Non Proliferation

Publication Date: June 2006

Publication / Source: The Henry L. Stimson Center

"Bombs, Bugs and Deadly Gases is designed to provide members of the US Congress and the media with easy, immediate access to the objective information that they need to be educated on a wide range of topics involving WMD, from specific threat reduction programs to summary information relating to the threats posed by WMD."

Publication Date: March 2007

Publication / Source: Foreign Policy

Author: Joseph Cirincione

The Bush administration didn’t just hype flawed intelligence on Iraq. It got North Korea wrong, too. Now Kim Jong Il has the bomb—and the last laugh.

Publication Date: 2007/03/14

Publication / Source: The Asia Foundation

Author: Philip W. Yun

There is no way of knowing if North Korea is really willing to give up its nuclear weapons program. Undeniably, there are many strong arguments to suggest that it will not. However, the current Six Party process — for all its shortcomings — represents the best hope to test the DPRK’s intentions.

Publication Date: 2006/12/06

Publication / Source: The Century Foundation

Author: Barry Posen

In a new report for The Century Foundation, Barry Posen, a Ford International Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, examines the remaining U.S. options should negotiations and sanctions fail to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear arms. Posen argues that the strategy of deterrence and containment, while widely resisted, has worked for the U.S. before and is preferable to the alternatives, such as preventive war.

Publication Date: 2006/10/27

Publication / Source: Washington Post

Author: Graham Allison

Former Assistant Secretary of Defense Allison blasts Bush for allowing North Korea to acquire nuclear weapons without suffering any consequences. Bush's failed policy has resulted in the end of effective American deterrence, as Kim has no reason to believe that he will be punished for any of his actions, even if he someday sold his weapons to others.

Publication Date: 2006/10/15

Publication / Source: The Washington Post

Author: Andrew Grotto

Andrew Grotto, Senior National Security Analyst at the Center for American Progress, lays out one of the largest threats resulting from North Korea's nuclear test: near-nuclear proliferation. Under the NPT, nations are allowed nuclear energy programs for peaceful purposes. Since the test, a slew of nations have made their nuclear ambitions heard: Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and South Korea.

Publication Date: 10/11/2006

Publication / Source: Christian Science Monitor

Author: Bennett Ramberg

A way forward for America's North Korea stragtegy.

Publication Date: 2006/10/12

Publication / Source: New York Times

Author: Madeleine Albright

"During the two terms of the Clinton administration, there were no nuclear weapons tests by North Korea, no new plutonium production and no new nuclear weapons developed in Pyongyang," Albright's statement said. "Through our policy of constructive engagement, the world was safer. President Bush chose a different path and the results are evident for all to see."

Publication Date: 2006/10/11

Publication / Source: American Progress Action Fund

A great summary and talking points on failed North Korea policy.

Publication Date: 2006/09/19

Publication / Source: The Christian Science Monitor

Author: Charles Ferguson

The US-India nuclear deal has stirred controversy within the US Congress and the Indian Parliament. The deal could ultimately improve and deepen relations between the world's oldest and largest democracies. But it has focused concern on the potential for sparking nuclear war or an arms race in South Asia, and little or no attention has been paid to how the deal's implementation might increase the threats of terrorism and military attack against Indian nuclear facilities.