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While strategic stability in China has traditionally reflected a concern for maintaining balance, the discussion has broadened in the past years to include concerns over issues such as nuclear terrorism and disarmament.
Carnegie's Beijing-based associate Lora Saalman speaks at The Asian Institute for Policy Studies' panel, Engaging China and Russia on Nuclear Disarmament.
The question of Indian membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group is reportedly on the agenda for the Group's annual plenary. As the NSG considers adding new members, the question of conditions for membership becomes paramount.
While the International Atomic Energy Agency has passed a resolution that refers Syria to the UN Security Council for constructing a covert nuclear reactor, there are a number of significant problems with the resolution that could affect the UN’s ability to take action.
Three months after Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami, the extent of the country's nuclear crisis is becoming clearer.
Israel destroyed a building in the Syrian desert nearly four years ago that both the United States and Israel argue was a covert nuclear reactor designed to produce plutonium. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last month shared this assessment, countering assertions by Syria.
As the Nuclear Suppliers Group convenes to agree on new Guidelines, now is no time to compromise existing principles.
The 2008 Nuclear Suppliers Group decision to permit civil nuclear trade with India, a country that never joined the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, undermines the credibility of the nuclear nonproliferation regime.
Pakistan faces a serious energy deficit. While Islamabad is focused on the long-term goal of developing nuclear energy, available electricity could be increased in the short-term by rehabilitating Pakistan’s electricity distribution system and replacing aging turbines.
The debate over the security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal is evidence of a growing gulf in trust between Pakistan and the United States. Rebuilding trust may require setting aside the nuclear security debate and working together on building Pakistan’s economy.