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Being Realistic About Deep Nuclear Reductions

IN THIS ISSUE: Being realistic about deep nuclear reductions, N. Korea invites IAEA inspectors to return, Kudankulam returns to full strength, P5+1 to meet in Europe this week on Iran, nuclear security cooperation in East Asia, scientific report on nuclear test ban treaty due this month.

Published on March 20, 2012
 

Bombs Away? Being Realistic About Deep Nuclear Reductions

James Acton | Washington Quarterly

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There are about 22,000 nuclear warheads in the world today. Reducing that number eventually to zero is a major element of U.S. President Barack Obama's foreign policy. To date, his administration's progress toward this goal has been modest, even with agreement on a new round of U.S.—Russian cuts with the New START treaty.

Nonetheless, opponents of his agenda, particularly in Congress, worry that any further arms control will pitch the United States down a slippery slope toward zero.

Simultaneously, supporters increasingly complain that Obama has not been bold enough. Their frustration, which is felt in capitals across the world, risks compromising the willingness of key states to support important U.S. foreign policy objectives, especially those related to nonproliferation.    Full Article



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