What might the next arms race look like? Assuming current nuclear trends continue, the next two decades will test America’s security and that of its closest allies as they never have been tested before. Well before 2030, the United Kingdom could find its nuclear forces eclipsed not only by those of Pakistan, but of Israel, North Korea, and India. France may share the same fate. Meanwhile, China could conceivably achieve nuclear parity in deployed nuclear weapons with the United States. Finally, highly accurate conventional missiles and drones, as well as the space-based systems and services needed to guide and defend against them are spreading both to rogue states and proxy forces. As a result, the next arms race, will be quite different than what we experienced during the Cold War.
Dr. Fair, a South Asia and terrorism specialist at the U.S. Institute of Peace’s Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, presented an earlier version of this essay before an NPEC workshop dinner. This essay, also available on The Middle East Review of International Affairs’ website, examines […]
Dr. Lavoy is director of the Center for Contemporary Conflict, and senior lecturer in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School. Jan 21, 2007 AUTHOR: Peter Lavoy Pakistans Nuclear Posture-Security and Survivability (PDF) 346.73 KB Pakistan’s Nuclear Posture: Security and Survivability […]
Dr. Shea, a senior policy advisor (nonproliferation) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, presented this essay before Assessing the IAEA’s Ability to Safeguard Peaceful Nuclear Energy, a conference held in Paris, France, and hosted by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Fondation pour la Recherche […]
Dr. Braun is a science fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Center for International Security and Cooperation (FSI-CISAC). His paper addresses prospects for expansion of current Pakistani nuclear power program, and the dangers to national safety and security such expansion entails […]
Mr. Blumenthal is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Sep 03, 2006 AUTHOR: Dan Blumenthal Will India Be a Better Strategic Partner Than China (PDF) 183.71 KB Will India Be a Better Strategic Partner Than China? The Joint Declaration signed on July 18, […]
Dr. Lester is professor of nuclear science and engineering and director of the industrial performance Center at MIT, and based this article on a Washington seminar presentation NPEC sponsored in February 2006. It was published in the summer 2006 issue of Issues in Science and […]
Dr. Perkovich’s, Vice President for Studies and Director for Nonproliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace paper for the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center on lessons learned from Pakistan. Jul 25, 2006 AUTHOR: George Perkovich Could Anything Be Done To Stop Them-Lessons from Pakistan (PDF) […]
Mr. Jones is a senior researcher at the RAND Corporation. Jul 09, 2006 AUTHOR: Bruce Jones What Are the Requirements for Pakistan to Field an Effective Minimum D…. (PDF) 177.27 KB What are the requirements for Pakistan to field an effective “minimum deterrent” nuclear force […]
Mr. Donnelly is a resident fellow in defense and national security studies at the American Enterprise Institute. May 27, 2006 AUTHOR: Thomas Donnelly Bad Options-Or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Live with Loose N…. (PDF) 118.91 KB Bad Options: Or, How I Stopped […]
Mr. Dillon is an independent consultant formerly with the International Atomic Energy Agency May 16, 2006 AUTHOR: Garry Dillon Wide Area Environmental Sampling in Iran (PDF) 67.13 KB Wide Area Environmental Sampling in Iran Any meaningful negotiated agreement with Iran must, at the very minimum, […]
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