Nuclear Posture Review
IN THIS ISSUE: China and the U.S. nuclear posture review, Syria and the IAEA, deterrence in the age of nuclear proliferation, UN chief nuke inspector critical of Iran, failure at Bushehr raises concerns, France and South Africa strengthen nuclear bonds.
China and the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review Lora Saalman | Carnegie Paper
China is increasingly factored into U.S. nuclear strategy. When President Obama released the administration's Nuclear Posture Review (NPR)-a document that guides America's nuclear policy, strategy, capabilities, and force posture for the next five to ten years-in April 2010, China was named 36 times. By contrast, China was barely mentioned in the last NPR completed in 2002. The United States expressed its desire to enhance strategic stability with China, but there needs to be a better understanding of how China perceives America's nuclear posture. |
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Mark Hibbs | Carnegie Q&A
Recent reports have raised the possibility of additional undisclosed sites where uranium processing may have occurred. But the IAEA and its board will likely avoid escalating the conflict with Syria in part not to distract from its dispute with Iran, but also so not to endanger a possible accord between Syria and Israel which might in turn favor a political resolution of Syria's suspected clandestine nuclear activities. Full Article
George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger, and Sam Nunn | The Wall Street Journal
As long as there has been war, there have been efforts to deter actions a nation considers threatening. Until fairly recently, this meant building a military establishment capable of intimidating the adversary, defeating him or making his victory more costly than the projected gains. This, with conventional weapons, took time. Deterrence and war strategy were identical. Full Article
George Jahn | The Washington Post
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Monday he cannot guarantee that Iran is not trying to develop atomic arms, comments that reflect the lack of progress in his attempts to probe Tehran's nuclear secrecy. Full Article
Peter S. Green | Bloomberg
A shattered cooling pump at Iran's only civilian nuclear-power reactor, forcing a shutdown during its initial start-up phase, has renewed safety concerns about the hybrid Russian-German power plant on the Persian Gulf coast. Full Article
World Nuclear News
A visit to France by South African President and members of his cabinet has provided a platform for strengthening cooperation on energy matters between the two countries, with agreements signed on nuclear development and training. Full Article
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