The following is a complete index of materials printed in Arms Control Today in 1999.
The index is organized according to 6 categories:
Authors Subjects Factfiles Interviews Briefings Documents
Authors Albright, David:
"Arms Control Adrift? Prospects for 1999," Mar., pp. 9-19 (an ACA briefing).
Biden, Joseph R., Jr.:
"Maintaining the Proliferation Fight in the Former Soviet Union," Mar., pp. 20-25.
Bleek, Philipp C.:
"After Stumble, 'HEU Deal' Back on Track," Dec., p. 22.
Boese, Wade:
"CD Progress Slowed by Nuclear Disarmament Issue," Jan./Feb.
, p. 23;
"Pentagon Reports Higher Proposed Weapons Deals," Jan./Feb., p. 26;
"CFE Parties Outline Adapted Treaty; Limits to Allow NATO Growth," Mar., p. 28;
"CD Ends First '99 Session Without Agreement on Work Program," Mar., p. 30;
"U.S. Announces New Arms Sales to Middle East Worth Billions," Mar., p. 32;
"NATO Unveils 'Strategic Concept' at 50th Anniversary Summit," Apr./May, p. 40;
"Belgrade Suspends Implementation of Sub-Regional Arms Accord," Apr./May, p. 43;
"CD Remains in Stalemate; U.S. Criticized for NMD Plans," Apr./May, p. 44;
"U.S. Ratifies Amended CCW Landmines Protocol," Apr./May, p. 44;
"Ottawa Convention States-Parties Hold First Conference; U.S. Attends," Apr./May, p. 45;
"Russian Compliance with CFE 'Flank' Limit in Doubt," Apr./May, p. 46;
"CD Ends Second Session with Little Progress," Jun., p. 20;
"Serbs Withdraw; KLA to Disarm," Jun., p. 22;
"Russia Not in Compliance with CFE Flank Limits," Jul./Aug., p. 24;
"Belgrade to Abide by Sub-Regional Arms Control Agreement," Jul./Aug., p. 25;
"Washington Again Ranks as World's Top Arms Supplier," Jul./Aug., p. 27;
"U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan Further Upset China," Jul./Aug., p. 28;
"Israel, Syria Seek Arms," Jul./Aug., p. 30;
"Fewer Countries Submit Arms Trade Data to UN Register," Sept./Oct., p. 34;
"Conference on Disarmament Completes Another Barren Year," Sept./Oct., p. 35;
"Belgrade, KLA Move Forward on Arms Control, Disarmament," Sept./Oct., p. 37;
"NMD Program Again Criticized by Independent Review Panel," Nov., p. 22;
"CFE Adapted at OSCE Summit in Istanbul," Nov., p. 23;
"News Analysis: Executive Summary of the Adapted Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty," Nov., pp. 24-25;
"Pentagon Notifies Congress of $13 Billion in Possible Arms Sales," Nov., p. 27;
"U.S. and South Korea Hold Ballistic Missile Talks," Nov., p. 27;
"NATO Ministers Skeptical of U.S. NMD Plans," Dec., p. 21;
"Wassenaar Members Remain Divided on Arrangement's Scope," Dec., p. 23.
Bunn, Matthew:
"Arms Control Adrift? Prospects for 1999," Mar., pp. 9-19 (an ACA briefing).
Butler, Richard:
"The Lessons and Legacy of UNSCOM," Jun., pp. 3-9 (interview).
Carter, Lurther J. and Thomas H. Pigford:
"The World's Growing Inventory of Civil Spent Fuel," Jan./Feb., pp. 8-14.
Cerniello, Craig:
"Cohen Announces NMD Restructuring, Funding Boost," Jan./Feb., p. 20;
"Cochran, Weldon Reintroduce Missile Defense Legislation," Jan./Feb., p. 24;
"Senate, House Approve Bills Calling for NMD Deployment," Mar., p. 26;
"NATO Strikes Against Yugoslavia Cloud U.S.-Russian Arms Control," Mar., p. 27;
"NMD Bill Clears Congress as Senate Re-Examines ABM Treaty," Apr./May, p. 38;
"U.S., Russia to Begin 'Discussions' on START III, ABM Treaty," Jun., p. 19;
"Senators Call on Helms to Allow Vote on CTB Treaty," Jun., p. 20;
"Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Holum," Jun., p. 22;
"White House, Key Senators Intensify Push for CTBT," Jul./Aug., p. 21;
"Little Progress Made at START/ABM Talks," Jul./Aug., p. 22;
"Clinton Signs Controversial NMD Legislation," Jul./Aug., p. 22;
"U.S., Ukraine Extend CTR Program," Jul./Aug., p. 24;
"Senate Rejects Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; Clinton Vows to Continue Moratorium," Sept./Oct., pp. 26-29;
"Russia, China, U.S. Allies Condemn Senate Defeat of Treaty," Sept./Oct., p. 29;
"NMD System Achieves First Intercept; U.S. Clarifies ABM Negotiating Position," Sept./Oct., p. 30.
Davis, Zachary S.:
"NPT 2000: Is the Treaty in Trouble?" Dec., pp. 10-14.
Dhanapala, Jayantha:
"Illuminating Global Interests: The UN and Arms Control," Sept./Oct., pp. 3-8 (interview).
Diamond, Howard:
"India, Pakistan Agree on Security, Confidence-Building Measures," Jan./Feb., p. 21;
"UN Creates New Panel to Review Iraqi Disarmament," Jan./Feb., p. 22;
"U.S. Sanctions Russian Entities for Iranian Dealings," Jan./Feb., p. 25;
"China Warns U.S. on East Asian Missile Defense Cooperation," Jan./Feb., p. 27;
"Cox Panel Charges China with Extensive Nuclear Espionage," Apr./May, p. 37;
"U.S. Says N. Korea Site Nuclear-Free; Perry Visits Pyongyang," Apr./May, p. 39;
"India, Pakistan Test New Missiles; U.S. Urges Restraint," Apr./May, p. 41;
"Security Council Remains Divided Over Iraqi Arms Regime, Sanctions," Apr./May, p. 42;
"'Rudman Report' Adds Fuel to DOE Reorganization Fire," Jun., p. 21;
"Security Council Struggles on Iraq; France Offers New Compromise," Jun., p. 22;
"India Releases Nuclear Doctrine, Looks to Emulate P-5 Arsenals," Jul./Aug., p. 23;
"U.S. Relaxes Export Controls on Supercomputers," Jul./Aug., p. 25;
"New U.S.-Israeli Strategic Dialogue Announced; Israel Acquires New Submarine," Jul./Aug., p. 26;
"Chinese Strategic Plans Move Forward with Missile Test," Jul./Aug., p. 27;
"North Korea, U.S. to Meet on Missiles Issues," Jul./Aug., p. 29;
"North Korea Freezes Missile Tests; U.S. Lifts Sanctions; Perry Report Released," Sept./Oct., pp. 31;
"Congress Approves DOE Reorganization; Clinton Leaves Control with Energy Secretary," Sept./Oct., p. 32;
"U.S. Intelligence Estimates Warns of Rising Missile Threats," Sept./Oct., p. 33;
"Security Council Unable to Reach Consensus on Iraq for General Assembly Meeting," Sept./Oct., p. 36.
Fetter, Steve:
"A Comprehensive Transparency Regime for Warheads and Fissile Material," Jan./Feb.
, pp. 3-7.
Garwin, Richard:
"Why China Won't Build U.S. Warheads," Apr./May, pp. 28-29, 35.
Gee, John:
"The CWC at the Two-Year Mark," Apr./May, pp. 3-9 (interview).
Goshroy, Subrata:
"Not a Catastrophe: Another Look at the South Asian Nuclear Tests," Dec., pp. 15-16.
Graham, Thomas:
"Damage Assessment: The Senate Rejection of the CTBT," Sept./Oct., pp. 9-14 (an ACA briefing).
Gronlund, Lisbeth and George Lewis:
"How a Limited National Missile Defense Would Impact the ABM Treaty," Nov., pp. 7-13.
Holum, John D.:
"The Arms Control Agenda After ACDA," Mar., pp. 3-8 (Mar. 16 address before the ACA annual luncheon).
Isaacs, John:
"Damage Assessment: The Senate Rejection of the CTBT," Sept./Oct., pp. 9-14 (an ACA briefing).
Johnson, Rebecca:
"Division and Doubts at the Third NPT PrepCom," Apr./May, pp. 10-16.
Keeny, Spurgeon M., Jr.:
"Dereliction of Duty," Jan./Feb.
, p. 2;
"Seventeen-Year Locusts," Mar., p. 2;
"Arms Control Adrift? Prospects for 1999," Mar., pp. 9-19 (an ACA Briefing);
"Hyping Chinese Espionage," Apr./May, p. 2;
"Eau de Cologne," Jun., p. 2;
"Senator Helms' Floccinaucinihilipilification," Jul./Aug., p. 2;
"An American Tragedy," Sept./Oct., p. 2;
"Damage Assessment: The Senate Rejection of the CTBT," Sept./Oct., pp. 9-14 (an ACA briefing);
"Just Say 'No,'" Nov., p. 2;
"April Audit," Dec., p. 2.
Kimball, Daryl:
"Arms Control Adrift? Prospects for 1999," Mar., pp. 9-19 (an ACA briefing);
"What Went Wrong: Repairing the Damage to the CTBT," Dec., pp. 3-9.
Lewis, George and Lisbeth Gronlund:
"How a Limited National Missile Defense Would Impact the ABM Treaty," Nov., pp. 7-13.
Luongo, Kenneth:
"Don't Let Furor From Cox Report Undermine U.S.-Russian Cooperation," Apr./May, pp. 32-33.
McCausland, Jeffrey D.:
"Endgame: CFE Adaptation and the OSCE Summit," Sept./Oct., pp. 15-19.
Mendelsohn, Jack:
"NATO's Nuclear Weapons: The Rationale for 'No First Use,'" Jul./Aug., pp. 3-8.
Moltz, James Clay and Tamara C. Robinson:
"Dismantling Russia's Nuclear Subs: New Challenges to Non-Proliferation," Jun., pp. 10-15.
Panofsky, Wolfgang K. H.:
"Assessing the Cost vs. Benefit of U.S.-Chinese Scientific Cooperation," Apr./May, pp. 30-31, 36.
Pfeiffer, Tom:
"U.S., N. Korea Reach Agreement on Suspect Site Inspection," Mar., p. 29.
Pigford, Thomas H. and Luther J. Carter:
"The World's Growing Inventory of Civil Spent Fuel," Jan./Feb., pp. 8-14.
Pollack, Jonathan D.:
"The Cox Report's 'Dirty Little Secret,'" Apr./May, pp. 26-27, 34-35.
Rhinelander, John:
"Arms Control Adrift? Prospects for 1999," Mar., pp. 9-19 (an ACA briefing).
Rice, Matthew:
"Security Council Replaces UNSCOM; Paves Way for Inspections, Sanctions Relief," Dec.
, p. 20;
"KEDO Signs Contract to Begin Work on North Korean Reactors," Dec., p. 22.
Ritter, Scott:
"Former UNSCOM Inspector Criticizes Butler Interview," (letter to the editor), Sept./Oct., p. 41.
Robinson, Tamara C. and James Clay Moltz:
"Dismantling Russia's Nuclear Subs: New Challenges to Non-Proliferation," Jun., pp. 10-15.
Scoblic, J. Peter:
"Russian Officials Continue to Oppose Changes to ABM Treaty," Nov., p. 21;
"Departments of Defense, Energy Open Centers in Russia; Y2K Facility Testing Completed," Nov., p. 26.
Spratt, John M., Jr.:
"Keep the Facts of the Cox Report in Perspective," Apr./May, pp. 24-25, 34.
Springer, John:
"UN Panel on Iraq Recommends 'Reinforced' Monitoring Regime," Mar., p. 31.
Steinbruner, John:
"Damage Assessment: The Senate Rejection of the CTBT," Sept./Oct., pp. 9-14 (an ACA briefing);
"National Missile Defense: Collision in Progress," Nov., pp. 3-6.
Walker, William:
"The Risks of Further Nuclear Testing in South Asia," Sept./Oct., pp. 20-25.
Zahra, Farah:
"Pakistan's Road to a Minimum Nuclear Deterrent," Jul./Aug., pp. 9-13.
Briefings
"Arms Control Adrift? Prospects for 1999," with David Albright, Matthew Bunn, Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., Daryl Kimball and John Rhinelander, Mar., pp. 9-19.
"Damage Assessment: The Senate Rejection of the CTBT," with Thomas Graham, John Isaacs, Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr. and John Steinbruner, Sept./Oct., pp. 9-14.
Documents
"Jump-START: Retaking the Initiative to Reduce Post-Cold War Nuclear Dangers," (by the Committee on Nuclear Policy), Jan./Feb., pp. 15-19.
"The Cox Report: Selected Text," Apr./May, pp. 17-23.
"Science at Its Best, Security at Its Worst," (the "Rudman Report"), Jun., pp. 16-18.
"Joint Statement Between the United States and the Russian Federation Concerning Strategic Offensive and Defensive Arms and Further Strengthening of Stability," Jun., p. 24.
"Facing Nuclear Dangers: An Action Plan for the 21st Century," (excerpts from the Tokyo Conference Report), Jul./Aug., pp. 14-20.
"Vienna Conference Final Declaration," Sept./Oct., p. 40.
"National Missile Defense Review Committee Report," (text of the "Welch Report"), Nov., pp. 14-20.
"UN Resolution 1284," Dec., p. 25-28.
Factfiles
"The Ottawa Convention: Signatories and Ratifiers," Jan./Feb., pp. 29-30.
"U.S. and Soviet/Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces," Mar., p. 34.
"U.S. 1998 Data for the UN Conventional Arms Register," Jun., pp. 25-26.
"India's Draft Nuclear Doctrine," Jul./Aug., pp. 33-34.
"The CTB Treaty: Signatories and Ratifiers," Sept./Oct., pp. 42-43.
"U.S. and Soviet/Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces," Nov., p. 30.
Interviews
Dr. John Gee, Apr./May, pp. 3-9.
Ambassador Richard Butler, Jun., pp. 3-9.
UN Undersecretary-General Jayantha Dhanapala, Sept./Oct., pp. 3-8.
Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh, Dec., pp. 17.
Subjects
ABM Treaty:
Clinton administration announces exploration of possible changes to the ABM treaty, Jan./Feb., p. 20;
Senate holds hearings on the ABM Treaty, Apr./May, p. 38;
U.S., Russia agree to discuss possible treaty changes, Jun., p. 19;
First round of talks yield little, Jul./Aug., p. 22;
Clinton administration outlines ABM negotiating position, Sept./Oct., p. 30;
The effects of a limited NMD on the treaty, Nov. pp. 7-13;
Russian officials oppose changes to ABM treaty, Nov., pp. 21, 26.
(See also BMD, NMD, START II, U.S. Arms Control Policy, U.S. Congress, U.S.-Russian Relations.)
Balkans:
See Yugoslavia.
Ballistic Missiles:
NIE estimates rising missile threats to U.S., Sept./Oct., pp. 33, 39;
U.S., South Korea hold a round of missile talks with little progress, Nov., p. 27.
(See also ABM Treaty, China, India, Iran, Iraq, NMD, Pakistan, TMD, UNSCOM.)
Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD):
See ABM Treaty, China, Israel, TMD, U.S. Arms Control Policy, U.S. Congress, U.S.-Russian relations.
Belarus:
See CTR.
Biological Weapons:
See Iraq.
Chemical Weapons:
See Chemical Weapons Convention.
Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC):
Acting director-general discusses the convention's status, Apr./May, pp. 3-9;
Clinton signs order for CWC implementation, Jun., p. 23.
China:
Warns U.S. against extending missile defense cooperation into East Asia, Jan./Feb., p. 27;
U.S.-Chinese relations and the Cox report, Apr./May, p. 2;
Findings of nuclear espionage in the Cox report, Apr./May, pp. 17-23;
Perspective on the Cox report, Apr./May, pp. 24-27, 34-35;
The utility of specific U.S. warhead designs to China, Apr./May, pp. 28-29, 35;
Cost vs. benefit of U.S.-Chinese scientific cooperation, Apr./May, pp. 30-21, 36;
Panel charges China with nuclear espionage, Apr./May, pp. 37, 48;
Successfully flight-tests new ICBM, Jul./Aug., p. 27;
Mixed U.S. signals on Israel-China deal, Nov., p. 29.
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT):
Urging Senate action, Jan./Feb.
, p. 2;
Senators call on Helms to allow CTBT vote, Jun., p. 20;
Helms rejects appeal of fellow senators to allow full consideration, Jul./Aug., p. 2;
Administration and some senators press for CTBT consideration, Jul./Aug., pp. 21, 29;
Response to the Senate's rejection of the treaty, Sept./Oct., p. 2;
Assessing the U.S. Senate's rejection of the CTBT, Sept./Oct., pp. 9-14;
Details of the Senate's rejection of the treaty, Sept./Oct., pp. 26-29;
International reaction to the U.S. rejection of the treaty, Sept./Oct., p. 29;
Vienna Conference declaration, Sept./Oct., pp. 40-41;
CTBTO funding remains in U.S. budget, Nov., p. 28;
Repairing the CTBT, Dec., pp. 3-9;
Russia, China continue to support CTBT, Dec., p. 24.
(See also U.S. Arms Control Policy.)
Conference on Disarmament (CD):
Fails to resume '98 negotiations at outset of first '99 session, Jan./Feb., p. 23;
First session closes without an agreed work program, Mar., p. 30;
Stalemate remains through May, Apr./May, p. 44;
Ends second session without progress, Jun., p. 20;
CD adds 5 members, Jul./Aug., p. 31;
Closes year without launching negotiations, Sept./Oct., p. 35.
(See also United Nations.)
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty:
Parties outline adaptations, make room for NATO growth, Mar., p. 28;
Russian compliance with "flank-zone" restrictions in doubt, Apr./May, p. 46;
Russian data shows "flank" limit violations, Jul./Aug., p. 24;
Adapting the CFE, Sept./Oct., pp. 15-19;
Russia admits "flank" violation, Sept./Oct., p. 38;
Treaty adapted at OSCE summit, Nov., pp. 23-25.
Conventional Arms Transfers:
Pentagon reports higher proposed weapons deals, Jan./Feb., p. 26;
Ecuador halts new arms buys, Jan./Feb., p. 28;
U.S. announces new arms sales to the Middle East worth billions, Mar., p. 32;
U.S. ranks as world's top arms supplier, Jul./Aug., p. 27;
UN undersecretary worried about arms industry, Jul./Aug., p. 31;
Commercial arms export licenses reported, Jul./Aug., p. 32;
Polish and Kazakh arms illegally transferred, Sept./Oct., p. 38;
Pentagon notifies Congress of $13 billion in possible arms sales, Nov., p. 27;
Mixed U.S. signals on Israel-China deal, Nov., p. 29.
(See also Indonesia, OAS, South Africa, UN Conventional Arms Register, U.S.-Russian Relations.)
Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR):
Fighting proliferation in the former Soviet Union, Mar., pp. 20-25;
The future of U.S.-Russian cooperation following the Cox report, Apr./May, pp. 32-33;
U.S.-Russian program extended until 2006, Jun., p. 23;
United States and Ukraine extend program, Jul./Aug., p. 23;
New centers open in Russia aimed at stemming proliferation and improving security, Nov., p. 26.
Department of Energy (DOE):
Rudman report assesses security at the nuclear weapons labs, Jun., pp. 16-18;
House and Senate consider a semi-autonomous agency to manage nuclear weapons complex, Jun., p. 21;
Reorganization creates partial separation of nuclear weapons complex, Sept./Oct., p. 32.
Export Controls:
U.S. relaxes controls on supercomputers, Jul./Aug.
, p. 25;
Russian-held supercomputers moved to civilian use, Sept./Oct., p. 39.
Fissile Material:
"HEU deal" back on track after stumble, Dec., p. 23.
Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT):
See CD.
India:
Tests Agni-2 missile, Apr./May, p. 41;
Releases first nuclear doctrine, Jul./Aug., p. 23;
Text of draft nuclear doctrine, Jul./Aug., pp. 33-34.
(See also India-Pakistan Relations, NPT, Pakistan.)
India-Pakistan Relations:
Agree on security, confidence-building measures, Jan./Feb., p. 21;
Risks of further testing in South Asia, Sept./Oct., pp. 20-25.
(See also India, Pakistan).
Indonesia:
U.S. and EU suspends military ties with Indonesia, Sept./Oct., p. 38.
Iran:
U.S. sanctions Russian entities for sharing nuclear and missile technology with Iran, Jan./Feb., p. 25.
(See also Ballistic Missiles.)
Iraq:
UN creates new panel to review Iraqi disarmament, Jan./Feb., p. 22;
New UN panel recommends a reinforced monitoring regime, Mar., p. 31;
Security Council divided on Iraqi disarmament issues, sanctions, Apr./May, p. 42;
Security Council without consensus for restoring activities in Iraq, Jun., p. 22;
Security Council still unresolved on resolving the Iraqi situation, Sept./Oct., p. 36;
Security Council replaces UNSCOM with new body, Dec., p. 20.
(See also Ballistic Missiles, United Nations, UNSCOM.)
Israel:
U.S.-Israeli strategic dialogue announced, Jul./Aug.
, p. 26;
Acquires submarines with second-strike capabilities, Jul./Aug., p. 26;
Conducts first successful Arrow BMD test, Nov., p. 29;
Mixed U.S. signals on Israel-China deal, Nov., p. 29.
Japan:
U.S., Japan formalize TMD cooperation, Jul./Aug., p. 31;
Japanese minister resigns over nuclear remarks, Nov., p. 28.
(See also KEDO, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Theater Missile Defense.)
Kazakhstan:
See Conventional Arms Transfers, CTR.
Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO):
Continues LWR project, signs significant financial agreements with Japan, Apr./May, p. 46;
KEDO signs contract to begin work on North Korean reactors, Dec., p. 22.
(See also North Korea.)
Landmines:
U.S. ratifies amended CCW landmines protocol, Apr./May, p. 44.
(See also Ottawa Convention.)
Latin America:
See Conventional Arms Transfers, OAS.
Material Protection, Control and Accounting (MPC&A):
Challenges to dismantling Russia's nuclear subs, Jun., pp. 10-15.
(See also CTR.)
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR):
See Ballistic Missiles.
National Missile Defense (NMD):
Cohen announces restructuring of U.S. NMD program, Jan./Feb., p. 20;
Recurring calls for an NMD, Mar., p. 2;
Clinton signs NMD legislation, Jul./Aug., p. 22;
U.S. conducts first successful NMD intercept test, Sept./Oct., p. 30;
NMD review by the Welch Panel, Nov., pp. 14-20;
NATO ministers skeptical of U.S. NMD plans, Dec., p. 21.
(See also ABM Treaty, BMD, U.S. Arms Control Policy, U.S. Congress.)
NATO:
Unveils new 'strategic concept' allowing out-of-area actions, Apr./May, p. 40;
NATO's nuclear weapons doctrine, Jul./Aug., pp. 3-8;
Hungarian PM angers Moscow with nuke remark, Nov., p. 28.
(See also CFE Treaty, U.S.-Russian Relations.)
North Korea:
Agreement reached on U.S. inspection of suspect nuclear site, Mar.
, p. 29;
U.S. inspection finds suspect site nuclear-free, Apr./May, p. 39;
To conduct missile talks with the United States, Jul./Aug., p. 29;
Freezes missile tests, U.S. lifts sanctions, Sept./Oct., p. 31;
KEDO signs contract to begin work on North Korean reactors, Dec., p. 22.
(See also Ballistic Missiles, KEDO, NPT, Nuclear Non-Proliferation.)
Nuclear Abolition:
See CD.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation:
Challenges posed by civil spent fuel, Jan./Feb., pp. 8-14;
Tokyo Forum report on non-proliferation and disarmament, Jul./Aug., pp. 14-20.
(See also CTBT, CTR, KEDO, MPC&A, North Korea, United Nations, UNSCOM.)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT):
Division and doubt at the third PrepCom, status of the regime, Apr./May, pp. 10-16;
Possible problems with treaty for 2000 meeting, Dec., pp. 10-14.
(See also CTBT, North Korea.)
Nuclear Safety and Security:
See CTR, MPC&A, U.S. Nuclear Weapons, U.S.-Russian Relations.
Nuclear Testing:
Clinton vows to continue testing moratorium, Sept./Oct., pp. 28-29.
(See also CTBT, India, India-Pakistan Relations, Pakistan.)
Nunn-Lugar:
See CTR.
Organization of American States (OAS):
Regional arms transparency regime ready for signature, Apr./May, p. 47;
Nineteen countries (including the United States) sign arms transparency convention, Jun., p. 23.
Ottawa Convention:
Holds first conference of states-parties, Apr./May, p. 45.
(See also Landmines.)
Pakistan:
Tests Ghauri-2 and Shaheen-1 missiles, Apr./May, pp. 41, 48;
A plan for a minimum nuclear deterrent, Jul./Aug., pp. 9-13;
Prime Minister ousted in bloodless coup, Sept./Oct., p. 39;
New Pakistani government says it will not initiate nuclear testing, Nov., p. 28.
(See also India, India-Pakistan Relations, NPT.)
Plutonium:
See CTR, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, U.S. Arms Control Policy.
Russia:
Yeltsin signs decree on development and deployment of tactical nuclear weapons, Apr./May, p. 47.
(See also CFE Treaty, CTR, Export Control, START I, START II, START III, United Nations, U.S.-Russian Relations.)
South Africa:
South Africa signs $3.5 billion in arms purchases, Sept./Oct.
, p. 38.
South Korea:
See Ballistic Missiles, KEDO, North Korea.
Space:
See ABM Treaty, CD.
Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program (SSMP):
See CTBT, Nuclear Testing.
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) I:
U.S. destroys first of 150 Minuteman III silos, Nov., p. 29.
(See also CTR, START II.)
START II:
Russia delays vote following NATO strikes on Yugoslavia, Mar., p. 27;
Russia postpones START II vote, Dec., p. 24.
(See also CTR, START I, START III, U.S. Arms Control Policy, U.S. Arms Control Policy, U.S.-Russian Relations.)
START III:
U.S., Russia to begin treaty "discussions," Jun., p. 19;
First round of talks yield little, Jul./Aug., p. 22.
(See also START II, U.S. Arms Control Policy, U.S.-Russian Relations.)
Supercomputers:
See Export Controls.
Theater Missile Defense (TMD):
THAAD fails sixth intercept test, PAC-3 conducts a successful test, Mar., p. 33;
Seventh THAAD intercept test aborted, Apr./May, p. 47;
Successful THAAD intercept test, Jun., p. 23;
THAAD moves into next stage of development after second intercept, Jul./Aug., p. 31;
U.S., Japan formalize TMD cooperation, Jul./Aug., p. 31.
(See also ABM Treaty, BMD, Israel, Japan.)
Ukraine:
See CTR.
United Nations:
Dhanapala discusses UN arms control policies, Sept./Oct., pp. 3-8.
(See also CD, CTBT, Iraq, UN Conventional Arms Register, UNSCOM.)
UN Conventional Arms Register:
U.S. reports transfers to annual register, Apr./May, p. 47;
Lowest ever participation in UN Arms Register, Sept./Oct., p. 34.
(See also Conventional Arms Transfers.)
UN Special Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM):
Said to aid U.S. spying, Jan./Feb.
, p. 22;
Butler discusses his tenure at UNSCOM, pp. 3-9;
Letter to the editor from Scott Ritter, Sept./Oct., p. 41;
Security Council replaces UNSCOM with new body, Dec., p. 20.
(See also Iraq, United Nations.)
Uranium:
See CTR, Nuclear Non-Proliferation.
U.S. Arms Control Policy:
Suggestions for a warhead and fissile material transparency regime, Jan./Feb., pp. 3-7;
The Committee on Nuclear Policy's report on overcoming impasses in the strategic arms process, Jan./Feb., pp. 15-19;
Arms control after ACDA, Mar., pp. 3-8;
Prospects for arms control in '99, Mar., pp. 9-19;
Deutch panel criticizes U.S. non-proliferation efforts, Jul./Aug., p. 31;
the ramification of deploying a U.S. NMD, Nov., pp. 3-6.
(See also ABM Treaty, Ballistic Missiles, CD, CFE, CTBT, CTR, CWC, Indonesia, Iran, Landmines, NATO, NMD, Nuclear Testing, OAS, START III, U.S. Congress, U.S.-Russian Relations.)
U.S. Congress:
New NMD bills introduced in both the Senate and the House, Jan./Feb., p. 24;
Helms sets June deadline for administration to submit ABM agreements, Jan./Feb., p. 28;
Senate and House approve new NMD bills, Mar., p. 26;
Kerry amendment on nuclear reductions defeated, Apr./May, p. 48;
Compromise reached on Trident subs, Jul./Aug., p. 32;
CTBTO funding remains in U.S. budget, Nov., p. 28.
(See also CTBT, DOE, NMD.)
U.S. Non-Proliferation Policy:
See CD, CTBT, CTR, CWC, India, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Pakistan, U.S. Arms Control Policy, U.S.-Russian Relations.
U.S. Nuclear Use Policy:
See NATO, U.S.-Russian Relations.
U.S. Nuclear Weapons:
Y2K testing complete, Nov., p. 26.
(See also DOE, Nuclear Testing, Plutonium, U.S. Non-Proliferation Policy, START II, START III.)
U.S.-Russian Relations:
U.S. warns Russia against arms transfers to Syria, Jan./Feb., p. 28;
Y2K cooperation on hold following NATO strikes on Yugoslavia, Mar., p. 27;
U.S. sanctions Russian companies for Syrian arms deal, Mar., p. 33;
Renewed pledge for strategic arms reduction, Jun., p. 2.
(See also ABM Treaty, CFE Treaty, CTR, Export Controls, START I, START II, START III, U.S. Arms Control Policy.)
Wassenaar Arrangement:
Wassenaar members remain divided on arrangement's scope, Dec., p. 23.
Yugoslavia:
Belgrade suspends implementation of sub-regional arms accord, Apr./May, p. 43;
Belgrade resumes implementation of sub-regional arms accord, Jul./Aug., p. 25;
KLA disarming slowly and reluctantly, Jul./Aug., p. 32;
Belgrade and KLA making disarmament progress, Sept./Oct., p. 37.
(See also START II, U.S.-Russian Relations.)