A recent conference discussed whether the U.S. should adopt a strategy of "cooperative engagement" with possible rivals in space (ex. China, Russia, Iran), with the aim of steering these programs into directions favorable to U.S. interests.
The authors investigate the possible implications of a U.S. pre-emptive strike on Iranian nuclear facilities.
The author analyzes recent Russian missile tests to determine how Russian responses to U.S. missile defense plans are changing their nuclear doctrine.
James Clay Moltz examines the underlying military motives behind the Bush administration's new space plans and argues that a better vision for the future of space is one based on international cooperation.
The Center for Nonproliferation Studies recently held an international conference to explore the linkages between space security, nuclear proliferation, and missile defense.
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The authors survey the recent changes in nuclear weapons policy that make the development of low-yield nuclear weapons more likely and then detail the case against them.
North Korea's withdrawal could trigger further defections from the treaty and cause other states in the region to pursue nuclear weapons of their own. Of equal concern is the potential for North Korea to sell weapons grade fissile material or nuclear weapons themselves to other states and non-state actors, including terrorist groups.
The author looks at the growing threat of cruise missiles, especially given recent tests by North Korea and Iraq, and argues that a sound defense against cruise missiles "depends as much on developing more effective nonproliferation policies as it does on planning for more versatile missile defenses."
A summary of the findings from a recent conference that discussed possible approaches to minimize the risk that "sensitive" research findings could be misused for biological warfare (BW) or terrorism.
The authors analyze the recent Russian use of chemical weapons to resolve a hostage crisis and conclude that "not only is it apparent that the use of the opiate gas was legitimate given the circumstances, the decision to do so appears in the end to have been morally justified from the perspective of the Russians."