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Secret Memos and a Not So Secret Dilemma

A few days ago, Geoffery Forden at the blog ArmsControlWonk.com, claimed to have internal secret Iranian documents which provide evidence of a development consortium between Iran, Russia, and China. Here is a quote from the post:

Demining Efforts Wading through NPR criticism

Joe Cirincione, who PONI is grateful to for kicking off the PONI Debates the Issues series by debating PONI director Clark Murdock on RRW, had a piece in the Huffington Post today titled &

Let’s Make a Deal…On the CTBT!

As mentioned in a previous post, the AP noted that there appears to be considerable hurdles to Obama getting the CTBT passed in the immediate future. Although the “signed but not ratified” approach has bought the U.S.

Top Chef CTBT

Ellen Tauscher had an interesting comment in the press yesterday when she quipped

Missile Defense Follow-Up

Yesterday, we wrote up a post analyzing the current debate over missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic. These sites were originally proposed by the Bush administration and are now being reconsidered under Obama.

Will "Global Zero" Make Progress at the UN?

On September 24, the UN is going to hold a special session, chaired by President Obama, to discuss global disarmament and non-proliferation. More people have been talking about ways to reduce the role of nuclear weapons since Obama's Prague speech, and the administration is looking to build even more momentum.

Is Obama Throwing Eastern Europe Under the Bus?

Two recent editorials from Heritage fellows have criticized the Obama administration for abandoning Eastern European allies. According to the editorials, Obama has given up proposed missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic (sometimes called the "third site"). They argue that this will will serve to embolden Russia and increase our vulnerability to Iran's missile capabilities.

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