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The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference: An Interview with Ambassador Eric Danon

By Page | Published: May 23, 2010
Also published here. Forty years ago, one of the most important treaties in recent history went into effect: the The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, or the NPT. This treaty has been ratified by 190 countries, with the main objective being to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and nuclear weapon-related technology, while [...]
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Nuclear Sightseeing: The B Reactor And What It Teaches Us

By Page | Published: May 9, 2010
Also published here. Last week, while most of my friends in the nuclear weapons analyst community traveled to New York City to assess the future of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, I headed to a remote corner of south-eastern Washington State to explore the origins of the US side of the Cold War nuclear arms race. [...]
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Politico: Forget Actual Arms Control Experts! Bring On John Bolton.

By Page | Published: April 30, 2010
Also published here. Remember John Bolton? He was the guy President George W. Bush appointed as Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, and later as Ambassador to the United Nations. He was famous for a number of things, not the least of which was his complicity in lies that the US used [...]
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