President Obama’s pursuit of a follow-on strategic arms reduction treaty with Moscow and ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty has prompted echoes of past treaty debates. So let’s delve into the shoe boxes to reminisce about “high quality deterrence.” Paul Nitze explained what he meant by high quality deterrence in Atoms, Strategy and Policy …
START Follow-on Roundup
by | 2009-07-09 | 8 Comments
Just a quick wrap-up on our coverage of Obama’s trip to Moscow, including the the Joint Understanding for the START Follow-on Treaty: 1. My take on the START Follow-on, 2. Josh Pollack’s take on the companion Joint Statement on Missile Defense, 3. The release of the Russian text of the Joint Understanding, and 4. The …
Joint Understanding US Full Text
by | 2009-07-08 | 12 Comments
I think lots of people have copies now of the English version of the Joint Understanding — though NSC has not responded to my email request. Harumph. Here it is: JOINT UNDERSTANDING The President of the United States of America and the President of the Russian Federation have decided on further reductions and limitations of …
Piers Millett at NAF Reminder
by | 2009-07-08 | No Comments
Just a reminder that New America and Global Green USA are hosting a talk and a wine reception for Piers Millet here at the New America Foundation: Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention Discussion and Wine Reception Unlike the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) has no mechanism to …
