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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.'

Published on April 12, 2012
 

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

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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.

Allied leaders, however, are preoccupied with other issues: the eurozone crisis, the war in Afghanistan, the Iranian challenge, presidential elections.

Given these other priorities, and the diverse views within NATO on the long-term requirement for U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe, allied leaders meeting in Chicago are unlikely to reach a consensus on major decisions to reshape the Alliance's deterrence and defense posture, despite significant discussions between member states over the past months.   Full Article



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