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From: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists <[email protected]> Subject: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Newsletter To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, 2 March, 2010, 17:30 If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may see it online. NEWSLETTER COLUMNISTS PAVEL PODVIG What to do about tactical nuclear weapons Washington and Moscow shouldn't try to find a place for tactical nuclear weapons in the overall balance of their relationship. Instead, the two countries should take them for what they are--weapons with absolutely no military value. GORDON ADAMS The Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review: Separating the U.S. civilian and defense missions If the inaugural QDDR doesn't clearly focus the State Department's mission, it could create civilian capabilities focused on the military's mission--a serious step backward for national security. VIEW ALL OP-EDS Biological threats: A matter of balance BY SCIENTISTS WORKING GROUP ON BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS Yet again, the WMD Commission has given Washington a failing grade on its preparations to prevent bioterrorism. But the commission's concerns are misplaced. Activating a North Korea policy BY JOHN W. LEWIS AND ROBERT CARLIN For once, all is quiet with North Korea--providing Washington with the perfect opportunity to change its hard-line stance against Pyongyang to a strategy of engagement. The Obama disarmament paradox: A rebuttal BY JOHN ISAACS AND ROBERT G. GARD JR. President Barack Obama's support for a nuclear-weapon-free world and his large budget request for the U.S. nuclear weapons complex are not as incongruent as one might think. VIEW ALL DOOMSDAY CLOCK IT IS 6 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT Press Release Timeline Overview COLLECTION (P = PREMIUM CONTENT) Breaking out of the CTR mold? BY SONIA BEN OUAGRHAM-GORMLEY Canada's recent biosecurity partnership with Kyrgyzstan could create a new model for preventing brain drain, showing it has learned a lot from the Cooperative Threat Reduction program--both good and bad. Getting the Middle East holdouts to join the CWC BY EITAN BARAK Egypt, Israel, and Syria have yet to fully embrace the Chemical Weapons Convention, but movement is possible. Breaking this impasse would be a powerful move toward a universal ban on chemical weapons. Russian nuclear forces, 2010 BY ROBERT S. NORRIS AND HANS M. KRISTENSEN With or without a follow-on agreement to START, the number of warheads in the Russian nuclear arsenal continues to shrink. But that doesn't mean Moscow has given up modernizing its strategic nuclear forces. VIEW ALL This email was sent to [email protected]. To ensure that you continue receiving our emails, please add us to your address book or safe list. manage your preferences | opt out using TrueRemove®. Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails. powered by
