| Multilateral Cooperation on Nonproliferation |
Oct 2012 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey W Knopf; MONTEREY INST OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CA
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 | Global efforts to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) have given rise to international regimes that cover nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, respectively. These regimes each have at their core a global treaty: the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC), and the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Over time, a number of other initiatives have sprung up alongside these treaties. Yet, while a ... |
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| Hunting a Black Swan: Policy Options for America's Police in Preventing Radiological/Nuclear Terrorism |
Sep 2012 |
137 pages |
| Authors:
Edward Baldini; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| Local law enforcement is a necessary and irreplaceable component of a comprehensive approach to increasing the probability of detection of attempted nuclear and radiological terrorism incidents. Local law enforcement's unique knowledge, skills, and abilities provide investigative, protective, and direct action capabilities not found in other nonmilitary disciplines. A well-trained, equipped, and situationally aware law enforcement community can form our nation's last, best defense against this terrorist threat. This thesis will ... |
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| Assessment of Air Force Global Strike Command -- Organizational Structures, Roles and Responsibilities |
20 Jul 2012 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
James R Ives; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALEXANDRIA VA OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
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| This report summarizes our review of the command relationships of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) and its subordinate organizations. Our objective was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of current command relationships. To achieve this objective, we interviewed U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) staff and leaders at AFGSC. Additionally, we interviewed leaders assigned to the 8th Air Force (8 AF) and the 20th Air Force (20 AF) -- hereafter referred ... |
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| Better Oversight Needed for the National Guard's Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams |
02 Jul 2012 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Alice F Carey; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALEXANDRIA VA OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
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| We evaluated the planning and reporting of the National Guard's Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (WMD CSTs) in response to intentional or unintentional release of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosives and natural or man-made disasters. The four WMD CSTs reviewed had plans for each phase of operation (pre-operational, operational, and post-operational) identified in the Army Field Manual 3-11.22, Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team Operations, December ... |
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| The Next Arms Race |
Jul 2012 |
531 pages |
| Authors:
Henry D Sokolski; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The strategic military competitions of the next 2 decades will be unlike any the world has yet seen. Assuming U.S., Chinese, Russian, Israeli, Indian, French, British, and Pakistani strategic forces continue to be modernized and America and Russia continue to reduce their strategic nuclear deployments, the next arms race will be run by a much larger number of contestants with highly destructive strategic capabilities far more closely matched and capable ... |
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| Boom or Bust: Britain's Nuclear Deterrent Beyond 2025 |
26 Apr 2012 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy C Green; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| Britain's submarine-launched nuclear deterrent is due to go out of service by 2025. The final decision to procure and replace it with a new system has been delayed until 2016, the latest decision deadline the procurement timeline will allow. The decision to replace the British deterrent is beset with challenging questions. Britain has over one trillion pounds of national debt. The Ministry of Defence needs to make severe cuts to ... |
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| Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Response Enterprise: A Way Ahead |
12 Mar 2012 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Bret Van Camp; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Although domestic response is the Army's most important mission, many could argue that the Department of Defense (DoD) has yet to adequately posture for Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA). In their 2010 report, Before Disaster Strikes, the Rand Corporation, under a Federally Funded Research and Development Center contract to DoD, led a team of experts in studying the issues associated with a DoD response to a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, ... |
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| Living with the Devil: Stability in the 21st Century World With or Without Nuclear Weapons |
Mar 2012 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Ryan S Nye; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The prevailing tone regarding nuclear weapons is that a world without nuclear weapons will be both safer and more stable. Yet, this latest push for eliminating nuclear weapons comes at a time when adversaries of the United States are actively pursuing nuclear technologies and enhancing their current stockpiles. The intent of this paper is to briefly review the history of weapons, their impact on warfare and to discuss whether or ... |
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| Next Generation Waveform Based Three-Dimensional Models and Metrics to Improve Nuclear Explosion Monitoring in the Middle East (Postprint) |
30 Dec 2011 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Brian Savage; Daniel Peter; Brian M Covellone; Arthur J Rodgers; Jeroen Tromp; RHODE ISLAND UNIV KINGSTON
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| Improving current Middle East wave speed models with full waveforms required confidence in sources and recordings, along with a methodology to iteratively improve models and reduce the minimum period of the waveforms used. A large, well recorded subset of 201 events (1997 2007) was reinterpreted through a direct comparison between data and synthetics based upon a centroid moment tensor inversion. Initial evaluations were done using a 1D reference model at ... |
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| How to Deter and Coerce Iran into Giving Up Its Nuclear Weapons Program |
Dec 2011 |
105 pages |
| Authors:
Heyward H Davis; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The feud between the U.S. and Iran has smoldered for over thirty years. Recently, Iran has witnessed popular support for reformists decline while government support for hardliners has increased. President Ahmadinejad has increased his rhetoric against Israel and the U.S. even as the U.S. changed administrations. Though it all, Iran has continued to pursue nuclear weapons, despite six United Nations Security Council Resolutions and billions of Iran's dollars frozen. Each ... |
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| Potential Standards and Methods for the National Guard's Homeland Response Force |
Sep 2011 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
Christian M Van Alstyne; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| In 2009, the Office of the Secretary of Defense directed the creation of 10 National Guard Homeland Response Force (HRF) units to provide regional chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) disaster response in each of the 10 FEMA regions beginning in September 2011. The HRF was selected to fill a regional CBRNE capability gap. The HRF concept is a 566-person National Guard unit tasked to provide command, CBRNE assessment, ... |
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| China's Evolving Nuclear Posture. Part 2 - The Evolution of China's Nuclear Strategy |
Sep 2011 |
132 pages |
| Authors:
Donald A Neill; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO) CENTRE FOR OPERATIONAL RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
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| This paper is the second part of a larger study the principal purpose of which is to determine the trajectory of China s nuclear weapons policy, strategy, capability and doctrine. Building on the first paper, which provided a benchmark for comparative analysis in the form of an overview of the evolution of US nuclear strategy since the end of the Second World War, this paper discusses the origins of China ... |
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| China's Evolving Nuclear Posture. Part 1 - Background and Benchmark |
Sep 2011 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Donald A Neill; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO) CENTRE FOR OPERATIONAL RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
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| This paper is the first part of a larger study the goal of which is to determine the trajectory of China's nuclear weapons policy, strategy, capability and doctrine. It discusses the origins, scope and methodology of the proposed study, and provides an overview of the evolution of US nuclear strategy in order to establish a baseline for discussing why, and to what extent, China's nuclear evolution has differed from US ... |
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| Joint Task Force Civil Support Should Broaden Its Mission Scope to Better Provide Defense Support to Civil Authorities |
04 MAY 2011 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Justin T. Meissner; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) has a focused mission, to provide chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives (CBRNE) consequence management (CM) operations, a mission it has never conducted. The potential consequences of the use of a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) or CBRNE event within the borders of the United States present a particular problem that requires specialized response capabilities. But a special focus on WMD/CBRNE CM precludes ... |
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| Don't Touch My Bits or Else! -- Cyber Deterrence |
23 Mar 2011 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Steven D Rehn; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| Can deterrence be effectively executed in cyberspace? Ultimately, some aspects of deterrence as we understand it can be effective in cyberspace, but cyberspace is so unique and complex that we must broaden our knowledge of deterrence and qualify its application to have any strategic effect there. This paper will examine the concept of deterrence theory, reflect on the environment that has enabled nuclear deterrence, describe the cyberspace environment, contrast the ... |
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| Achieving Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century |
18 Mar 2011 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Adams; William J Jr; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The project will examine how to achieve stable nuclear deterrence against both state and non-state actors in the 21st century. The elements of deterrence will be examined, and the application of these elements against both state and non-state actors will be examined. The rules of nuclear deterrence that operated during the Cold War will be examined to determine if the rules have changed, and if so, what the new rules ... |
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| Cracks in the New Jar: The Limits of Tailored Deterrence |
17 Mar 2011 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Sean P Larkin; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States embraced tailored deterrence in its 2006 and 2010 National Security Strategies. Tailored deterrence seeks to customize whole-of-government deterrence strategies to specific actors and scenarios through a deterministic approach that combines rational deterrence theory with effects-based operations concepts. Consequently, tailored deterrence neglects some of the most important elements of contemporary deterrence theory, including the uncertainty and cognitive biases inherent to both intelligence assessments and international relations. While deterrence ... |
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| An Influence Analysis of Dissuading Nation States from Producing and Proliferating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) |
Mar 2011 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Carl P Poe; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis analyzes the influence of deterrence and dissuasion measures against nation-states in an effort to further prevent the production and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) among emerging nation-states. The case study within provides a historical background for the evolution of WMD programs, emphasis on nuclear programs, in India and Iraq. The study then examines the influences that prompted the nation-state leaders to convert their commercial nuclear programs ... |
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| Assuring South Korea and Japan as the Role and Number of U.S. Nuclear Weapons are Reduced |
01 Jan 2011 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Michael H Keifer; Kurt Guthe; Thomas Scheber; NATIONAL INST FOR PUBLIC POLICY FAIRFAX VA
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| Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are among the principal allies of the United States and perhaps its most important allies in the Asia-Pacific region. The two are key democratic, trading, diplomatic, and military partners of the United States. The security arrangements with each country include a nuclear guarantee by which the United States pledges its readiness to use nuclear forces to protect its ally. Ongoing developments in Northeast ... |
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| Strategic Studies Quarterly. Volume 5, Number 2, Summer 2011 |
Jan 2011 |
157 pages |
| Authors:
AIR UNIV PRESS MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Social Studies Quarterly is published quarterly by Air University Press, Maxwell AFB, AL. It is a Air Force-sponsored strategic forum on national and international security. |
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| Considerations for a US Nuclear Force Structure below a 1,000-Warhead Limit |
Jan 2011 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
David J Baylor; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL STRATEGIC STUDIES QUARTERLY
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| On 5 April 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic, President Obama committed the United States to seeking the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons. This move toward a nuclear-free world is not a new idea. In January 2008, George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry Kissinger, and Sam Nunn authored an article for the Wall Street Journal suggesting steps to dramatically reduce nuclear dangers. More than a dozen ... |
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| Assessing the Effectiveness of the International Counterproliferation Program |
Jan 2011 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Jennifer D Moroney; Aidan K Winn; Jeffrey Engstrom; Joe Hogler; Thomas Durrell-Young; Michelle Spencer; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| This report demonstrates how RAND's assessment framework, developed in previous RAND research, can be applied to combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) programs by illustrating its utility for the International Counterproliferation (ICP) Program. The study team was tasked with expanding on the RAND security cooperation assessment framework prepared for DTRA in 2009 to more fully develop an analytically sound and repeatable process for program assessment, as well as demonstrating how ... |
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| South Asia: Danger Ahead? |
Jan 2011 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Charles E Costanzo; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Since their creation in 1947 following the end of British rule in South Asia, India and Pakistan have fought three major wars and spent 64 years in nearly constant conflict, primarily over the future of Kashmir. Over the years, numerous border crises have occurred that could have erupted into major wars, but despite deep distrust and military buildups in both countries, direct large-scale warfare has been averted. However, the potential ... |
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| Combating WMD Journal. Issue 6, Fall/Winter 2010 |
31 DEC 2010 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Peter Bechtel; Stephen A. Gomes; Mark W. Fishback; Joseph Nellis; Jon Calomiris; UNITED STATES ARMY NUCLEAR AND COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AGENCY FORT BELVOIR VA
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| Combating WMD Journal is published semi-annually by the United States Army Nuclear and CWMD Agency (USANCA). The views expressed are those of the authors, not the Department of Defense (DOD) or its elements. Combating WMD Journal's contents does not necessarily reflect the official U.S. Army positions and does not supersede information in other official Army publications. |
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| Weapons of Mass Destruction Conference: Avoiding a Nuclear Catastrophe. Summary Report |
Dec 2010 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
AIR FORCE COUNTERPROLIFERATION CENTER MAXWELL AFB AL
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| An estimated 35 countries have nuclear weapons, highly enriched uranium, and/or stockpiles of plutonium on their soil. Although four out of every five nuclear weapons that have been built since 1945 have retired from service, the world is still awash in nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons states now possess around 23,300 such weapons. This is occurring at a time when one such weapon detonated in a major city could have catastrophic ... |
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| U.S.-Australia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation: Issues for Congress |
30 SEP 2010 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Mary B. Nikitin; Bruce Vaughn; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Australia and the United States have cooperated in the peaceful use of nuclear energy since the mid-1950s. The framework for this cooperation is a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement as required by section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act. President Obama transmitted the proposed text of the latest renewal agreement to Congress on May 5, 2010, along with the required Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement (NPAS) and his determination that the agreement ... |
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| 2010 Resubmission of the U.S.-Russia Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Further Actions Needed by State and Other Agencies to Improve the Review of the Classified Nuclear Proliferation Assessment |
21 Sep 2010 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| This report responds to your request that we assess the review process for the 2010 submission of the U.S.-Russia nuclear cooperation agreement. Our objectives were to assess the extent to which (1) agencies reported having adequate time to review the NPAS and classified annexes, (2) State implemented our recommendations to develop written procedures and clarify agency roles for the 2010 review process, and (3) additional actions may be required to ... |
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| The Idle Threat? An Assessment of the Economic, Military and Strategic Consequences of an Iranian Closure of the Strait of Hormuz |
Sep 2010 |
135 pages |
| Authors:
Brenna L Schnars; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The continual developments in the Iranian nuclear program have caused increased concern not only for the United States but the majority of the international community as well. While several rounds of United Nations sanctions have been placed on Iran, this has not deterred it from continuing its nuclear advancements. The United States has publicly announced that it does not support Iran's developing nuclear program and will inflict measures to ensure ... |
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| China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues |
16 Aug 2010 |
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| Authors:
Shirley A Kan; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Congress has long been concerned about whether U.S. policy advances the national interest in reducing the role of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missiles that could deliver them. Recipients of China's technology reportedly include Pakistan and countries that the State Department says support terrorism, such as Iran and North Korea. This CRS Report, updated as warranted, discusses the security ... |
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| Technical Reference Manual: NATO Planning Guide for the Estimation of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN), Allied Medical Publication-8(C) |
Aug 2010 |
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| Authors:
Carl A Curling; Julia K Burr; Lusine Danakian; Deena S Disraelly; Lucas A LaViolet; Terri J Walsh; Robert A Zirkle; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| In 2010, a new version of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allied Medical Publication 8 (i.e., AMedP-8(C), NATO Planning Guide for the Estimation of CBRN [Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear] Casualties was distributed for ratification to the Allied Nations. This Technical Reference Manual (TRM) supplements the AMedP-8(C) by documenting the development process, rationales, underlying data, and additional information utilized to establish the calculation of the environments, and the human ... |
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| U.S.-Australia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation: Issues for Congress |
07 Jul 2010 |
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| Authors:
Mary B Nikitin; Bruce Vaughn; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Australia and the United States have cooperated in the peaceful use of nuclear energy since the mid-1950s. The framework for this cooperation is a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement as required by section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act. President Obama transmitted the proposed text of the latest renewal agreement to Congress on May 5, 2010, along with the required Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement (NPAS) and his determination that the agreement ... |
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| U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress |
27 May 2010 |
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| Authors:
Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| India, which has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and does not have International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on all nuclear material in peaceful nuclear activities, exploded a peaceful nuclear device in 1974, convincing the world of the need for greater restrictions on nuclear trade. The United States created the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) as a direct response to India?s test, halted nuclear exports to India a few years ... |
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| Reviewing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty |
May 2010 |
455 pages |
| Authors:
Henry Sokolski; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As currently interpreted, it is difficult to see why the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) warrants much support as a nonproliferation convention. Most foreign ministries, including that of Iran and the United States, insist that Article IV of the NPT recognizes all states' inalienable right to develop peaceful nuclear energy.1 This includes money-losing activities, such as nuclear fuel reprocessing, which can bring countries to the very brink of acquiring nuclear weapons. ... |
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| Nuclear Posture Review Report |
Apr 2010 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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| This Nuclear Posture Review provides a roadmap for implementing President Obama's agenda for reducing nuclear risks to the United States, our allies and partners, and the international community. As the President said in Prague last year, a world without nuclear weapons will not be achieved quickly, but we must begin to take concrete steps today. This NPR places the prevention of nuclear terrorism and proliferation at the top of the ... |
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| Counterproliferation of Nuclear Weapons |
Apr 2010 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
David C Cochran; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The proliferation of nuclear weapons remains a significant security challenge to the United States of America. The combination of global terrorism combined with the spread of nuclear weapons poses an especially unnerving combination of threats. Non-proliferation policies and goals remain an important part of the nation?s strategy in this new environment. Furthermore, the United States must employ a diplomacy led approach to contain the spread of nuclear weapons and maintain ... |
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| WMD Forecasting in Historical and Contemporary Perspective |
01 Mar 2010 |
283 pages |
| Authors:
Rodney Jonew; Lewis Dunn; Aaron Arnold; Jonathan Fox; James Scouras; Paul Bernstein; Jack Borchard Jennifer; SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP MCLEAN VA
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| This paper reviews a select set of past proliferation-related forecasts. These historical forecasts were performed between 1957 and 1990. They addressed nuclear proliferation most prominently but also included forecasts of Soviet strategic forces developments and wider missile proliferation. These forecasts also covered a broad spectrum of sources: declassified U.S. intelligence estimates, official memos, assessments by special commissions, think tank reports, and writings by individual experts. Each forecast sought to project ... |
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| Strategic Forum. Number 253, March 2010. Strengthening the IAEA: How the Nuclear Watchdog Can Regain Its Bark |
Mar 2010 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory L Schulte; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| The United States has a great interest in the success of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), given the important role it can play in reducing the risks of nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism. Stalled investigations of Iran and Syria have put the credibility of the IAEA at stake. The agency detected neither Iran's hidden uranium enrichment facility near Qom nor the reactor being constructed by Syria near al Kibar. ... |
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| The Libyan Conversion in Three Acts: Why Qadhafi Gave Up His Weapons of Mass Destruction Program |
Mar 2010 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
Keith R Blakely; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis analyzes Libya's historic 2003 decision to abandon its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs and normalize relations with the West. Despite the political and scholarly claims at the time, this thesis shows that the effectiveness of any specific policy instrument is best evaluated in the dynamic domestic and global geopolitical and economic contexts within which they are exercised. A within case comparison of the 2003 reversal and two ... |
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| The Promise of Precision |
Mar 2010 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Michael McCarthy; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Despite their successes, precision weapons, like strategic airpower and nuclear weapons before them, do not fulfill the promise of ensuring easy victory. No matter the power of technology or the precision of weapons, humanity, as ever, will prove resilient in the face of his enemy's reported dominance. This paper contends that recent history reconfirms the need for a balanced military, consisting of different services and arms, capable of operating in ... |
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| U.S. Nuclear Cooperation With India: Issues for Congress |
24 Feb 2010 |
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| Authors:
Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| India, which has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and does not have International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on all nuclear material in peaceful nuclear activities, exploded a peaceful nuclear device in 1974, convincing the world of the need for greater restrictions on nuclear trade. The United States created the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) as a direct response to India?s test, halted nuclear exports to India a few years ... |
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| U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress |
04 Feb 2010 |
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| Authors:
Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| India, which has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and does not have International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on all nuclear material in peaceful nuclear activities, exploded peaceful nuclear device in 1974, convincing the world of the need for greater restrictions on nuclear trade. The United States created the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) as a direct response to India's test, halted nuclear exports to India a few years later, ... |
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| Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues |
04 Feb 2010 |
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| Authors:
Paul K Kerr; Mary B Nikitin; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Pakistan's nuclear arsenal consists of approximately 60 nuclear warheads, although it could be larger. Islamabad is producing fissile material, adding to related production facilities, and deploying additional delivery vehicles. These steps will enable Pakistan to undertake both quantitative and qualitative improvements to its nuclear arsenal. Pakistan has in recent years taken a number of steps to increase international confidence in the security of its nuclear arsenal. In addition to dramatically ... |
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| Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements |
02 Feb 2010 |
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| Authors:
Amy F Woolf; Mary B Nikitin; Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Arms control and nonproliferation efforts are two of the tools that have occasionally been used to implement U.S. national security strategy. Although some believe these tools do little to restrain the behavior of U.S. adversaries, while doing too much to restrain U.S. military forces and operations, many other analysts see them as an effective means to promote transparency, ease military planning, limit forces, and protect against uncertainty and surprise. Arms ... |
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| Israel and the Iranian Nuclear Infrastructure |
Jan 2010 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Brent J Talbot; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| In a recent Wall Street Journal article, John Bolton asked, What if Israel strikes Iran?1 Certainly there has been a great deal of media attention on this subject, particularly since Israel launched over 100 aircraft in a June 2008 aerial exercise believed to simulate an attack on Iran. It was also rumored that during former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's visit to Washington in May of that year, he asked President ... |
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| Uncertainties in the North Korean Nuclear Threat |
Jan 2010 |
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| Authors:
Bruce W Bennett; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| North Korea is a master at denying the United States information on its sensitive military capabilities. The resulting lack of information on the North Korean nuclear weapon threat makes that highly uncertain. This briefing addresses those uncertainties, including the number and nature of North Korean nuclear weapons, their potential delivery means, how they could be used, and what effects they might cause. |
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| Combating WMD: Journal of the U.S. Army Nuclear and CWMD Agency. Issue 6, Fall/Winter 2010 |
Jan 2010 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
UNITED STATES ARMY NUCLEAR AND COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AGENCY FORT BELVOIR VA
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| Combating WMD Journal is published semi-annually by the United States Army Nuclear and CWMD Agency (USANCA). The views expressed are those of the authors, not the Department of Defense (DOD) or its elements. Combating WMD Journal's contents does not necessarily reflect the official U.S. Army positions and does not supersede information in other official Army publications. |
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| China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues |
23 Dec 2009 |
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| Authors:
Shirley A Kan; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Congress has long been concerned about whether U.S. policy advances the national interest in reducing the role of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missiles that could deliver them. Recipients of China's technology reportedly include Pakistan and countries that the State Department says support terrorism, such as Iran and North Korea. This CRS Report, updated as warranted, discusses the security ... |
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| An All-Hazards Training Center for a Catastrophic Emergency |
Dec-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Xavier Stewart; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since assuming command in 1998 of the first Civil Support Team (CST) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Colonel Stewart witnessed and experienced dramatic changes in homeland security theory, policy, and practice. Understandably, the most significant changes have occurred since the horrific attacks on September 11, 2001, which violently demonstrated how turbulent today's world strategic environment is. Widely available chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, high yield explosive, and cyberspace security (CBRNE-C) materials, ... |
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| Nuclear Terrorism: Calibrating Funding for Defensive Programs in Response to the Threat |
Dec 2009 |
124 pages |
| Authors:
Sean W Haglund; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The risk of a nuclear attack by terrorists is one of the most urgent and threatening dangers facing the U.S. The U.S. National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction depicts a layered system of preventive measures ranging from securing materials at foreign sources to interdicting weapons or nuclear materials at ports, border crossings, and within the U.S. Several departments within the U.S. government manage these preventive programs with little ... |
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| Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction: Looking Back, Looking Ahead (Occasional Paper, Number 7) |
Oct 2009 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Paul I Bernstein; Caves; John P Jr; W S Carus; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
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| This occasional paper from the Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction examines the evolution of U.S. perceptions of the WMD threat and major responses to that threat from the Clinton administration through the first few months of the Obama administration. It also considers why our worst fears for WMD use and proliferation have not been realized and anticipates some of the major WMD challenges that lie ahead. ... |
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