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The article examines the foreign policy of the U.S. in discouraging Iran from developing nuclear weapons. The impact of the Iran's nuclear policy on the economic interest of the U.S. around the Persian Gulf., as well as the cost of taking military actions. Deterring Iran from using the weapons,...
- The New Nuclear Danger. Cortright, David // America;12/11/2006, Vol. 195 Issue 19, p18
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- Should We Buy the Vladivostok Agreement? Long, F. A. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Feb1975, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p5
The article reflects on the Vladivostok agreement, an agreement between the United States and USSR which was intended to control the strategic nuclear arms race. Comments about the limitations of the agreement including the control of the strategic delivery systems of the U.S. and the Soviet...
- Draw the line at Star Wars. Brown, Harrison // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Jan/Feb1987, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p3
Comments on the nuclear arms control negotiations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Chronology of talks between U.S. and Soviet leaders; Soviet proposal that they would agree to major items on the condition that the U.S. drop its plans to field test Strategic Defense Initiative weaponry;...
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The article focuses on the issue concerning the safety of keeping nuclear weapons in South Asia, including Pakistan, and the trends that can create security concern over the Asian region in 2009. It states that although Pakistan has nuclear weapons, it has a history of poor governance. It cites...
- Joseph S. Nye. Nye, Joseph S. // Harvard International Review;Sep1980, Vol. 3 Issue 1, p19
The article shares insights on the results of destroying nuclear weapons. It is claimed that the destruction of this weapon may cause a degree of prudence by dramatizing the potential consequences of war. It is emphasized that its net effect is a form of balance of power which is called balance...
- Should India be allowed back into the international nuclear trade? Merali, Zeeya // New Scientist;9/15/2007, Vol. 195 Issue 2621, p12
The article discusses India's possession of nuclear weapons and whether the country should be allowed to trade nuclear materials internationally. The author provides information on the history of India's dealings with nuclear weapons and how their ownership of weapons effects their position on...
- If We Survive the Next 100 Years, Which Came First: Nuclear Abolition or World Peace? Wellen, Russ // Foreign Policy in Focus;6/15/2011, p5
The article discusses which came first, nuclear abolition or world peace. It cites a paper issued by Hudson Institute fellow Christopher Ford who details the challenges of a possible transitional stage to Global Zero or nuclear abolition. It stresses the importance of having significant...
- The Iran Letters - Part III: A Survey of 'Iran Profound'. Kayaoglu, Barin // Journal of Turkish Weekly;8/11/2008, p1
The article focuses on the issues related to Iran's nuclear program. It is stated that Iran's profound economic vulnerabilities offer the U.S. a means of influencing Tehran's decision-making on key issues, particularly its quest for nuclear weapons. Details on the impact of the nuclear program...
