
Morgan, David, "U.S. Says Iran Has Missile that Could Hit Europe," Reuters, July 16, 2008.
National Research Council, U.S. Conventional Prompt Global Strike: Issues for 2008 and Beyond, The National Academies Press, August 15, 2008, 192 pp.
Osborn, Kris, "THAAD, Aegis Radars Cooperate in Anti-Missile Test," Defense News, August 12, 2008.
Pakistan Daily, "Iran's Missile Might Solely for Defensive Purposes," July 9, 2008.
Pincus, Walter, "Non-Nuclear Warhead Urged for Trident Missile," The Washington Post, August 16, 2008, p. A3.
Pincus, Walter, "U.S. to Give Czechs Ballistic Missile Defense," The Washington Post, July 16, 2008, p. A11.
RIA Novosti, "Turkey Set to Create $1 Bln Missile Shield in Ankara, Istanbul," August 11, 2008.
RIA Novosti, "Russia ‘Could Answer U.S. Shield with Orbital Ballistic Missiles,'" July 24, 2008.
Russian Foreign Ministry, Statement of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Concerning the Signing of the US-Czech Agreement on Deployment of Elements of the US Global Missile Defense System on the Territory of the Czech Republic, July 8, 2008.
Scislowska, Monika, "Poland Fires Missile Defense Negotiator," Associated Press, August 11, 2008.
Shanker, Thom, and Kulish, Nicholas, "U.S. and Poland Set Missile Deal," The New York Times, August 15, 2008.
Stearns, Scott, "Bush, Medvedev Agree on Iran, Not Missile Defense," Voice of America, July 7, 2008.
Stratfor, "United States: The Future of Ballistic Missile Defense," July 8, 2008.
Weitz, Richard, "Re-launching the Missile Debate," The Moscow Times, July 22, 2008.
Wheeler, Carolynne, "Israel Tests ‘Iron Dome' Anti-Rocket System," The Daily Telegraph, June 7, 2008.
Williams, Dan, "U.S. to Help Israel with Missile Detection," Reuters, July 29, 2008.
V. Chemical and Biological Arms
Alon, Gideon, and Ash, Uri, "MI Official: Iran May Provide Hezbollah with Chemical Weapons," Haaretz, July 14, 2008.
Chemical Weapons Working Group, Pentagon Report Revisits Transportation of Deadly Chem. Weapons to Hasten Disposal Effort, July 2, 2008.
Gorman, Siobhan, "Bioterrorism's Threat Persists As Top Security Risk," Wall Street Journal, August 4, 2008, p. A10.
Hambling, David, "US Weapons Research is Raising a Stink," The Guardian, July 10, 2008, p. A5.
Harris, Elisa D. "The Killers in the Lab," The New York Times, August 11, 2008, p. A21.
Jelinek, Pauline, "Military Halts Shipment of Deadly Toxins," Associated Press, August 21, 2008.
Johnson, Carrie, "Hair Samples in Anthrax Case Don't Match," The Washington Post, August 14, 2008, p. A2.
Johnson, Carrie, and Warrick, Joby, "Prosecutors Clear Hatfill in Anthrax Case," The Washington Post, August 9, 2008, p. A3.
Johnson, Carrie, Wilber, Del Quentin, and Leonnig, Carol D., "Scientist Set to Discuss Plea Bargain In Deadly Attacks Commits Suicide," The Washington Post, August 2, 2008, p. A1.
Lichtblau, Eric, and Wade, Nicholas, "F.B.I. Details Anthrax Case, but Doubts Remain," The New York Times, August 18, 2008.
Lipton, Eric, and Shane, Scott, "As Biodefense Field Grows, So May Risks," International Herald Tribune, August 3, 2008.
Norton, John, "Weapons Destruction Will Miss Deadline," The Pueblo Chieftain, July 2, 2008.
Salhani, Claude, "Worse Than Nuclear Threat," United Press International, July 10, 2008.
Schneidmiller, Chris, "Senators Seek to Boost U.S. Biosafety," Global Security Newswire, August 22, 2008.
Shane, Scott, and Lichtblau, Eric, "F.B.I. Presents Anthrax Case, Saying Scientist Acted Alone," The New York Times, August 6, 2008.
Swarms. Rachel, and Lipton, Eric, "From a Helper to the Suspect in the Anthrax Case," The New York Times, August 7, 2008.
Stakelbeck, Erick, "Is the U.S. Ready for Bio-Warfare?" CBN News, July 10, 2008.
U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency, Newport Chemical Depot Confirms VX Stockpile Neutralized, August 11, 2008.
Wade, Nicolas, "A Trained Eye Finally Solved the Anthrax Puzzle," The New York Times, August 20, 2008, p. A15.
The Washington Post, "Spore on the Grassy Knoll," August 20, 2008, p. A14.
VI. Conventional Arms
Agence France-Presse, "Iran Boosts Range on Warplanes," August 17, 2008.
Angola Press Agency, "Angola: Government Announces Forcible Disarming of Civilians," July 7, 2008.
Associated Press, "Israel Freezes Defense Sales to Georgia," August 5, 2008.
Associated Press, "French Foreign Minister Urges Efforts to Maintain Key European Arms Control Treaty," July 17, 2008.
Associated Press, "Venezuela's Chavez Looks to Buy Arms on Visit to Russia," July 10, 2008.
Baldor, Lolita C., "Pentagon Aims for Less Deadly Cluster Bombs," Associated Press, July 9, 2008.
Barnes, Julian E., "Activists Decry New Pentagon Policy on Cluster Bombs," Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2008.
Blanford, Nicholas, "Syria Eyes An Edge Amid Russia-U.S. Rift," The Christian Science Monitor, August 28, 2008.
Burns, Robert, "Iraq Crackdown Focuses on Arms Smuggling from Iran," Associated Press, July 18, 2008.
Chivers, C. J., "U.S. Position Complicates Global Effort to Curb Illicit Arms," July 19, 2008.
Congressional Research Service, Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990, August 4, 2008.
Feickert, Andrew, Cluster Munitions: Background and Issues for Congress, Congressional Research Service, June 27, 2008, 6 pp.
Hines, Nico, "Russia Accused of Dropping Cluster Bombs on Georgian Civilians," The Times, August 15, 2008.
Kibirige, Amina, "Kenya Yet to Respond to UN Arms Report," The Nation, July 8, 2008.
MercoPress, "Chile Not Expected to Comply De-Mining by 2012 Deadline," August 18, 2008.
Nelson, Katie, "Cambodia Training Mine-Detecting Dogs," San Francisco Chronicle, July 9, 2008.
RIA Novosti, "Russian Arms Exports to Pass $6 Bln in 2008," July 9, 2008.
Ratzlav-Katz, Nissan, "U.N. Confirms: Hizbullah Importing Weapons From Syria," IsraelNationalNews, August 26, 2008.
Small Arms Survey, Small Arms Survey 2008, July 14, 2008, 320 pp.
Tebajjukira, Madinah, "Uganda: 15,000 Mines Destroyed," New Vision, Uganda, July 13, 2008.
UN Disarmament Commission, "Speakers Underscore Importance of ‘Real Aid' for Countries Afflicted by Arms Smuggling as Biennial Meeting of States on Small Arms Reaches Halfway Point," July 16, 2008.
U.S. Department of State, Dangerous Depots: The Growing Humanitarian Problem Posed by Ageing and Poorly Maintained Munitions Storage Sites Around the World, August 4, 2008, 4 pp.
U.S. Department of State, MANPADS: Combating the Threat to Global Aviation from Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (Second Edition), Fact Sheet, July 31, 2008.
VII. U.S. Policy
Agence France-Presse, "Iraq, US Agree No Foreign Troops After 2011: PM," August 25, 2008.
Baker, Peter, "Russia Deal May Fall, a Casualty of Conflict," The New York Times, August 28, 2008, p. A6.
Clarke, Richard, Simon, Steven, and Takeyh, Ray, "America's Next Steps," International Herald Tribune, July 15, 2008.
Cooper, Michael, "U.S. Candidates Use Iran's Missile Tests as a Chance for a Foreign Policy Debate," The New York Times, July 10, 2008, p. A11.
Dombey, Daniel, and Luce, Edward, "Obama Camp Signals Robust Approach on Iran," Financial Times, July 1, 2008.
Kristensen, Hans M., and Oelrich, Ivan, Presidential Candidates Need to See Beyond Warhead Numbers, Federation of American Scientists Strategic Security Blog, July 30, 2008, 2 pp.
Meyer, Josh, and Nicholas, Peter, "Obama Unveils Plan to Protect U.S. from 21st Century Threats," Los Angeles Times, July 17, 2008.
O'Harrow Jr., Robert, "Review of Radiation Detectors Questioned," The Washington Post, August 16, 2008.
Rennolds, Edmund, "Critical Times Call For White House Czar on WMD," The Washington Times, August 21, 2008.
Stratfor, U.S. Navy: The Shifting Shape of the 21st Century Fleet, July 15, 2008.
VIII. Space
Agence France-Presse, "Iran Sparks US Concern With Satellite Rocket Launch," August 18, 2008.
Aoki, Setsuko, "Japan Enters a New Space Age," Asia Times, July 3, 2008.
Black, Samuel, No Harmful Interference with Space Objects: The Key to Confidence Building, The Henry L. Stimson Center, July 2008, 19 pp.
Butt, Yousaf, "Can Space Weapons Protect U.S. Satellites?" The Bulletin Online, July 22, 2008.
Deutshce Presse-Agentur, "European Parliament Approves Military Use of Galileo Satellite," July 10, 2008.
Dinerman, Taylor, "Military Space Policy in 2012," The Space Review, July 21, 2008.
Dinerman, Taylor, "French Military Space Policy: More of the Same," The Space Review, July 7, 2008.
Fathi, Nazila and Shanker, Thom, "Iran Offers to Launch Satellites for Muslim Countries," The New York Times, August 18, 2008, p. A11.
Government Accountability Office, Defense Space Activities: DOD Needs to Further Clarify the Operationally Responsive Space Concept and Plan to Integrate and Support Future Satellites, July 2008, 27 pp.
Gugliotta, Guy, "Space Invaders," The Atlantic, September 2008, p. 30.
Kaufman, Marc, "U.S. Finds It's Getting Crowded Out There," The Washington Post, July 9, 2008, A1.
Mikkelsen, Randall, "Iran Satellite Launch a Failure, U.S. Officials Say," Reuters, August 19, 2008.
Whitelaw, Kevin, "New Evidence Contradicts Official Explanation for U.S. Spy Satellite Shoot-Down," US News and World Report, August 26, 2008.
IX. Other
Agence France-Presse, "Russian Incursion Could Speed NATO Integration As Finland Eyes Membership," August 30, 2008.
Agence France-Presse, "Russian Military Cooperation with NATO ‘Frozen'," August 21, 2008.
Amland, Bjoern H. "Norway: Russia to Cut All Ties with NATO," Associated Press, August 20, 2008.
Baker, Peter, "U.S. Sees Much to Fear in a Hostile Russia," The New York Times, August 21, 2008, p. A1.
Bronner, Michael, "When the War Ends, Start to Worry," The New York Times, August 15, 2008, p. A19.
Congressional Research Service, Russia-Georgia Conflict in South Ossetia: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests, August 13, 2008.
Congressional Research Service, Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries: A Primer, August 12, 2008.
The Economic Times, "Jordan Seeks Nuclear Deals with US, Russia, China," July 30, 2008.
Franchetti, Mark, "Russia's New Nuclear Challenge to Europe," The Sunday Times, August 17, 2008.
Holley, Joe, "Charles Van Doren; Helped Limit Spread of Nuclear Weapons," The Washington Post, August 29, 2008.
International Atomic Energy Agency, UAE Commits $10 Million to Nuclear Fuel Reserve Proposal, August 7, 2008.
Isaacs, John, and Sharp, Travis, Is Iran Currently an Existential Threat to the United States? A Side-By-Side Comparison of Military Capabilities, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, July 7, 2008, 4 pp.
The Jerusalem Post, "Saudi Nuclear Plan Gets Green Light," August 12, 2008.
"Jordan and China Sign Nuclear Agreement," World Nuclear News, August 20, 2008.
Katz, Yaakov, "Officials: 1701 on Verge of Collapse," The Jerusalem Post, July 9, 2008.
Kramer, Andrew E., "Russia Claims Its Sphere of Influence in the World," The New York Times, August 31, 2008, p. A6.
Lavrov, Sergei, "Russia and the World in the 21st Century," Russia in Global Affairs, No. 3, July-September 2008.
Levy, Clifford J., "Russia Backs Independence of Breakaway Georgian Areas," The New York Times, August 26, 2008.
Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation, Libya, France to Cooperate in the Field of Peaceful Nuclear Energy, July 9, 2008.
Myers, Steven Lee, "No Cold War, But Big Chill Over Georgia," The New York Times, August 15, 2008, p. A1.
Nayak, C.K., "India says Peace Process with Pakistan Under Stress," Reuters, July 21, 2008.
Nikitin, Mary Beth, U.S.-Russian Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress, Congressional Research Service, June 26, 2008, 6 pp.
Pakistan Daily, "Pakistan and Iran to Explore Cooperation in Various Fields," June 30, 2008.
Reuters, "Indian, Pakistani Forces Trade Fire on Border," July 10, 2008.
Solomon, Jay, "Nuclear Pact with Russia Faces Resistance," The Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2008, A2.
Spiegel, Peter, "Risk to U.S. Troops Seen if Israel Strikes Iran," The Los Angeles Times, July 3, 2008.
Taylor, Rob, "Asia Arms Race May be Overstated," Boston Globe, July 3, 2008.
Theimer, Sharon, "US Exports to Iran rose in Bush years," Associated Press, July 8, 2008.
United Press International, "Serbia Set to Sign NATO Security Agreement," August 3, 2008.
Waterman, Shaun, "Analysis: Russia-Georgia Cyberwar Doubted," United Press International, August 18, 2008.
Wonacott, Peter, and Hussain, Zahid, "Musharraf Resigns, Leaving A Shaky Pakistan in His Wake," The Wall Street Journal, p. A1.