The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies has published a new occasional paper published by (Engaging China and Russia on Nuclear Disarmament Occasional Paper No. 15, Cristina Hansell and William C. Potter, eds.) that includes a commissioned paper by yours truly. The paper, Chinese Nuclear Posture and Force Modernization (pp 37-46), is something I have …
Obama-Medvedev Statement
by | 2009-04-01 | 6 Comments
The text of the Obama-Medvedev statement is now available. Actually, there are two of them: a long statement on life, the universe and everything and a short statement on strategic arms control. The arms control statement is pretty vague; presumably it is intended to give the negotiators maximum flexibility (and fair enough). More interesting is …
IAEA DG Horserace
by | 2009-03-31 | 24 Comments
I’ve been struggling to say something witty about the race to succeed Mohamed ElBaradei as IAEA Director-General. Mark Heinrich at Reuters sums it up pretty well: The International Atomic Energy Agency failed to agree on a new chief on Friday, with Japanese frontrunner Yukiya Amano falling one vote short of the required two-thirds majority. He …
Defensive Transition
by | 2009-03-30 | 1 Comment
No, not the switch from an offense-dominated world to a defense-dominated one — you might remember that idea from the 1980s, kids — but the switch from a Republican administration to a Democratic one, and what that means for ballistic missile defense. It’s been the major theme of the week over at TotalWonkerr.com. Are You …
