The two polar-opposite alternative nuclear futures are abolition and cascading nuclear proliferation. Strategic analysts who worry most about abolition see signs of it in treaties that permit four-digit nuclear arsenals. It takes only a single additional, one-digit nuclear stockpile to trigger worst-case projections of nuclear cascades. In between these poles lie two other alternative nuclear …
The Turkish (Nuclear) Model?
by | 2013-12-09 | 4 Comments
What follows is a piece by Aaron Stein, a research associate at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and a doctoral candidate at King’s College London. Aaron has agreed to be an Arms Control Wonk “pinch hitter” and contribute posts about nuclear-related issues in the Middle East. He blogs at Turkey Wonk. Follow him on …
Statistical Obama
by | 2013-12-08 | 18 Comments
Our President yesterday at the Brookings Institution shared the podium with Haim Saban, the founder of Power Rangers bringing my short 17 year old life full circle. (In a storage bin somewhere, I still have my hundreds of Power Rangers action figures, with their Megazords and all.) During the Q&A [link], the President stated: “If …
The IAEA after the Iran Deal
by | 2013-12-03 | 28 Comments
With the initial Iran Deal done, we are now looking forward to its implementation and verification. That means that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will have more work to do over the next six months. But what, exactly, will it be doing? Most of the IAEA activities called for by the Joint Plan of …
