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This Week - Iran, the IAEA, and the U.S. presidential race
January 30, 2012

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has sent special representatives to Tehran. The senior team will be there through tomorrow to discuss with Iranian officials outstanding questions related to a possible military dimension in the country’s nuclear program.

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Turn off the Road to War
January 23, 2012

European Union foreign ministers agreed today a phased imposition of an oil embargo, committing to refrain from making any new contracts and phasing out existing contracts by July 1.

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LATEST UPDATES

Getting to Zero Update
February 02, 2012

BASIC recently wrapped up a series of events in Cairo, including a joint press workshop with the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) and an off-the-record seminar on the politics of regional nuclear proliferation.  BASIC staff met with senior officials and former officials to discuss the status of the 2012 conference on a WMD...

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Iran Update: Number 155
January 18, 2012
  • Uranium Enrichment Operations Commence at Iran’s Fordow Facility
  • Iran Responds Positively to Offer for New Talks with P5+1; Special IAEA visit to Tehran for Talks possible at the end of January
  • E.U. Plans Phased-In Oil Embargo on Iran
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Obama and the Bomb
January 25, 2012

The rhetoric in the arms control community has changed in the past 5 years. Working to achieve “Global Zero” or a “world free of nuclear weapons” have become common expressions, vocalized by governments and top level officials whom previously subscribed to a much different school of thought. It is unquestionable that U.S. President Barack Obama and his administration have made a massive impact on the strength and...

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A Thorn in Their Side
January 24, 2012

A Thorn in their Side: The Hilda Murrell Murder? by Commander Robert Green. This book could have been a crime novel except the plot was too complicated for a fictional writer to dream up and, unlike most crime novels, the murder is not solved nor are the real perpetrators apprehended. But it comes very close.

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The Future of NATO's Nuclear Weapons
November 08, 2011

Amb. Rolf Nikel explains Germany’s approach to questions surrounding tactical nuclear weapons based in Europe in light of NATO’s Strategic Concept, and Deterrence and Defense Posture reviews.

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