Revamping Euro-Atlantic Security
Security policies in the Euro-Atlantic region — an area that includes six of the world’s 10 largest economies, four of the five declared nuclear weapon states, and more than 95 percent of global nuclear inventories — are dangerously out of date and demand urgent attention. With a new approach that is grounded in today’s opportunities and challenges, the European community, Russia and the United States can chart a more secure path for their people and the world and avoid the risks and costs of a new downward spiral in relations between states.
About
An op-ed in The International Herald Tribune urging today's leaders to move decisively and permanently toward a new security strategy in the Euro-Atlantic region.
Understanding
the Nuclear Threat
Reducing the risk of nuclear use by terrorists and nation-states requires a broad set of complementary strategies targeted at reducing state reliance on nuclear weapons, stemming the demand for nuclear weapons and denying organizations or states access to the essential nuclear materials, technologies and know-how.
In Depth
Global Security Newswire
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Senate Demands DOD Analysis of China's Long-Range Nukes
Dec. 6, 2012
The U.S. Senate has called for the Defense Department to provide information on China's long-range nuclear weapons in a yearly analysis of the nation's armed forces, the Washington Times reported on Thursday.
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Leaks Reveal Chinese-U.S. Antisatellite Tensions
Feb. 3, 2011
The Bush administration quietly castigated China over its 2007 antisatellite test one month before the United States shot down one of its own orbiters, the London Telegraph yesterday quoted leaked U.S. diplomatic communications as saying (see GSN, Jan. 28).
