The following is a complete index of materials printed in Arms Control Today in 2000.
The index is organized according to 6 categories:
Authors Subjects Factfiles Interviews Briefings Documents
Authors
Albright, David: "Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Visit to North Korea," Nov., p. 15.
Biden, Joseph R.: "Finding the Right Path," Oct., p. 10.
Bleek, Philipp C.:
"Russia Adopts New Security Concept; Appears to Lower Nuclear Threshold," Jan/Feb., p. 23;
"U.S., Russia Negotiate Spent Fuel Reprocessing Moratorium," Mar., p. 21;
"U.S., Russia Reassess Reactor Conversion Agreement," Mar., p. 21;
"New DOE Nuclear Security Organization Begins Work," Apr., p. 29;
"Putin Elected President, Addresses Nuclear Agenda," Apr., p. 29;
"Putin Signs New Military Doctrine, Fleshing Out Security Concept," May, p. 42;
"Russian Duma Approves Test Ban Treaty," May, p. 43;
"Russia Ratifies START II, Extension Protocol; ABM-Related Agreements Also Approved," May, p. 39;
"Joint Chiefs of Staff 'Uncomfortable' With START III Reductions Below 2,000-2,500," Jun., p. 24;
"Russia Approves Topol-M, Warns Missile Could Defeat U.S. Defense," Jun., p. 26;
"Clinton Protects 'HEU' Deal Assets," Jul/Aug., p. 34;
"Latest Los Alamos Security Debacle Prompts Hearings on DOE," Jul/Aug., p. 33;
"Plutonium, Early-Warning Accords Advanced at U.S.-Russian Summit," Jul/Aug., p. 28;
"DOE Simulates Nuclear Explosion; GAO Faults Ignition Facility," Sept., p. 27;
"Russia Ready to Reduce to 1,500 Warheads, Addressing Dispute Over Strategic Forces' Fate," Sept., p. 22;
"Clinton, Putin Issue 'Strategic Stability Cooperation Initiative,'" Oct., p. 26;
"Russia Proposes Energy Initiative," Oct., p. 27;
"Defense Bill Bars Unilateral Nuclear Reductions, Orders Posture Review," Nov., p. 26;
"Putin Calls for More Nuclear Cuts, Maintenance of ABM Treaty," Dec., p. 24.
Blix, Hans: "Anticipating Inspections: UNMOVIC Readies Itself for Iraq," Jul/Aug., p. 3.
Boese, Wade:
"1999 Proposed Pentagon Arms Sales Exceeded $20 Billion," Jan/Feb., p. 24;
"CD Starts 2000 Session Stalemated," Jan/Feb., p. 24;
"Second NMD Intercept Test Fails; Readiness Review Still Planned for June," Jan/Feb., p. 21; "U.S. Wants Strengthened CCW Landmines Protocol," Jan/Feb., p. 26;
"CD Deadlock Continues as U.S. and China Square Off," Mar., p. 26;
"Missile Defense Program Under Excessive Pressure, Pentagon Report Says," Mar., p. 19;
"U.S.-Chinese Relations Strained Over Taiwan," Mar., p. 23;
"NMD Testing Schedule Slips, Delaying Pentagon Review," Apr., p. 24;
"U.A.E. to Receive 80 F-16s With Features More Advanced Than Similar U.S. Jets," Apr., p. 28;
"Israel Rebuffs U.S. Demand to Cancel China Arms Deal," May, p. 44;
"Leaked Documents Detail U.S. ABM Strategy; GOP Says Limited NMD Plans Are Not Enough," May, p. 40;
"Official Projections of NMD Costs Rise by Billions," May, p. 41;
"U.S. Announces Taiwan Arms Deal," May, p. 47;
"Bush Outlines Arms Control and Missile Defense Plans," Jun., p. 23;
"NMD Test Delayed Until July; Review to Start in June," Jun., p. 21;
"Belgrade Suspends Sub-Regional Arms Control Participation," Jul/Aug., p. 34;
"Crucial NMD Test Misses; Booster Failure Responsible," Jul/Aug., p. 25;
"GAO and Welch Reports Find NMD Program Still Risky," Jul/Aug., p. 29;
"Little Progress on ABM, START at Moscow Summit; Putin Proposes Joint Anti-Missile 'Umbrella,'" Jul/Aug., p. 26;
"Pentagon Defends NMD Plans Amid Growing Skepticism," Jul/Aug., p. 29;
"Clinton NMD Decision Welcomed Abroad; Reactions at Home Are Mixed," Sept., p. 20;
"Clinton Says No to NMD as Program Lags; Cites Technology Doubts and Foreign Concerns," Sept., p. 19;
"2000 CD Session Concludes Without Beginning Talks," Oct., p. 29;
"Israel Halts Chinese Phalcon Deal," Sept., p. 28; "Mixed Results in U.S. TMD Tests," Sept., p. 29;
"U.S. Remains World's Top Arms Supplier," Sept., p. 30;
"U.S.-Turkey Copter Deal Flies Despite Human Rights," Sept., p. 26;
"Officials Testify on National Missile Defense, Assess Program," Oct., p. 25;
"Ottawa Convention States-Parties Convene for Second Meeting," Oct., p. 30;
"Bill Sets Terms for Allied Imports Under DTSI," Nov., p. 24;
"Congress Levies Accusations on Gore-Chernomydrin Deal," Nov., p. 23;
"Congress Notified of Potential AMRAAM Exports to Taiwan," Nov., p. 27;
"Russian-Indian Summit Firms Up Conventional Arms Deal," Nov., p. 28;
"UN Conventional Arms Register Shows Export Decrease in 1999," Nov., p. 29;
"Russia Pledges CFE Compliance; U.S. Stresses Need for Action," Dec., p. 26;
"Russia to Bow Out of 1995 Deal Banning Arms Trade With Iran," Dec., p. 25.
Brown, Harold: "Where Do We Go From Here?" Oct., p. 12.
Brugger, Seth:
"U.S. Issues Chemical Industry Regulations," Jan/Feb., p. 25;
"No Breakthroughs at BWC Ad Hoc Group Meeting," Mar., p. 25;
"Russia to Miss CWC Deadline," May, p. 48;
"BWC Ad Hoc Group Continues Work Without Substantial Progress," May, p. 48;
"CWC Conference Meets, Extends Deadlines," Jun., p. 24;
"U.S. Eases Sanctions After North-South Summit; Pyongyang Reaffirms Missile Testing Ban," Jul/Aug., p. 32;
"Pakistan Clarifies Nuclear Export Control Guidelines," Sept., p. 32;
"U.S. Revises Computer Export Control Regulations," Sept., p. 31.
Bush, George W.: "Presidential Election Forum: The Candidates on Arms Control," Sept., p. 3.
Cirincione, Joseph:
"Evaluating the Criteria for NMD Deployment," Apr., p. 8;
"Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Visit to North Korea," Nov., p. 15.
Darilek, Richard E.: "Time for Conventional Arms Control on the Korean Peninsula," Dec., p. 16.
Davis, Paul K.: "Time for Conventional Arms Control on the Korean Peninsula," Dec., p. 16.
Ekeus, Rolf: "Shifting Priorities: UNMOVIC and the Future of Inspections in Iraq," Mar., p. 3.
Ferguson, Charles: "Sparking a Buildup: U.S. Missile Defense and China's Nuclear Arsenal," Apr., p. 13.
Fetter, Steve: "Evaluating the Criteria for NMD Deployment," Apr., p. 8.
Freedman, Lawrence: "Does Deterrence Have a Future?" Oct., p. 3.
Furukawa, Katsuhisa: "New Ambitions, Old Obstacles: Japan and Its Search for an Arms Control Strategy," Jul/Aug., p. 17.
Garrett, Banning: "Facing the China Factor," Oct., p. 14.
Garwin, Richard L.: "Boost-Phase Intercept: A Better Alternative," Sept., p. 8.
Gore, Al: "Presidential Election Forum: The Candidates on Arms Control," Sept., p. 3.
Graham, Thomas Jr.: "Implications of the Duma's Approval of START II," May, p. 3.
Grand, Camille: "Missile Defense: The View From the Other Side," Sept., p. 12.
Green, Michael J.: "New Ambitions, Old Obstacles: Japan and Its Search for an Arms Control Strategy," Jul/Aug., p. 17.
Grey, Robert T. Jr.: "Deadlocked and Waiting at the UN Conference on Disarmament," Dec., p. 3.
Han, Yong-Sup: "Time for Conventional Arms Control on the Korean Peninsula," Dec., p. 16.
Hathaway, Robert M.: "Confrontation and Retreat: The U.S. Congress and the South Asian Nuclear Tests," Jan/Feb., p. 7.
Isaacs, John: "'Go Slow': The People Speak on Missile Defense," Jan/Feb., p. 3.
Keeny, Spurgeon M. Jr.:
"Toward a Consensus on Iraq," Jan/Feb., p. 2;
"NMD Decision—Who's in Charge?" Mar., p. 2;
"Evaluating the Criteria for NMD Deployment," Apr., p. 8;
"Telling It Like It Isn't," Apr., p. 2;
"Implications of the Duma's Approval of START II," May, p. 3;
"NMD Double-Talk," May, p. 2;
"A World Without Arms Control?" Jun., p. 2;
"The Buck Stops Here," Jul/Aug., p. 2; "The Right Thing to Do," Sept., p. 2;
"The Folly of Disparaging Arms Control," Oct., p. 2;
"Prospects for a North Korean Breakthrough," Nov., p. 2;
"Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Visit to North Korea," Nov., p. 15.
Kimball, Daryl: "Implications of the Duma's Approval of START II," May, p. 3.
Levin, Carl: "Toward an Agreement With Russia on Missile Defense," Apr., p. 3.
Matlock, Jack F. Jr.: "Security: The Bottom Line," Oct., p. 17.
Mellman, Mark S.: "No Pressure From the People," Oct., p. 19.
Mendelsohn, Jack:
"Evaluating the Criteria for NMD Deployment," Apr., p. 8;
"Implications of the Duma's Approval of START II," May, p. 3;
"A Pause in Unilateralism?" Oct., p. 21.
Mosher, David E.: "Understanding the Extraordinary Cost Growth of Missile Defense," Dec., p. 9.
Nolan, Janne E.: "Preparing for the 2001 Nuclear Posture Review," Nov., p. 10.
Pearson, Graham S.: "The Protocol to the Biological Weapons Convention Is Within Reach," Jun., p. 15.
Rauf, Tariq: "An Unequivocal Success? Implications of the NPT Review Conference," Jul/Aug., p. 9.
Rice, Matthew:
"UN Security Council Says 'No' to Ekeus, Agrees on Blix to Head UNMOVIC," Jan/Feb., p. 22;
"Clinton Again Relaxes Export Controls on Supercomputers," Mar., p. 24;
"Iraq Again Rejects 1284 While Pressures Build on Sanctions," Mar., p. 22;
"Proliferation Threats Continue, Administration Officials Say," Mar., p. 20;
"Blix Assumes Charge of UNMOVIC; Security Council Debates Oil-for-Food," Apr., p. 25;
"Negotiations on North-Korean High-Level Visit End Without Resolution," Apr., p. 30;
"Clinton Signs 'Iran Nonproliferation Act,'" Apr., p. 26;
"Treading Lightly in Asia, Clinton Reaffirms Non-Proliferation Goals," Apr., p. 27;
"Lockheed Martin Charged With Sharing Rocket Data With China," May, p. 46;
"NPT Review Conference Opens," May, p. 45;
"Russia Proposes Global Regime on Missile Proliferation," May, p. 43;
"UN Security Council Approves UNMOVIC Plan," May, p. 46;
"NPT Review Conference Finds Consensus, Issues Documents," Jun., p. 22;
"Russia Reaffirms Nuclear Suppliers Group," Jun., p. 26;
"U.S. Eases Sanctions After North-South Summit; Pyongyang Reaffirms Missile Testing Ban," Jul/Aug., p. 32.
Ritter, Scott: "The Case for Iraq's Qualitative Disarmament," Jun., p. 8.
Romberg, Alan: "Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Visit to North Korea," Nov., p. 15.
Sigal, Leon V.: "Negotiating an End to North Korea's Missile-Making," Jul/Aug., p. 3.
Scheinman, Lawrence: "Politics and Pragmatism: The Challenges for the 2000 NPT Review Conference," Apr., p. 18.
Scoblic, J. Peter:
"U.S.-China Arms Talks Resume," Sept., p. 24;
"China Issues Missile Export Pledge; U.S. Says It Will Waive Sanctions," Dec., p. 23.
Tóth, Tibor: "Prospects for Progress: Drafting the Protocol to the BWC," May, p. 10.
Wagner, Alex:
"Iran Tests Shahab-3 Ballistic Missile," Sept. p. 26;
"Pakistan Clarifies Nuclear Export Control Guidelines," Sept., p. 32;
"U.S. Explores North Korean Offer to Terminate Missile Program in Exchange for Satellite Launch Aid," Sept., p. 25;
"U.S.-North Korea Missile, Terrorism Talks Resume; North Korea Admits to Exporting Rocket Technology," Sept., p. 23
"India Reaffirms Its CTBT Policy," Oct., p. 26;
"Moscow Puts Hold on Transfer of Laser Isotope Separator," Oct., p. 28;
"Albright Visits North Korea; Progress Made on Missile Front," Nov., p. 22;
"GOP Says Gore May Have Violated Law in Russia-Iran Nuclear Deal," Nov., p. 25;
"Russia, India Sign Secret Nuclear Energy Accord," Nov., p. 25.
Wallander, Celeste A.: "Wary of the West: Russian Security Policy at the Millennium," Mar., p. 7.
Wit, Joel: "Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Visit to North Korea," Nov., p. 15.
Wulf, Norman A.: "Observations From the 2000 NPT Review Conference," Nov., p. 3.
Briefings
"Evaluating the Criteria for NMD Deployment," with Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., Steve Fetter, Joseph Cirincione, and Jack Mendelsohn, Apr., p. 8."Implications of the Duma's Approval of START II," with Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., Jack Mendelsohn, Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr., and Daryl Kimball, May, p. 3."Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Visit to North Korea," with Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., Alan Romberg, David Albright, Joel Wit, and Joseph Cirincione, Nov., p. 15.
Documents
2000 NPT Review Conference Final Document, Jun., p. 28."Countermeasures," Apr., p. 33.President Bill Clinton's NMD Remarks, Sept., p. 36.Press Briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, Sept. p. 38.Statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Strategic Reductions and Preservation of the ABM Treaty, Dec., p. 30START II Resolution of Ratification, May, p. 26.Report of the National Missile Defense Independent Review Team: Text of the Third "Welch Report," Jul/Aug., p. 37.Russia's Military Doctrine, May, p. 29.Russia's National Security Concept, Jan/Feb., p. 15.The Coyle Report, Mar., p. 28.U.S. Draft Protocol to the ABM Treaty, May, p. 16.U.S.-Russian Strategic Stability Cooperation Initiative, Oct., p. 33.
Factfiles
1998 UN Register of Conventional Arms, Jan/Feb., p. 29.Chronology of U.S.-North Korean Nuclear and Missile Diplomacy, Nov., p. 31.The Chemical Weapons Convention, Apr., p. 37.U.S. 1999 Data for the UN Conventional Arms Register, Sept., p. 40.U.S. and Soviet/Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces, May, p. 50.U.S. and Soviet/Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces, Dec., p. 31
Interviews
Hans Blix, Jul/Aug., p. 3.Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore, Sept., p. 3.Ambassador Rolf Ekeus, Mar., p. 3.Ambassador Robert T. Grey Jr., Dec., p. 3.Tibor Tóth, "Prospects for Progress: Drafting the Protocol to the BWC," May, p. 10.
Subjects
ABM Treaty: (See NMD, Russia, Strategic Arms Control)
Arms Control—General:
"A World Without Arms Control?" Jun., p. 2;
"Bush Outlines Arms Control and Missile Defense Plans," Jun., p. 23;
"Presidential Election Forum: The Candidates on Arms Control," Sept., p. 3.
Balkans: (See Yugoslavia)
Ballistic Missiles:
"Russia Approves Topol-M, Warns Missile Could Defeat U.S. Defense," Jun., p. 26;
"Slovakia Begins Dismantling SS-23s," Jun., p. 27;
"Iran Tests Shahab-3 Ballistic Missile," Sept. p. 26;
"Iran Claims Successful Test of Shahab-3 Variant," Oct., p. 31;
"Slovakia Completes Destruction of SS-23s," Dec., p. 29.
Biological Weapons Convention (BWC):
"No Breakthroughs at BWC Ad Hoc Group Meeting," Mar., p. 25;
"BWC Ad Hoc Group Continues Work Without Substantial Progress," May, p. 48;
"Prospects for Progress: Drafting the Protocol to the BWC," May, p. 10;
"The Protocol to the Biological Weapons Convention Is Within Reach," Jun., p. 15;
"BWC Ad Hoc Inches Forward," Sept., p. 33.
Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC):
"U.S. Issues Chemical Industry Regulations," Jan/Feb., p. 25;
"Russia to Miss CWC Deadline," May 2000, p. 48;
"CWC Conference Meets, Extends Deadlines," Jun., p. 24.
China:
"U.S.-Chinese Relations Strained Over Taiwan," Mar., p. 23;
"Lockheed Martin Charged With Sharing Rocket Data With China," May, p. 46;
"State and Lockheed Settle Export Control Dispute," Jul/Aug., p. 35;
"China Repeats Call for CD Outer Space Talks," Jul/Aug., p. 36;
"U.S.-China Arms Talks Resume," Sept., p. 24;
"China Issues Missile Export Pledge; U.S. Says It Will Waive Sanctions," Dec., p. 23.
(See CD, Conventional Arms Transfers, NMD)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT):
"Shalikashvili to Lead Administration Test Ban Effort," Jan/Feb., p. 27;
"Administration Launches CTBT Effort," Apr., p. 31;
"Russian Duma Approves Test Ban Treaty," May, p. 43;
"India Reaffirms Its CTBT Policy, Pakistan Follows," Oct., p. 26.
Conference on Disarmament (CD):
"CD Starts 2000 Session Stalemated," Jan/Feb., p. 24;
"CD Deadlock Continues as U.S. and China Square Off," Mar., p. 26;
"CD Ends First Part of 2000 Session," Apr., p. 31;
"CD Resumes 2000 Negotiating Session," Jun., p. 27;
"China Repeats Call for CD Outer Space Talks," Jul/Aug., p. 36;
"2000 CD Session Concludes Without Beginning Talks," Oct., p. 29;
"Deadlocked and Waiting at the UN Conference on Disarmament," Dec., p. 3
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty:
"Russia Pledges CFE Compliance," Apr., p. 32;
"Russia Reduces CFE-Limited Weapons in Georgia," Sept., p. 32;
"Russia Pledges CFE Compliance; U.S. Stresses Need for Action," Dec., p. 26.
Conventional Arms Transfers:
"1999 Proposed Pentagon Arms Sales Exceeded $20 Billion," Jan/Feb., p. 24;
"Colombia to Receive 63 Helicopters in U.S. Aid," Jan/Feb., p. 28;
"U.A.E. to Receive 80 F-16s With Features More Advanced Than Similar U.S. Jets," Apr., p. 28;
"Israel Rebuffs U.S. Demand to Cancel China Arms Deal," May, p. 44;
"U.S. Announces Taiwan Arms Deal," May, p. 47;
"Pentagon Arms Agreements Grow," May, p. 49;
"Congress Approves Helicopters for Colombia," Jul/Aug., p. 36;
"Israel Halts Chinese Phalcon Deal," Sept., p. 28;
"U.S. Remains World's Top Arms Supplier," Sept., p. 30;
"U.S.-Turkey Copter Deal Flies Despite Human Rights," Sept., p. 26;
"Proposed ATACMS Sale to Bahrain Announced," Oct., p. 31;
"Congress Notified of Potential AMRAAM Exports to Taiwan," Nov., p. 27;
"Russian-Indian Summit Firms Up Conventional Arms Deal," Nov., p. 28;
"Russia to Bow Out of 1995 Deal Banning Arms Trade With Iran," Dec., p. 25;
"China Seeks Airborne Radar From Russia," Dec., p. 28;
"Poland Considers Leasing U.S. F-16s," Dec., p. 29.
(See UN Conventional Arms Register)
Department of Energy:
"Civil Reactors to Replenish U.S. Tritium Supply," Jan/Feb., p. 27;
"New DOE Nuclear Security Organization Begins Work," Apr., p. 29;
"Latest Los Alamos Security Debacle Prompts Hearings on DOE," Jul/Aug., p. 33;
"Foreign Visits to U.S. Nuclear Labs to Resume," Oct., p. 31;
"DOE Authorizes Restructuring of Lab Contracts," Dec., p. 27.
(See Fissile Material Control, Stockpile Stewardship)
Export Controls:
"EU Not to Renew Arms Embargo on Indonesia," Jan/Feb., p. 27;
"Clinton Again Relaxes Export Controls on Supercomputers," Mar., p. 24;
"Progress in Russia Prompts Sanctions Changes," May, p. 49;
"Russia Reaffirms Nuclear Suppliers Group Commitment," Jun., p. 26;
"UN Imposes Arms Embargo on Ethiopia and Eritrea," Jun., p. 27;
"State and Lockheed Settle Export Control Dispute," Jul/Aug., p. 35;
"Pakistan Clarifies Nuclear Export Control Guidelines," Sept., p. 32;
"U.S. Revises Computer Export Control Regulations," Sept., p. 31;
"Bill Sets Terms for Allied Imports Under DTSI," Nov., p. 24;
"China Issues Missile Export Pledge; U.S. Says It Will Waive Sanctions," Dec., p. 23.
"Export Administration Act Reauthorized," Dec., p. 28;
Fissile Material Control:
"U.S., Russia Negotiate Spent Fuel Reprocessing Moratorium," Mar., p. 21;
"U.S., Russia Reassess Reactor Conversion Agreement," Mar., p. 21;
"Netherlands to Help Russia With Fissile Material," Apr., p. 32;
"Plutonium, Early-Warning Accords Advanced at U.S.-Russian Summit," Jul/Aug., p. 28;
"Clinton Protects 'HEU' Deal Assets," Jul/Aug., p. 34;
"G-8 Addresses Russian Plutonium Disposition," Sept., p. 33;
"DOE, Russian Navy Sign MPC&A Agreement," Oct., p. 30.
India:
"Confrontation and Retreat: The U.S. Congress and the South Asian Nuclear Tests," Jan/Feb., p. 7.
"India Reaffirms Its CTBT Policy, Pakistan Follows," Oct., p. 26.
(See CTBT, Conventional Arms Transfers, Nuclear Testing, Nuclear Non-Proliferation)
Iran:
"Iran, D.P.R.K. Sanctioned for Missile Transfers," May, p. 49;
"Iran Tests Shahab-3 Ballistic Missile," Sept. p. 26;
"Iran Claims Successful Test of Shahab-3 Variant," Oct., p. 31;
(See Ballistic Missiles, Conventional Arms Transfers, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Russia)
Iraq:
"Toward a Consensus on Iraq," Jan/Feb., p. 2;
"The Case for Iraq's Qualitative Disarmament," Jun., p. 8;
"Former Weapons Inspector Returns to Iraq," Sept., p. 33;
"Iraq Meets With UN Secretary-General," Dec., p. 29.
(See UNMOVIC)
Israel:
"Knesset Debates Israel's Nuclear Program," Mar., p. 27.
"Israel Halts Chinese Phalcon Deal," Sept., p. 28;
(See Conventional Arms Transfers, TMD)
Japan:
"U.S., Japan Establish Arms Control Working Group," Apr., p. 31;
"New Ambitions, Old Obstacles: Japan and Its Search for an Arms Control Strategy," Jul/Aug., p. 17.
Landmines:
"U.S. Wants Strengthened CCW Landmines Protocol," Jan/Feb., p. 26;
"Ottawa Convention States-Parties Convene for Second Meeting," Oct., p. 30.
Missile Proliferation:
"Proliferation Threats Continue, Administration Officials Say," Mar., p. 20;
"Russia Proposes Global Regime on Missile Proliferation," May, p. 43.
"China Issues Missile Export Pledge; U.S. Says It Will Waive Sanctions," Dec., p. 23.
(See Ballistic Missiles, North Korea)
National Missile Defense (NMD):
"GAO and Welch Reports Find NMD Jan/Feb., p. 3;
"Second NMD Intercept Test Fails; Readiness Review Still Planned for June," Jan/Feb., p. 21;
"Missile Defense Program Under Excessive Pressure, Pentagon Report Says," Mar., p. 19;
"NMD Decision—Who's in Charge?" Mar., p. 2;
"Evaluating the Criteria for NMD Deployment," Apr., p. 8;
"NMD Testing Schedule Slips, Delaying Pentagon Review," Apr., p. 24;
"Sparking a Buildup: U.S. Missile Defense and China's Nuclear Arsenal," Apr., p. 13;
"Telling It Like It Isn't," Apr., p. 2;
"Toward an Agreement With Russia on Missile Defense," Apr., p. 3;
"Leaked Documents Detail U.S. ABM Strategy; GOP Says Limited NMD Plans Are Not Enough," May, p. 40;
"NMD Double-Talk," May, p. 2;
"Official Projections of NMD Costs Rise by Billions," May, p. 41;
"NMD Test Delayed Until July; Review to Start in June," Jun., p. 21;
"Crucial NMD Test Misses; Booster Failure Responsible," Jul/Aug., p. 25;
"Pentagon Defends NMD Plans Amid Growing Skepticism," Jul/Aug., p. 29;
"The Buck Stops Here," Jul/Aug., p. 2;
"Boost-Phase Intercept: A Better Alternative," Sept., p. 8;
"Clinton NMD Decision Welcomed Abroad; Reactions at Home Are Mixed," Sept., p. 20;
"Clinton Says No to NMD as Program Lags; Cites Technology Doubts and Foreign Concerns," Sept., p. 19;
"Missile Defense: The View From the Other Side," Sept., p. 12;
"The Right Thing to Do," Sept., p. 2;
"A Pause in Unilateralism?" Oct., p. 21;
"Facing the China Factor," Oct., p. 14;
"Finding the Right Path," Oct., p. 10;
"No Pressure From the People," Oct., p. 19;
"Officials Testify on National Missile Defense, Assess Program," Oct., p. 25;
"Security: The Bottom Line," Oct., p. 17;
"Where Do We Go From Here?" Oct., p. 12;
"NMD Risk Reduction Flights Conducted," Nov., p. 30;
"Understanding the Extraordinary Cost Growth of Missile Defense," Dec., p. 9.
(See Russia)
North Korea:
"U.S., North-Korea Resume Bilateral Talks," Jan/Feb., p. 28;
"Negotiations on North-Korean High-Level Visit End Without Resolution," Apr., p. 30;
"U.S.-North Korean Dialogue Continues," Jun., p. 27;
"Negotiating an End to North Korea's Missile-Making," Jul/Aug., p. 3;
"U.S. Eases Sanctions After North-South Summit; Pyongyang Reaffirms Missile Testing Ban," Jul/Aug., p. 32;
"U.S. Explores North Korean Offer to Terminate Missile Program in Exchange for Satellite Launch Aid," Sept., p. 25;
"U.S.-North Korea Missile, Terrorism Talks Resume; North Korea Admits to Exporting Rocket Technology, Sept., p. 23;
"Albright Visits North Korea; Progress Made on Missile Front," Nov., p. 22;
"Prospects for a North Korean Breakthrough," Nov., p. 2; "
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Visit to North Korea," Nov., p. 15;
"Time for Conventional Arms Control on the Korean Peninsula," Dec., p. 16;
"U.S.-D.P.R.K. Missile Talks Make Little Progress," Dec., p. 27.
(See Nuclear Non-Proliferation)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation:
"Russia Reaffirms Nuclear Aid Commitment to Iran," Jan/Feb., p. 26;
"Clinton Signs 'Iran Nonproliferation Act,'" Apr., p. 26;
"Treading Lightly in Asia, Clinton Reaffirms Non-Proliferation Goals," Apr., p. 27;
"Iran, D.P.R.K. Sanctioned for Missile Transfers," May, p. 49;
"U.S., Pakistan Resume Non-Proliferation Talks," Jul/Aug., p. 35;
"Moscow Puts Hold on Transfer of Laser Isotope Separator," Oct, p. 28;
"Russia Proposes Energy Initiative," Oct., p. 27;
"Russia, India Sign Secret Nuclear Energy Accord," Nov., p. 25.
(See Missile Proliferation, Russia)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT):
"Politics and Pragmatism: The Challenges for the 2000 NPT Review Conference," Apr., p. 18;
"NPT Review Conference Opens," May, p. 45;
"NPT Review Conference Finds Consensus, Issues Documents," Jun., p. 22;
"An Unequivocal Success? Implications of the NPT Review Conference," Jul/Aug., p. 9;
"Observations From the 2000 NPT Review Conference," Nov., p. 3.
Nuclear Posture:
"Does Deterrence Have a Future?" Oct., p. 3;
"Preparing for the 2001 Nuclear Posture Review," Nov., p. 10.
(See Strategic Arms Control)
Nuclear Testing:
"Confrontation and Retreat: The U.S. Congress and the South Asian Nuclear Tests," Jan/Feb., p. 7.
Open Skies Treaty:
"Ukraine Ratifies Open Skies Treaty," Apr., p. 31.
Pakistan:
"Pakistan Establishes Nuclear Control Body," Mar., p. 27.
"Pakistan Clarifies Nuclear Export Control Guidelines," Sept., p. 32;
(See Export Controls, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Testing)
Russia:
"Russia Adopts New Security Concept; Appears to Lower Nuclear Threshold," Jan/Feb., p. 23;
"Russia Denies Lowering Nuclear Threshold," Mar., p. 27;
"Russia Extends Nuclear Umbrella to Belarus," Mar., p. 27;
"Putin Elected President, Addresses Nuclear Agenda," Apr., p. 29;
"Putin Signs New Military Doctrine, Fleshing Out Security Concept," May, p. 42;
"Russian Duma Approves Test Ban Treaty," May, p. 43;
"Russia Issues New Foreign Policy Concept," Sept., p. 34;
"Congress Levies Accusations On Gore-Chernomydrin Deal," Nov., p. 23;
"GOP Says Gore May Have Violated Law in Russia-Iran Nuclear Deal," Nov., p. 25;
"Russian-Indian Summit Firms Up Conventional Arms Deal," Nov., p. 28;
"Russia Consolidates Leading Arms-Export Firms," Dec., p. 27;
"Putin Calls for More Nuclear Cuts, Maintenance of ABM Treaty," Dec., p. 24.
"Russia to Bow Out of 1995 Deal Banning Arms Trade With Iran," Dec., p. 25;
(See Ballistic Missiles, CFE, Conventional Arms Transfers, Export Controls, Fissile Material Control, NMD, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Safety and Security, Strategic Arms Control)
Stockpile Stewardship:
"DOE Simulates Nuclear Explosion; GAO Faults Ignition Facility," Sept., p. 27;
"DOE Audit Faults Stockpile Stewardship Program," Nov., p. 30.
Theater Missile Defense (TMD):
"Israel Air Force Takes Command of Arrow System," Apr., p. 32;
"THEL Test a Success," Jul/Aug., p. 35;
"Mixed Results in U.S. TMD Tests," Sept., p. 29;
"Next Navy Theater Wide Test Planned," Oct., p. 32;
"THEL Destroys Two Airborne Targets in Tests," Oct., p. 32;
"Israel Achieves First Head-On Arrow Intercept," Oct., p. 32;
"Israel Declares Arrow System Operational," Nov., p. 30.
Strategic Arms Control:
"Wary of the West: Russian Security Policy at the Millennium," Mar., p. 7;
"Implications of the Duma's Approval of START II," May, p. 3;
"Russia Ratifies START II, Extension Protocol; ABM-Related Agreements Also Approved," May, p. 39;
"Joint Chiefs of Staff 'Uncomfortable' With START III Reductions Below 2,000-2,500," Jun., p. 24;
"Little Progress on ABM, START at Moscow Summit; Putin Proposes Joint Anti-Missile 'Umbrella,'"
l">Jul/Aug., p. 26;
"Senate Authorizes Unilateral Nuclear Reductions," Jul/Aug., p. 36;
"Ukraine to Meet 2001 START I Deadline," Jul/Aug., p. 35;
"Russia Ready to Reduce to 1,500 Warheads, Addressing Dispute Over Strategic Forces' Fate," Sept., p. 22;
"Clinton, Putin Issue 'Strategic Stability Cooperation Initiative,'" Oct., p. 26;
"Defense Bill Bars Unilateral Nuclear Reductions, Orders Posture Review," Nov., p. 26.
UN Conventional Arms Register:
"UN Conventional Arms Register Shows Export Decrease in 1999," Nov., p. 29.
UN General Assembly:
"United Nations Passes Arms Control Resolutions," Dec., p. 28.
UN Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC):
"UN Security Council Says 'No' to Ekeus, Agrees on Blix to Head UNMOVIC," Jan/Feb., p. 22;
"Iraq Again Rejects 1284 While Pressures Build on Sanctions," Mar., p. 22;
"Shifting Priorities: UNMOVIC and the Future of Inspections in Iraq," Mar., p. 3;
"Blix Assumes Charge of UNMOVIC; Security Council Debates Oil-for-Food," Apr., p. 25;
"UN Security Council Approves UNMOVIC Plan," May, p. 46;
"Anticipating Inspections: UNMOVIC Readies Itself for Iraq," Jul/Aug., p. 3;
"UNMOVIC Releases Modified Readiness Report," Sept., p. 34.
(See Iraq)
Yugoslavia:
"Belgrade Suspends Sub-Regional Arms Control Participation," Jul/Aug., p. 34;
"Second Review Conference on Balkan Arms Held," Dec., p. 28.