The U.S.-Russia Nuclear Thicket (Foreign Relations)
CFR nuclear arms expert Charles D. Ferguson says the United States and Russia remain gripped in difficult talks over extending the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I) , which expires on December 5. The two sides are attempting to reach a “bridging agreement” until the new treaty can be finalized, but the broader agreement is bedeviled by differences arising from both sides’ threat …
Politics Japan lobbied for robust nuclear umbrella before power shift in Sept (Japan Today)
Before the shift in political power in Japan in September, the Japanese government aggressively lobbied a U.S. congressional nuclear task force to maintain the credibility
Nuclear Power Regains Support (CommonDreams.org)
by Anthony Faiola LONDON — Nuclear power — long considered environmentally hazardous — is emerging as perhaps the world’s most unlikely weapon against climate change, with the backing of even some green activists who once campaigned against it. read more
Obama to pursue Bush nuclear pact with India (Brisbane Times)
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama welcomed India’s role as a ”rising and responsible” global power, saying the United States will follow through on a civilian nuclear agreement and work to expand trade and investment ties.
With all eyes on Iran, who’s watching Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal? (Haaretz Daily)
Fear of the Iranian nuclear weapons development program has overshadowed the fact that not far from Tehran, actually right nearby, two countries, India and Pakistan, already possess nuclear weapons.
India, US can join hands to counter N-proliferation: PM (Business Standard India)
Supporting President Barack Obama’s goal of an atomic arms free world, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India and the US can work together on efforts to reduce global risks of nuclear proliferation and prevent terrorists from gaining access to technologies related to weapons of mass destruction.
