The Road to 2010: Addressing the Nuclear Question in the Twenty First Century

http://www.acronym.org.uk/docs/0907/roadto2010.pdf

British government statement on promoting nuclear power to alleviate climate change and energy shortages while ensuring that nuclear material is not allowed to fall into the hands of terrorists or hostile states. Asserts British government positions in view of the May 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. From the Cabinet Office.

North Korea's Second Nuclear Test: Implications of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1874

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R40684.pdf

Describes the provisions of the Security Council resolution, the implementation of sanctions, and the implications of the resolution. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

U.S.-Iranian Engagement: Toward a Grand Agenda?

http://library.usip.org/articles/1012224.1106/1.PDF

Opinions and ideas from a February 2009 roundtable discussion on the prospects for creating a diplomatic framework through which the U.S. and Iran could overcome differences relating to nuclear proliferation and policy toward Iraq and achieve a diplomatic rapprochement. From the U.S. Institute of Peace and the United Nations Association of the USA.

Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Technology Relating to WMD …

http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/wmd-acq2008.pdf

Latest report to Congress by the intelligence community for the year 2008 on the activities of various countries in acquiring weapons of mass destruction and advanced conventional arms. This report covers Iran, Syria, and North Korea. Also covers the actions of China, North Korea, and Russia in selling dual use technologies to entities in the Middle East and South Asia. From the Deputy Director of National Intelligence, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

Iran: Where We Are Today

http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/2009_rpt/iran.pdf

Discusses what is known about Iran's potential for developing nuclear weapons and the challenges confronting negotiators as the two countries prepare for bilateral talks. From the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

America's Strategic Posture

http://media.usip.org/reports/strat_posture_report.pdf

The Final Report of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the U.S. Reviews and offers recommendations on U.S. nuclear deterrent capabilities, arms control and nonproliferation, and the safety, security, and reliability of the nuclear stockpile. From the Commission and the U.S. Institute of Peace.

How Much is Enough? The U.S. Navy and Finite Deterrence

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nukevault/ebb275/index.htm

A collection of declassified documents from the 1950s and 1960s which featured a debate about whether the U.S. could achieve adequate nuclear deterrence by relying on a fleet of 40 missile-launching Polaris submarines. From the National Security Archive.

Report on Advanced Computing

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/reports/2009-03-Advanced_Computing.pdf

Evaluates the capabilities of the National Nuclear Security Administration's Advanced Simulation and Computing Plan to support the safety, performance, and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile of the U.S. From the Defense Science Board.

Nuclear Weapons R&D Organizations in Nine Nations

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R40439.pdf

To promote an understanding of nuclear weapons, nuclear proliferation, and arms control matters, this report describes which agency in each of nine nuclear countries is responsible for research and development of nuclear weapons and whether these agencies are civilian or military. Covers China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, UK, US . Also traces the history of such agencies in the U.S. from 1942 to the present. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

Russia and Arms Control: Are There Opportunities for the Obama Administration

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=908

Examines the problems in current Russian-U.S. relations, including missile defenses in Europe and the Russia-Georgia Conflict of August 2008. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.

Prospects for U.S.-Russian Security Cooperation

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=892

Analyzes the possibilities for U.S-Russia cooperation in areas of nuclear arms control following the heightened tension of the conflict in Georgia. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.

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