Looking Beyond the Chicago Summit
IN THIS ISSUE: Looking beyond the Chicago Summit, the shape of a deal with Iran, Israel holds secret talks on involvement in Mideast nuclear disarmament conference, U.S. renews debate over CTBT, India prepares tests of three Agni missiles soon, Germany 'open to nuclear shutdown fund.'
Looking Beyond the Chicago Summit: Nuclear Weapons in Europe and the Future of NATO George Perkovich, Malcolm Chalmers, Steven Pifer, Paul Schulte, and Jaclyn Tandler | Carnegie paper
The leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are convening this May in Chicago to finalize a review of the Alliance's deterrence and defense posture.
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Fareed Zakaria | Washington Post
The Obama administration's Iran strategy has worked so far. Unprecedented pressure has forced Tehran to the negotiating table. Full Article
Amir Oren | Haaretz
Finnish official meets with Israelis secretly in Jerusalem ahead of the upcoming Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty conference, which is scheduled to be held in Helsinki in December but could be deferred until 2013. Full Article
Kate Brannen | Defense News
The debate over the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) is heating up following the release of a National Academy of Sciences report, which says the United States is able to maintain a safe and effective nuclear weapons stockpile without testing. Full Article
IBN Live
Preparations are on at the Wheelers Island off the Odisha coast for a series of tests of three Agni missiles, including the maiden test of India’s longest-range ballistic missile Agni-5. They will be held shortly. Full Article
Christoph Steitz | Reuters
Germany would consider ringfencing billions of euros to be put aside by utilities for disposing of radioactive waste, the environment minister said, to ensure decommissioning of the country's nuclear power plants is completed decades from now. Full Article
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