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Contain and Engage
Joseph Cirincione and Andrew Grotto outline five options and an effective strategy for resolving the nuclear crisis with Iran.Other Nuclear & Biological Weapons Features
June 17, 2008
The U.S. Air Force's Indifference Toward Nuclear Weapons
During the Cold War, the U.S. Air Force received a bulk of the country's defense budget because of its significant role in delivering nuclear weapons. But after the Soviet Union disintegrated, the air force became more interested in traditional air missions and the next generation of fighter planes. This disinterest manifested itself in two recent nuclear-related mishaps that cost the air force chief of staff and secretary their jobs. Generally, the military considers nuclear weapons costly and unnecessary, as conventional weapons can capably complete nuclear missions.
April 2, 2008
AP: China Gives IAEA Intel on Iran
April 1, 2008
Shooting for the Stars: Ballistic Missiles by the Numbers
Ballistic missiles are no longer the threat to the U.S. they once were, yet missile defense programs are still funded generously.
March 11, 2008
BBC Poll Offers Odd Frame to the Issue of Iran Nukes
The headline from the press release of a new BBC World Service poll reads Declining Support for Tough Measures against Iran’s Nuclear Program: Global Poll. This poll is flawed and should be interpreted with caution.
February 22, 2008
Will Iran Ever Address Key Issues?
New report shows Iran is willing to explain many lingering issues, but not the most sensitive ones relating to alleged weapons-related activities.
February 14, 2008
Russia's Subtle Shift on Iran
Iran’s ballistic missile tests last week have sparked unusually harsh criticism from Russia. According to the BBC, Russian officials have said the tests "raised suspicion over the true aim of [Iran’s] nuclear programme." This is remarkable coming from Moscow, and the latest sign of a potentially significant shift in Russia’s stance on Iran. Through 2007, Russia was the main obstacle in UNSC efforts to tighten the thumb screws on Iran, preferring bilateral diplomacy with Tehran over the international sanctions route.
January 17, 2008
The Eliminators
A large majority of former national security cabinet officials want to eliminate nuclear weapons, reiterating their call with an op-ed this week.
January 16, 2008
Ask the Expert: The Death of a Doctrine
What should we expect from the Bush administration on non-proliferation and Iran in 2008? And how can we begin rebuilding U.S. strategy?
December 28, 2007
Top Five Nuclear Issues of 2007
Looking back at 2007 and ahead to 2008 reveals nuclear threats but also opportunities, write Joseph Cirincione and Alexandra Bell
December 16, 2007
Bloggingheads: A Would-Be Messiah
December 6, 2007
A Diplomatic About-Face: Bush Writes Kim. Should Iran Be Next?
After sending a letter to North Korea’s leader, what’s stopping the president from engaging Iran, ask Grotto and Cirincione.
December 4, 2007
Nuclear Shock Therapy: New Report Refutes White House Case for War with Iran
White House war fever is checked just in time by its own intelligence agencies, write Joseph Cirincione and Andrew Grotto.
November 16, 2007
A Report Half Empty: Iran Needs to Level with the IAEA
The International Atomic Energy Agency deserves more answers from Iran on its nuclear development program, argue Joseph Cirincione and Andrew Grotto.
November 1, 2007
Cassandra’s Conundrum
October 11, 2007
The Nuclear Catch
August 21, 2007
The Middle East's Nuclear Surge
Joe Cirincione and Uri Leventer argue that Iran's still-developing nuclear program is already sending ripples through the Middle East.
August 7, 2007
Atomic Echoes
Joseph Cirincione looks back on the rise of nuclear arsenals and discusses why we may be ready to heed the original warnings of nuclear scientists.
July 23, 2007
Nuclear Summer
Cirincione and Leventer discuss this summer’s dramatic reminder of all four nuclear threats and the harbinger of a fifth.
July 18, 2007
Arms Control's New Movement
July 12, 2007
Smarter Sanctions for Iran
Legislation to broaden sanctions against Iran will only work if it is focused on clear international objectives, argues Andrew Grotto.
July 12, 2007
China's Proliferation Policies and Practices: Testimony of Joseph Cirincione
Senior CAP Fellow Joseph Cirincione testifies on China's proliferation and the impact of trade policy on defense industries in the U.S. and China.
May 10, 2007
Resolving the Deadliest Nuclear Threats
Cirincione outlines a strategy for addressing nuclear threats from terrorism, fuel technology, new weapon states, and existing arsenals.
May 8, 2007
Global Ballistic Missile Arsenals, 2007
May 8, 2007
Get Smart on Ballistic Missiles
Detailed analysis of ballistic missile arsenals shows that the U.S.’ enormous anti-missile budget could be better spent.
April 30, 2007
How to Resolve the Iranian Nukes Crisis, In Just Three Steps
Confused about the Iranian nukes crisis? Here's an explanation of the situation and how CAP's experts think we should handle it.
April 2, 2007
Toxic Trains and the Terrorist Threat
New report outlines how water utilities can get chlorine gas off of railways and out of American communities.
March 28, 2007
Countering Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions
Andrew Grotto argues that U.N. sanctions are a good first step, but the U.S. must maintain this international unity to end the Iran nuclear crisis.
March 23, 2007
The Value of a Unified U.N. Security Council
Spencer Boyer explains the negotiations that led to important U.N. Security Council resolutions on the nuclear crises in North Korea and Iran.
March 21, 2007
Iraq: Nuclear Boomerang
March 20, 2007
We Got Tubed—Again
March 19, 2007
Change of Course
March 14, 2007
Curbing the Iran Nuclear Crisis
CAP’s Joseph Cirincione and Andrew Grotto propose a strategy to combine containment with diplomacy to curb Iran’s enrichment of uranium.
March 11, 2007
Is the North Korea Deal Worth Celebrating?
March 7, 2007
A New Strategy for Iran
New CAP report detailing a strategy for resolving the Iranian nuclear crisis receives warm reception from Iran experts
March 5, 2007
Hurry Up Please It's Time
February 23, 2007
Pragmatism Trumps Ideology on North Korea
The deal cut with North Korea is only a first step toward a grander bargain that will require White House pragmatists to win out over the ideologues.
February 13, 2007
North Korean Pressure Points
Joe Cirincione details the six factors that led to a nuclear deal with North Korea--and that could ensure its implementation.
January 18, 2007
Breakthrough in Sight: U.S. Talks with North Korea Get Serious
Reversing course, Bush administration tries direct negotiations with Pyongyang to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons program. It's about time.
December 14, 2006
Still Not Ready
Study shows that states need better public health infrastructure and closer coordination; Andy Grotto that can only happen with federal guidance.
December 12, 2006
Dismal Legacy of 109th Congress
Incoming congressional leaders have plenty on their plate to fix after the 109th Congress leaves town with budgeting woefully incomplete.
December 11, 2006
A Nonproliferation Disaster
U.S.-India nuclear deal blows a hole in the fabric of U.S. nonproliferation law, write Daryl G. Kimball and Joseph Cirincione.
December 5, 2006
Ask The Expert: Facing Iran
Cirincione outlines the need for an updated nonproliferation agreement and major changes to the hazardous Bush administration approach.
November 17, 2006
Committee Hearing Calls for Direct Talks with North Korea
Direct negotiations are clearly not a partisan issue, but the only feasible option to deal with the threat of a nuclear Korean peninsula.
November 15, 2006
Fix the Nuclear Trade Deal with India
A lame duck session is no time to consider the Bush administration's nuclear assistance deal with India. This pact requires more review.
November 14, 2006
Building an Effective Strategy in Iran
U.S. has nothing to lose and everything to gain from entering into direct diplomacy with Iran.
November 1, 2006
Tough Diplomacy Works: Pyongyang Responds to Sticks and Carrots
Cirincione argues U.S. must jettison "regime change" rhetoric in favor of proven diplomatic solutions to nuclear proliferation in Northeast Asia.
October 20, 2006
Practical Alternatives
But a tough policy of containment directed at North Korea and Iran, and a change of course in Iraq, would do the trick.
October 16, 2006
The Failure of Regime Change
Bush foreign policy fails America, but it’s not too late to change course.
October 15, 2006
Who's Next to Go Nuclear?
October 9, 2006