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How the U.S. Can Fully Engage Pyongyang in Negotiations
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May 26, 2009 |
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| In the wake of the recent missile and nuclear tests by North Korea, the old approach of assuming the imminent collapse of the communist regime needs to be discarded in search of new paths to substantive negotiations, explains CDI Research Assistant Ezekiel Tan. |
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Ezekiel Tan
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Overview of the Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request for Nuclear Programs
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May 18, 2009 |
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| On May 7, 2009, the Department of Energy (DOE), under Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu, presented its Fiscal Year 2010 (FY 10) budget request of $26.4 billion, a decrease of $7.3 billion (excluding FY 09 recovery budget) from the FY 09 appropriation level. CDI Research Assistant Ezekiel Tan provides an overview of the DOE's budget request for FY 10. |
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New Report on the Strategic Posture of the United States Released
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May 6, 2009 |
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| The report, "America's Strategic Posture: The Final Report of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States," was released on May 6, 2009. |
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CDI Senior Advisor Philip Coyle Testifies on DOE Complex Transformation Program
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March 17, 2009 |
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| CDI Senior Advisor Philip Coyle testified to the Subcommittee on Energy and Water of the House Committee on Appropriations on "The Future of the DOE Complex Transformation Program" on March 17, 2009. |
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Coyle and Samson Analyze the Proliferation Security Initiative
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March 9, 2009 |
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| The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) is an international effort led by the United States to interdict banned weapons and weapon technology. CDI Senior Advisor Philip Coyle and CDI Senior Analyst Victoria Samson present an overview of the program and take a closer look at its future prospects in a research paper commissioned by the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND).
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Philip Coyle
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Victoria Samson
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Paths to Diplomacy with North Korea
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March 6, 2009 |
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| Through Secretary of State Clinton's trip to Asia in February, the United States sought to strengthen its relations with the region in order to improve its bargaining position with the North Korean regime. To successfully negotiate with the North Koreans over their nuclear capabilities, the Obama administration could explore some fresh approaches to diplomacy, explains CDI Research Assistant Ezekiel Tan. |
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Ezekiel Tan
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A New Approach Towards Iran for Obama
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February 13, 2009 |
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| In 2009, the Obama administration and the West will have new opportunities to engage with the Iranian regime on the nuclear question, explains CDI Research Assistant Ezekiel Tan. |
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Ezekiel Tan
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Information Warfare and Nuclear Weapons Security
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August 11, 2008 |
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| The extent to which information warfare threatens nuclear weapons command and control systems is unclear, but the threat to similar government and commercial systems has been extensively studied. In this article, CDI Science Fellow Eric Hundman analyzes the potential threat to nuclear command and control by combining public data on information warfare threats with a classification system for information warfare techniques developed by the Defense Department. |
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Pentagon's Prompt Global Strike Program: A Trigger for Nuclear Conflict?
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July 16, 2008 |
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| The Pentagon’s Prompt Global Strike (PGS) program aims to enable the United States to plan and deliver military strikes anywhere on the globe in less than one hour. However, weapon systems developed in pursuit of a PGS capability could raise the probability of an inadvertent nuclear exchange and complicate future arms control negotiations. Therefore, as CDI Research Assistant Vince Manzo explains in this analysis, it is imperative that Congress exercise strict oversight over all aspects of any PGS program. |
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Vince Manzo
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The World's Nuclear Arsenals: Updated January 21, 2009
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July 10, 2008 |
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