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Disarmament Resources

Nuclear Disarmament Resources

United States

NTI Country Profile: United States, Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
U.S. Nuclear Posture Reviews, WMD 411, Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
Reducing the Risks Posed by Large Nuclear Forces, WMD 411, Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
"U.S.-Russian Treaties & Agreements," WMD 411, Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
Nikolai Sokov, "Reykjavik Summit: The Legacy and a Lesson for the Future," NTI Issue Brief, December 2007, http://www.nti.org
Clay Moltz, "Practical Steps for Improving US Nonproliferation Leadership," Issue Brief, Nuclear Threat Initiative, June 2005, http://www.nti.org
Charles D. Ferguson, "Nuclear Posture Review," Issue Brief, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Aug. 2002,
http://www.nti.org
Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen, "U.S. Nuclear Stockpile, Today and Tomorrow," Nuclear Notebook, Natural Resources Defense Council, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, September/October 2007 pp. 60-63.
http://thebulletin.metapress.com
Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen, "U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2008," Nuclear Notebook, Natural Resources Defense Council, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, March/April 2008. pp. 50-53 (vol. 64, no. 1) http://thebulletin.metapress.com
Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen, "US Nuclear Forces 2006," Nuclear Notebook, Natural Resources Defense Council, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, January/February 2006 pp. 68-71 (vol. 62, no. 1)
Robert S Norris and Hans M. Kristensen, "US Nuclear Forces 2007," Nuclear Notebook, Natural Resources Defense Council, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, January/February 2007 pp. 79-82 (vol. 63, no.1)
"Where the Bombs are, 2006," Nuclear Notebook, Natural Resources Defense Council, Bulletin of Atomic Scientist, November/December 2006 pp. 57-58 (vol. 62, no. 6)
http://thebulletin.metapress.com
"Nuclear Posture Review," Federation of American Scientists, http://www.fas.org
"US Nuclear Weapons: Changes in Policy and Force Structure," Congressional Research Service, 10 Aug. 2006, http://www.fas.org
"Reliable Replacement Warhead: Another Unneeded Nuclear Weapon," Friends Committee on National Legislation, http://www.fcnl.org
"Megatons to Megawatts," U.S. Enrichment Corporation, http://www.usec.com
"US-Russian Strategic Nuclear and Negotiations and Agreements," James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, http://cns.miis.edu
Hans M. Kristensen, "Global Strike Report," Federation of American Scientists, 15 March 2006,
http://www.fas.org
United States Nuclear Forces, http://www.fas.org
Current Strategic US Nuclear Forces, Facts Sheet, Arms Control Association, http://www.armscontrol.org
"Taking Stock Worldwide Nuclear Deployments 1998" Natural Resources Defense Council 1998.
http://www.nrdc.org
The Traveler's Guide to Nuclear Weapons, http://www.atomictraveler.com
"Disarmament, the United States, and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons - Working paper submitted by the United States of America." NPT/CONF.2010/PC.I/WP.19.
http://daccessdds.un.org
Strategic Security Blog, A Project of the Federation of American Scientists, http://www.fas.org
"Article IV of the Non-Proliferation Treaty," U.S. Department of State, http://www.state.gov
"2001 Quadrennial Defense Review," U.S. Department of Defense, 30 Sep. 2001,
http://www.defenselink.mil
"2006 Quadrennial Defense Review Report," U.S. Department of Defense, 6 Feb. 2006,
http://www.defenselink.mil
"NNSA's Warhead Dismantlement Process," National Nuclear Security Administration,
http://www.nnsa.doe.gov
"START Treaties," U.S. Department of State, http://www.state.gov
JD Crouch, "Special Briefing on the Nuclear Posture Review," US Department of Defense, 9 Jan. 2002,
http://www.defenselink.mil
U.S. Department of State, NPT Review Cycle, http://www.state.gov
Disarmament, the United States and the NPT, Statement by Christopher Ford at at the Conference on "Preparing for 2010: Getting the Process Right", Annecy, France, March 17, 2007.
http://www.state.gov
Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration,
NNSA Releases Notice of Intent for the Complex 2030 Environmental Impact Statement, http://www.nnsa.doe.gov
Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Future of the Nuclear Weapons Complex,
http://www.nnsa.doe.gov
The United States and Article VI: A Record of Accomplishment by Thomas D'Agostino, Administrator, the National Nuclear Security Administration at the Conference on Disarmament, February 7, 2008, http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org
FAS Strategic Security Blog, United States, http://www.fas.org

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USSR/Russia

NTI Country Profile, Russia, Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
"NIS Nuclear and Missile Database: Russia," Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
Michael Jasinksi, "Russia: Strategic Naval Deterrent Overview," Nuclear Threat Initiative, Jan. 2001,
http://www.nti.org
"Russia: Siberian Okrug Map," James Martin Center for Non-proliferation Studies, Jan. 2001,
http://www.nti.org
Nikolai Sokov, "Russia's New National Security Concept, the Nuclear Angle," Nuclear Threat Initiative, January 2000 (revised June 2004), http://www.nti.org
Nikolai Sokov, "The April 1999 Russian Federation Security Council Meeting on Nuclear Weapons," Nuclear Threat Initiative, June 1999, http://www.nti.org
WMD Insights, Russia/NIS Articles, http://www.wmdinsights.org
Nikolai Sokov, Russia Tests a New Ground-Launched Cruise Missile and a New Strategic Missile on the Same Day, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, http://cns.miis.edu
Nikolai Sokov, "Russia's 2000 Military Doctrine," Nuclear Threat Initiative, October 1999 (revised July 2004),
http://www.nti.org
Nikolai Sokov, "The Russian Ministry of Defense's 2003 Policy Paper: The Nuclear Angle," Nuclear Threat Initiative, October 2003 (revised July 2004), http://www.nti.org
"US-Soviet/Russian Nuclear Arms Control," Arms Control Today (ACT), June 2002,
http://www.armscontrol.org
Robert S. Norris, "Russian nuclear forces 2006," Bulletin of Atomic Scientists,
http://www.thebulletin.org
"Table of Soviet / Russian Nuclear Warheads," Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC),
http://www.nrdc.org
"Russian Nuclear Arsenal," Center for Defense Information (CDI), 2 May 2005,
http://www.cdi.org
"Taking Stock — Worldwide Nuclear Deployments 1998," National Resources Defense Council (NRDC),
http://www.nrdc.org
"Current Strategic Nuclear Forces of the Former Soviet Union," Arms Control Association, July 2006,
http://www.armscontrol.org
"Start I at a Glance," Arms Control Association, Jan. 2002, http://www.armscontrol.org
"Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms," Federation of American Scientists, 30 Jan. 1995, http://www.fas.org
"Soviet Nuclear Test Summary," Nuclear Weapons Archive, 7 Oct. 1997, http://nuclearweaponarchive.org
"Inventory of International Nonproliferation Organizations & Regimes," James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, http://www.cns.miis.edu
"Model Nuclear Inventory-Russia," Reaching Critical Will, 2005, http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org
David Albright and Kimberley Kramer, "Fissile Material Stockpiles Still Growing," Bulletin of Atomic Scientists,
http://www.isis-online.org
"Global Stocks of Nuclear Explosive Materials: Summary Tables and Charts," Institute for Science and International Security, 7 Sep. 2005, http://www.isis-online.org
Dimitri Trenin, "Russia's Nuclear Policy in the 21st Century Environment," Institut Français des Relations Internationales, 2005, http://www.ifri.org
"Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces," Russian Forces.org, 31 Dec. 2006, http://russianforces.org

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United Kingdom

General

NTI Country Profile: United Kingdom, http://www.nti.org
British Policy, The Acronym Institute, http://www.acronym.org.uk
Michael Quinlan, "The Future of UK Nuclear Weapons: Shaping the Debate," International Affairs, Vol.82:4, Jul. 2006, p.2
"Nuclear Deterrence in a Changing World: The View from a U.K. Perspective" RUSI Journal, June 1996
"Nuclear Weapons States' Compliance with the Practical Steps to Disarmament," Model Nuclear Inventory — 2005, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org
Nicola Butler, 'NPT A La Carte? NATO and Nuclear Non-Proliferation,' The Acronym Institute, 2005
http://www.acronym.org.uk
'US-UK Nuclear Cooperation and the Future of the UK Trident System,' Presentation by Dr. Ian Davis, Meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Security and Non-Proliferation, Westminster, 22 Feb. 2002, http://www.basicint.org
'The Future of the UK's Nuclear Deterrent: The Strategic Context,' Eighth Report of 2005-6 Session, House of Commons Defense Committee, 20 Jun. 2006
'UK White Papers on Defense and Foreign Policy,' Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.75. Jan/Feb.2004
Sir Joseph Rotblat et al., 'An End to UK Nuclear Weapons,' British Pugwash Group, October 2002
http://www.pugwash.org
'Should the UK Replace Trident?,' UK Polling Report, 31 Oct. 2005, http://www.ukpollingreport.co.uk
Michael MccGwire, 'Comfort blanket or weapon of war: what is Trident For?' International Affairs, Vol.82:4, Jul. 2006, p.5
'Preventing a Trident Replacement: A Preliminary Briefing,' CND, Sept. 2005, http://www.cnduk.org
Michael Smith, 'Revealed: UK Develops New Nuclear Warhead,', The Sunday Times (London), 12 March 2006
The UK can "maintain the existing Trident warhead stockpile" Statement by Tony Blair, quoted BBC News Website, 3 May 2005, http://news.bbc.co.uk.
"Laying the Foundations for Multilateral Disarmament" Speech by the UK Secretary of State for Defense at the Conference on Disarmament, February 5, 2008.

Technical Info/Capabilities

Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen, "British Nuclear Forces, 2005," Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, November/December 2005, vol. 61. no. 06. pp. 77-79. http://www.thebulletin.org
"Table of British Nuclear Forces, 2002," National Resources Defense Council. http://www.nrdc.org
"United Kingdom Nuclear Forces, 2002," Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. http://www.carnegieendowment.org
Model Nuclear Inventory — UK, http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org
'Britain's Nuclear Weapons — Current Capabilities,' NuclearWeaponArchive.org, April 2001
"What We Do," Atomic Weapons Establishment, http://www.awe.co.uk
UK WMD Facility Info, GlobalSecurity.org

Official Statements/Policy

The Future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent: Defense White Paper 2006, UK Ministry of Defense, http://www.mod.uk
UK Strategic Defense Review, July 1998, http://www.fas.org
Statement by Ambassador Ian Soutar, Conference on Disarmament, July 30, 1998. http://www.acronym.org.uk
Statement by Ambassador John Freeman, Head of the UK Delegation to the Seventh Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference, New York, 5 May 2005
Statement by Ms. Fiona Paterson, Deputy Permanent Representative of the UK to the Conference On Disarmament, CD Plenary Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament, Geneva, 2 March 2006
Statement by Ambassador John Duncan to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva, 16 May 2006
UK Actions towards Verifiable Global Nuclear Disarmament, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Statement, current as of July 2006, FCO.gov.uk, http://www.fco.gov.uk.
NATO Strategic Concept, Paragraph 46 & 64, April 1999,http://www.nato.int
Foreign Affairs Select Committee Eighth Report, House of Commons, July 25, 2000.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk.
2003 Defense White Paper 'Delivering Security in a Changing World,' http://www.mod.uk.
"Historical Accounting for UK Defense Highly Enriched Uranium," Ministry of Defense Report, March 2006

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France

NTI Country Profile: France, Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
"Weapons of Mass Destruction- France," Global Security.org
Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen, "French Nuclear Forces, 2005," Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, July/Aug 2005, pp.73-75. http://thebulletin.metapress.com
Bruno Tertrais, "France and Nuclear Disarmament: The Meaning of the Sarkozy Speech," Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Proliferation Analysis, April 30, 2008, http://www.carnegieendowment.org
Oliver Debouzy, "French Nuclear Deterrence Doctrine: An Aggiornamento," European Affairs, Spring/Summer 2006, http://www.europeanaffairs.org
"Fighting proliferation, promoting arms control and disarmament," French Defense Ministry, 2005,
http://www.defense.gouv.fr
Jean-David Levitte, "The 2005 NPT Review Conference: A French Perspective," Arms Control Today, Jan/Feb 2005, http://www.armscontrol.org
"Nuclear Futures: Western European Options for Nuclear Risk Education," British American Security Information Council, http://www.basicint.org
"Chirac Reasserts French Nuclear Weapons Policy," Disarmament Diplomacy, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue 82, Spring 2006, http://www.acronym.org.uk
"Country Profile- France," Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
Meier Oliver, "Chirac Outlines Expanded Nuclear Doctrine," Arms Control Today, March 2006,
http://www.armscontrol.org
Jill Marie Parillo, "Nouveauté in Nuclear Deterrence," Proliferation Analysis, February 2006,
http://www.carnegieendowment.org
Jacques Chirac, Speech to The Strategic Air and Maritime Forces at Landivisiau / L'Ile Longue, 19 Jan. 2006
http://www.defense.gouv.fr
Robert Johnston, "Strategic Nuclear Forces of the World," Jan. 2006, http://www.johnstonsarchive.net
Pascal Boniface, "The Future of the French Nuclear Posture," Strategic Analysis, November 1999, Vol. XXIII No. 8, http://www.ciaonet.org
Bruno Tertrais, "Nuclear policy: France Stands Alone," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July/August 2004, pp. 48-55 (vol. 60, no. 04), http://www.thebulletin.org
"Global Public Opinion on Nuclear Issues and the IAEA," Globe Scan Incorporated, http://www.iaea.org
"Model Nuclear Inventory- France," Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 2005,
http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org
Pascal Boniface, "French Nuclear Policy after the Cold War," Atlantic Council Occasional Paper, August 1998,
http://www.acus.org
Hubert de La Fortelle (French Representative to the Conference on Disarmament) Speech during the 2000 NPT Review Conference, April 2000, http://www.ambafrance-us.org
"2003-2008 French Military Programme", http://www.info-france-usa.org
"Defense Policy," French Republic, http://www.ambafrance-au.org
Mary Bird Davis, "Nuclear France: Materials and Sites," http://www.francenuc.org
French White Paper on Nuclear Defense (in French), http://lesrapports.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr
"The French Military Program Bill of Law," French Ministry of Defense, http://www.defense.gouv.fr
"2003-2008 Military programme bill of law Reasons behind the programme," French Ministry of Defense,
http://www.defense.gouv.fr

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China

NTI Country Profile: China, Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen, “Chinese Nuclear Forces, 2008,” Nuclear Notebook, Natural Resources Defense Council, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, July/August 2008, pp. 42-45.
Hans M. Kristensen, "Chinese Nuclear Arsenal Increased by 25 Percent Since 2006, Pentagon Report Indicates," FAS Strategic Security Blog
Annual Report to Congress, Military Power of Peaple's Republis of China 2008, http://www.fas.org
Jing-Dong Yuan, "China's Defense While Paper" WMD Insights, February 2007, http://www.wmdinsights.org
"Tracking Nuclear Proliferation-China: Maps and Charts," Carnegie Endowment For International Peace, 1998
http://www.carnegieendowment.org
Phillip C. Saunders and Jing-dong Yuan, "China's Strategic Force Modernization: Issues and Implications for the United States," in Michael Barletta, ed., Proliferation Challenges and Nonproliferation Opportunities for New Administrations.
Occasional Paper No. 4 (Monterey, California: Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies, September 2000), pp. 40-46.
Hans M. Kristensen, Robert S. Norris, Mathew G, McKinzie, "Chinese Nuclear Forces and U.S. Nuclear War Planning," Federation of American Scientists and Natural Resources Defense Council, Nov. 2006,
http://www.fas.org
China's Nuclear Missile Submarine Base, Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists,
http://www.nukestrat.com
Jeffrey Lewis, "The Ambiguous Arsenal," Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, May/Jun2005, Vol. 61 Issue 3, p52-59,
http://www.thebulletin.org
Joseph Cirincione, et. al., Deadly Arsenals: Tracking Weapons of Mass Destruction, Revised Edition, (Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2005)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, http://www.fmprc.gov.cn
"China's Endeavors for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation," White Paper, Xinhua, 1 September 2005, http://www.chinadaily.com.cn
China Profile, Nuclear Capabilities, Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
"Table of Chinese Nuclear Forces, 2002," Natural Resources Defense Council, 25 Nov. 2002, http://www.nrdc.org
Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen, "Chinese Nuclear Forces, 2006," NRDC Nuclear Notebook, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, May/June 2006 pp. 60-63 (vol. 62, no.3)Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen, "Chinese Nuclear Forces, 2003," NRDC Nuclear Notebook, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, November/December 2003 pp. 77-80 (vol. 59, no. 06) "Weapons of Mass Destruction, China Nuclear Weapons," Global Security.org
Stephanie Lieggi, "Issue Brief: Going Beyond the Stir: The Strategic Realities of China's No-First-Use Policy," Nuclear Threat Initiative, Dec. 2005, http://www.nti.org
Annual Report to Congress, "Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2006," The Department of Defense, http://www.defenselink.mil
Press Release, "RAND Study Predicts China's Defense Spending is Lower than Previous Outside Estimates," RAND Corporation, 19 May 2005, http://rand.org
Ming Zhang, "What Threat?" Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, September/October 1999, (vol. 55, no. 05), pp. 52-57.
"Taking Stock — Worldwide Nuclear Deployments 1998," Natural Resources Defense Council, http://www.nrdc.org
"Chinese Nuclear Forces Guide, Nuclear Facilities," Global Security.org
"The Model Nuclear Inventory- China," Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 2005,
http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org
UN First Committee, "Statement of the Chinese Delegation on the Vote of Resolutions Related to 'Nuclear Disarmament," 28 Oct. 2004, http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org
Norris, Burrows, and Fieldhouse, Nuclear Weapons Databook Vol. V, p. 350
Wendy Frieman, "New Members of the Club: Chinese Participation in Arms Control Regimes 1980-1995," Nonproliferation Review, Spring-Summer 1996, p.18.
David Albright and Corey Hinderstein, "Chinese Military Plutonium and Highly Enriched Uranium Inventories," Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) June 30, 2005, http://www.isis-online.org
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Hu Xiaodi at the 59th Session of the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, October 5, 2004, http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org
"Promoting Peace and Development for all Mankind," Chinese People's Liberation Army,
http://english.chinamil.com.cn
Jeffrey Lewis, "Nuclear Numerology Chinese Style," Arms Control Today, Vol. 35, No. 2, March 2005.
Christine, Kucia, "Chinese Nuclear Forces to Grow, Report Says," Arms Control Today, Vol. 32, No. 7, September 2002.
Chinese Government White Paper on Defense, http://www.china.org.cn

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India

NTI country Profile: India, Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
Sharad Joshi, "Nuclear Proliferation and South Asia: Recent Trends" Issue Brief, Nuclear Threat Initiative
http://www.nti.org
"Nuclear Weapons—India Nuclear Forces," Federation of American Scientists, 8 Nov. 2002,
http://www.fas.org
Gaurav Kampani, "India Profile: Nuclear Overview," Nuclear Threat Initiative, Jan. 2006,
http://www.nti.org
"Table of Indian Nuclear Forces, 2002," Natural Resources Defense Council, 25 Nov. 2002,
http://www.nrdc.org
Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen, "India's nuclear forces, 2005," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, September/October 2005, pp. 73-75 (vol. 61, no. 05), http://www.thebulletin.org
Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen, "Global nuclear stockpiles, 1945-2002," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, November/December 2002, pp. 103-104 (vol. 58, no. 06), http://www.thebulletin.org
"Indian Nuclear Facilities Map," Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org

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Pakistan

NTI Country Profile: Pakistan, Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
Sharad Joshi, "Nuclear Proliferation and South Asia: Recent Trends" Issue Brief, Nuclear Threat Initiative http://www.nti.org
Paolo Cotta-Ramusino and Maurizio Martellini, "Nuclear safety, nuclear stability, and nuclear strategy in Pakistan," 21 Jan. 2002, http://lxmi.mi.infn.it
"Pakistan Nuclear Weapons," Federation of American Scientists, 11 Dec. 2002, http://www.fas.org
Andrew Koch, "Fact Sheet on Pakistan's nuclear tests," Center for Defense Information. 28 May 1998,
http://www.cdi.org
Andrew Koch and Jennifer Topping, "Pakistan's Nuclear-Related Facilities," James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, http://www.cns.miis.edu
"Table of Pakistani Nuclear Forces, 2002," Natural Resources Defense Council, 25 Nov. 2002,
http://www.nrdc.org

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Israel

General

NTI Country Profile: Israel, Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
'Arms Control and Regional Security in the Middle East,' Inventory of Nonproliferation Organizations and Regimes, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, July 2006, http://www.cns.miis.edu
Asher A., "Israeli Public Opinion on National Security 2003,' JCSS, Tel Aviv University
Ben-Joseph U., 'The Paradox of Israeli Power,' Survival, vol. 46, no. 4, Winter 2004—05, pp. 137—156
Cochran E.S., "Deliberate Ambiguity: An Analysis of Israel's Nuclear Strategy", Journal of Strategic Studies, vol. 19, no. 3, September 1996
Cohen A. and Burr W., 'Israel Crosses the Nuclear Threshold,' Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May/June 2006, http://www.thebulletin.org
Cohen A., 'The Last Taboo: Israel's Bomb Revisited,' Current History, April 2005
Cohen A. and Graham T., 'WMD in the Middle East: A Diminishing Currency,' Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No. 76, March/April 2004
Cohen A., 'Israel and the Bomb,' New York: Columbia University Press, 1998
Cohen A., 'Israel and the Evolution of US Nonproliferation Policy,' The Nonproliferation Review, Volume V, Number 2/Winter 1998
Farr W.D., LTC, U.S. Army, 'The Third Temple's Holy of Holies: Israel's Nuclear Weapons,'' USAF Counter Proliferation Center, Sept. 1999, http://www.fas.org
Israel Country Profile, Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
Israeli Nuclear Forces 2002, NRDC Nuclear Notebook, The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, http://www.thebulletin.org
'Israel's Nuclear Posture Review,' CNS Issue Brief on WMD in the Middle East, http://cns.miis.edu
Israel, Nuclear Weapons Guide, Federation of American Scientists, http://fas.org
Joshi S., 'Israel's Nuclear Policy: A Cost-Benefit Analysis,' Strategic Analysis, March 2000 (Vol. XXIII No. 12)
Maoz, Z., Chapter: 'The Mixed Blessings of Israel's Nuclear Policy,' in 'Defending the Holy Land,' Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2006, p.301-361
Pomper M.A., "Israeli Officials See Few Prospects for Arms Control," Arms Control Today, August 2005
http://www.armscontrol.org
Shalom Z., 'Israel's Nuclear Policy Revisited,' The Journal of Israeli History, Vol. 24, No. 2, September 2005, pp. 267-277

Technical Information/Capabilities

Wm. Robert Johnston, 'Nuclear Weapons and Fissile Material in Israel,' corrected March 2006
http://www.johnstonsarchive.net
Israel WMD Facilities, GlobalSecurity.org,
http://www.globalsecurity.org
Israel's Nuclear Weapons Program, NuclearWeaponArchive.org. Oct. 1997
Much info on every conventional and non-conventional weapon Israel has used or developed, variously updated http://www.Israeli-Weapons.com
Global Fissile Materials Inventory, isis.org, June 2004, http://www.isis-online.org
Gawdat Bahgat, 'Israel and Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East,' Middle East Policy, VOL. XIII, NO.2, Summer 2006
Shlomo Brom, 'Is the Begin Doctrine Still a Viable Doctine?,' in Sokoloski and Clawson, 'Getting Ready for a Nuclear Iran,' Strategic Studies Center, October 2005

Important News Items

"Revealed: The Secrets of Israel's Nuclear Arsenal," Sunday Times (London), October 5, 1986 (Vanunu article)
Douglas Davis, Arieh O'Sullivan, 'Israel test fired nuclear capable, sub- launched cruise missiles,' Jerusalem Post, 19th June 2000
Douglas Davis, Arieh O'Sullivan, 'Sneh denies report Israel will seed Golan with neutron mines,' Jeruslaem Post, 27th March 2000
"Peres Admits to Israeli Nuclear Capability," Israel Wire, July 14, 1998, http://www.israelwire.com
Los Alamos press release, "Blast from the Past: Los Alamos Scientists Receive Vindication," Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 11, 1997
'Israel: Nuclear Disarmament is Supported by 25%,' The Independent (London), 2nd Jan., 2004
Nina Gilbert, 'MKs inspect safety of ageing Dimona reactor,' Jerusalem Post, 14th March 2005
Michael Adler, 'Israel holds fast to "ambiguity" policy after UN nuclear chief meets Sharon,' Jerusalem Post, 8th July 2004

Official Statements

Statement by Mr. Meir Itzchaki, Deputy Director of Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, New York, 19 April 2006
'Israel's Approach to Regional Security, Arms Control and Disarmament,' Statement by H.E. Mr. Eytan Bentsur, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva, 4 September 1997

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Belarus

NTI Country Profile: Belarus, Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
"States Formerly Possessing or Pursuing Nuclear Weapons," Nuclear Weapon Archive, http://nuclearweaponarchive.org
"Belarus Nuclear Weapons,'' June 2005, http://www.country-data.com
"Global Stocks of Nuclear Explosive Materials: Summary Tables and Charts," Institute for Science and International Security, 7 Sep. 2005, http://www.isis-online.org
"Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I)," Federation of American Scientists, http://www.fas.org

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Kazakhstan

MAEC — Kazatomprom, http://www.kazatomprom.kz
"Kazakhstan Profile," Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
Anatoly Zak, "Centers: Kapustin Yar," http://www.russianspaceweb.com
"Baikonur," Encyclopedia of Astronautics, http://www.astronautix.com
Anatoly Zak, "Centers: Baikonur," http://www.russianspaceweb.com
"Baikonur Cosmodome," Federation of American Scientists, http://www.fas.org
"Kazakhstan Nuclear Facilities: Military Test Sites" http://www.nti.org
"Raketu ispytali bez tseli," http://www.kommersant.ru
"Novosti: Pusk protivorakety rossiiskoi sistemy protivoraketnoi oborony," http://mil.ru
"Russians to Resume Testing on Dormant Western Kazakh Missile Range," Russia Today, http://www.freerepublic.com
"Russian Duma to Ratify Protocols at Kazakh Test Site," http://www.globalsecurity.org
"Zhangiz Tobe," http://www.globalsecurity.org
"Emba Test Range," http://www.globalsecurity.org
Kazakhstan, IAEA Country Profile, http://wwwpub.iaea.org
Maribeth Hunt & Kenji Murakami, "Updating Nuclear Safeguards in Kazakhstan," IAEA Bulletin 46/2,
http://www.iaea.org
Kazakhstan Special Weapons, FAS, http://www.fas.org
Global Stocks of Nuclear Explosive Materials: Summary Tables and Charts, http://www.isis-online.org
States Formerly Possessing or Pursuing Nuclear Weapons, http://nuclearweaponarchive.org
"START I," Federation of American Scientists, http://www.fas.org
Statement made at the NPTRC general debate, 3 May 2005, http://www.un.org
Statement made at the Conference on Disarmament, 17 March 2005, http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org
Statement made at the NPTRC general debate, 3 May 2005, http://www.un.org
Regional Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, http://www.mfa.kz
Global Stocks of Nuclear Explosive Materials, ISIS, data given for end of 2003,
http://www.isis-online.org
Global Stocks of Nuclear Explosive Materials, ISIS, data given for end of 2003,
http://www.isis-online.org
States Formerly Possessing Nuclear Weapons, NuclearWeaponsArchive.org, http://nuclearweaponarchive.org
Countries of Strategic Nuclear Concern — Kazakhstan, http://www.sipri.org

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Ukraine

NTI Country Profile: Ukraine, Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
"Ukraine Special Weapons," Federation of American Scientists, http://www.fas.org
"Global Stocks of Nuclear Explosive Materials: Summary Tables and Charts," Institute for Science and International Security, http://www.isis-online.org
"States Formerly Possessing or Pursuing Nuclear Weapons- Ukraine," Nuclear Weapons Archive,
http://nuclearweaponarchive.org
"Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I)," Federation of American Scientists, http://www.fas.org

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South Africa

"South Africa Nuclear Facilities," South Africa Profile, Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
"South Africa's Nuclear Weapons Program," http://nuclearweaponarchive.org
"South Africa: Special Weapons Facilities," 28 April, 2005, http://www.globalsecurity.org
David Albright and Kimberly Kramer, "Fissile Material: Stockpiles Still Growing," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, November/December 2004 pp. 14-16 (vol. 60, no. 6), http://www.thebulletin.org
David Albright, "South Africa and the Affordable Bomb," Bulletin of Atomic Scientist, July/August 1994 pp. 37-47, vol. 50, no. 04., http://www.thebulletin.org
David Albright, "South Africa's Secret Nuclear Weapons," Institute for Science and International Security, May 1994U.S. Senate, Committee on Government Operations, Hearings on the Export Reorganization Act, 1975, 94th Congress, 1st Sess. April 24, April 30, and May 1, 1975, p. 102.

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North Korea

NTI Country Profile: North Korea, Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
North Korea Special Collection, CNS, http://cns.miis.edu
Norris, Robert S. and Hans M. Kristensen, "Global nuclear stockpiles, 1945-2002," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, November/December 2002, pp. 103-104 (vol. 58, no. 06), http://www.thebulletin.org
"The North Korean Plutonium Stock Mid-2005," Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), September 7, 2005.
"The North Korean Plutonium Stock Mid-2005," Institute for Science and international Security (ISIS), September 7, 2005, http://www.isis-online.org
Albright, David and Paul Brannan, "The North Korean Plutonium Stock Mid-2006," Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), http://www.isis-online.org
"Weapons of Mass Destruction DPRK Nuclear Weapons Program," http://www.globalsecurity.org
Knut Royce, "Debating N. Korea Nukes," Newsday Inc, 16 Feb. 2006, http://www.globalsecurity.org
Daniel A. Pinkston and Andrew F. Diamond, "Special Report on the Shutdown of North Korea's 5MW(e) Nuclear Reactor," CNS, 28 Apr. 2005, http://cns.miis.edu
Siegfried S. Hecker, "Visit to the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center in North Korea," Testimony, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Hearing, 21 Jan. 2004, http://www.senate.gov
Sharon Squassoni, "North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Latest Developments," Congressional Research Service, 18 Oct. 2006, http://www.fas.org
David Albright and Paul Brannan, "The North Korean Plutonium Stock Mid-2006," Institute for International Security Studies, 26 Jun. 2006, http://www.isis-online.org
"North Korean Plutonium Stocks Mid-2005," Institute for International Security Studies, 7 Sep. 2005
http://www.isis-online.org
"North Korea Country Profile, Missile Overview," Nuclear Threat Initiative, Aug. 2006, http://www.nti.org
"CNS Special Report on North Korean Ballistic Missile Capabilities," James Martin Center for Non-proliferation Studies, 22 May, 2006, http://cns.miis.edu
"North Korea Country Profile, Map Index," Nuclear Threat Initiative, http://www.nti.org
"Weapons of Mass Destruction Facility: North Korea, Pyongsan," http://www.globalsecurity.org
"North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program," Congressional Research Service, 1 Aug. 2006,
http://fpc.state.gov
Robert S. Norris and William M. Arkin, "World Plutonium Inventories," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Sep/Oct1999, Vol. 55 Issue 5, http://www.thebulletin.org
"North Korea's Nuclear Program 2005," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May/Jun 2005, Vol. 61 Issue 3, http://www.thebulletin.org

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NATO

Thomas Maettig, "Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Germany: Time for Withdrawal?" NTI Issue Brief, March 2008, http://www.nti.org
"Visible Intent: NATO's Responsibilities in Nuclear Disarmament," Middle Power Initiative Briefing Paper, January 2008.
"US Nuclear Weapons in Europe," Natural Resource Defense Council, Feb. 2005, http://www.nrdc.org
"No More Nuclear Weapons at Ramstein," Spiege Online, July 10, 2007, http://www.spiegel.de
"United States Removes Nuclear Weapons from German Base, Documents Indicates," Strategic Security Blog, Federation of American Scientists, http://www.fas.org
"Final Communiqué: Ministerial meetings of the Defense Planning Committee and the Nuclear Planning Group held in Brussels on Friday, 15 June 2007" http://www.nato.int
"The Alliance's Strategic Concept," Press Release, NATO Summit North Atlantic Council, 23 Apr. 1999,
http://www.nato.int
NATO Press Release, "Report on Options for Confidence and Security Building Measures (CSBMs), Verification, Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament," North Atlantic Council, 15 Dec. 2000,
http://www.nato.int
NATO Press Release, "Final Communiqué," Ministerial Meeting Of The Defense Planning Committee And The Nuclear Planning Group, 9 Jun. 2005, http://www.nato.int
Hans M. Kristensen, "US Nuclear Weapons in Europe," Natural Resources Defense Council, Feb. 2005,
http://www.nukestrat.com
Robert S. Norris, Hans M. Kristensen, "US Nuclear Weapons in Europe 1954-2004" Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Nov/Dec2004, Vol. 60 Issue 6, http://www.thebulletin.org
Greenpeace, "Nuclear Weapons in Europe," Conference of the European Network for Peace and Human Rights, 20 Oct. 2005, http://www.russfound.org
"The Alliance's Strategic Concept," Press Release, NATO Summit North Atlantic Council, 23 Apr. 1999,
http://www.nato.int
"Securing Our Safety, Ensuring Our Survival," Greenpeace International, May 2006, http://www.greenpeace.org
"Nuclear Weapons in Europe: Survey Results in Six European Countries," Greenpeace International, 25 May 2006, http://www.greenpeace.org
"Non- Strategic Nuclear Weapons: Problems of Control and Reduction," Center for Arms Control, Energy and Environmental Studies Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), http://www.armscontrol.ru
Oliver Meier, "Belgium, Germany Question U.S. Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Europe," Arms Control Today, June 2005, http://www.armscontrol.org

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Useful Websites

Bulletin of Atomic Sciences: http://www.thebulletin.org
Reaching Critical Will: http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org
Nuclear Threat Initiative: http://www.nti.org
Carnegie Endowment: http://www.carnegieendowment.org
Federation of American Scientists: http://www.fas.org
GlobalSecurity.org: http://www.globalsecurity.org
Institute for Science and International Security: http://www.isis-online.org
Arms Control Association: http://www.armscontrol.org
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute: http://www.sipri.org
Union of Concerned Scientists: http://www.ucsusa.org
Acronym Institute: http://www.acronym.org.uk
Achieving the Vision of a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, International Conference on Nuclear Disarmament, http://disarmament.nrpa.no.

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Important Disarmament Documents

"Toward a Nuclear-Free World," Wall Street Journal Op-Ed, George P Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn, January 15, 2008
“A World Free of Nuclear Weapons,” Wall Street Journal Op-Ed, George P Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn, January 4, 2007
"Start Worrying and Learn to Ditch the Bomb," The Times, by Douglas Hurd, Malcolm Rifkind, David Owen, and George Robertson, June 30, 2008.
"Building a Better World Together," Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's speech in Kyoto, Japan proposing the establishment of a commission of nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation
"The Reality: A Goal of a World without Nuclear Weapons is Essential," Sidney D. Drell and James Goodby, Washintgon Quarterly, Summer 2008.
"America Looks to a Nuclear-Free World," Financial Times Op-Ed, John Kerry, June 24, 2008.
"The Nuclear Threat," Wall Street Journal Op-Ed, Mikhail Gorbachev, January 31, 2007
Achieving the Vision of a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, International Conference on Nuclear Disarmament, http://disarmament.nrpa.no/
“Weapons of Terror,” WMD Commission Final Report, May 2006
“Reykjavik Revisited: Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons”
Policy Brief, George Bunn John B. Rhinelander, September 2007
“Implications of the Reykjavik Summit on Its Twentieth Anniversary: Conference Report” Editors: Sidney D. Drell, George P. Shultz, October 22, 2007.
“A World Free of Nuclear Weapons?”
Remarks by Margaret Beckett, Carnegie International Nonproliferation Conference
June 25, 2007
“What Are Nuclear Weapons For? Recommendations for Restructuring U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces,” Sidney D. Drell and Ambassador James E. Goodby, November 2007.
Final Document of the 2000 NPT Review Conference
Principles and Objectives for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament
1995 NPT Review and Extension Conference
"Towards a Nuclear Weapon Free World,” New Agenda Coalition Joint Ministerial Statement. (June 9, 1998)
Article VI Forum Report, “Forging a New Consensusfor The NPT”
March 2007
Report of The Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Sponsored by the Australian Government, August 1996
Facing Nuclear Dangers: An Action Plan for the 21st Century:
The Report of the Tokyo Forum for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
July 25, 1999
Model Nuclear Weapons Convention (1997)
International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion, Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, July 1996
“The Challenge of Peace: God’s Promise and Our Response,” U.S. Catholic Bishops, 1983

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