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Hopes slowly rising as Iran talks continue
May 21, 2012

The IAEA has today been negotiating with Iran on the modalities around tighter nuclear inspections within Iran. On Wednesday senior officials from the E3+3 (P5+1) and Iran meet in Baghdad for the follow-on talks after those last month in Istanbul appeared to end with a little more optimism than the previous round. IAEA Secretary-General Amano has been uncharacteristically optimistic about...

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NATO's DDPR: What to Expect and What Needs to Be Done After Chicago
May 16, 2012

NOTE: This post follows up on the front page article published in Arms Control Today, May 2, 2012

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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 158
April 30, 2012

  • Verdict on first round of talks between P5+1 and Iran broadly positive; second round confirmed
  • Countries forced to ‘substantially’ cut down oil imports from Iran to avoid U.S. sanctions; Obama orders technology sanctions against Iran
  • Arrests made in connection to assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Iran’s Nuclear Impasse: Breaking the Deadlock
May 21, 2012

This report, published by Oxford Research Group, is based upon a series of consultations with individuals close to the decision making process on the Iranian nuclear file with the aim of envisioning a workable and realistic solution to the impasse. It looks into the principles...

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Nuclear Dilemmas Remaining after Chicago
May 13, 2012

This paper by a former arms control advisor to the U.S. Mission to NATO explains how the Alliance’s recent strategic review has not resolved a number of serious differences among member states, and calls on the alliance to search for alternative arrangements to the current deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe. 

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NATO’s Deterrence and Defence Posture Review and the Future of Nuclear Weapons
May 07, 2012

This report is a synthesis of an expert roundtable discussion held in Paris on the Alliance’s approach to nuclear arms control. The Arms Control Association, BASIC, the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy Hamburg, and the Institut de Relations Internationales et Strategique, jointly organized this event two months before NATO’s conclusion of its Deterrence and...

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