The new nuclear arms control environment : trip report and project conclusions

Includes bibliographical references. "July 2002"This paper reports the results of 9 conference, workshops and private meetings held on the current diplomatic and security problems associated with nuclear arms control, both before and after September 11. Appendixes include participants and questions.unpublishednot peer reviewe

EVERYTHING COUNTS: Building a Control Regime for Nonstrategic Nuclear Warheads in Europe

Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration insisted in arms control talks with Russia that a follow-on agreement to the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) should cover all nuclear weapons and that such an agreement should focus on the nuclear warheads themselves. This would represent a significant change from previous agreements, which focused on delivery vehicles, such as missiles. The United States has been particularly interested in potential limits on nonstrategic nuclear warheads (NSNW). Such weapons have never been subject to an arms control agreement. Because Russia possesses an advantage in the number of such weapons, the US Senate has insisted that negotiators include them in a future agreement, making their inclusion necessary if such an accord is to win Senate approval and ultimately be ratified by Washington. In the wake of Russian nuclear threats in the Ukraine conflict, such demands can only be expected to grow if and when US and Russian negotiators return to the negotiating table

The Future of Nuclear Security

Presented on September 30, 2014 at 11:30 AM in the Wardlaw Center - Gordy Room.Rose Eilene Gottemoeller is the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security for the US State Department. As Under Secretary, Gottemoeller advises the Secretary on arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament. She had served as Acting in this position since February 7, 2012. While Acting, Gottemoeller continued to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, a position she was appointed to on April 6, 2009.Runtime: 52:19 minute

The Role of U.S. Diplomacy in Countering Russia’s Nuclear Threats and Misbehavior (Spring 2023)

With the ongoing war in Ukraine and the recent suspension of the New START treaty, concerns about nuclear escalation have been on the rise. Rose Gottemoeller argues that, because of the existential threat that nuclear weapons pose, the United States has a special responsibility — indeed, an obligation to humanity — to use diplomacy to lower the nuclear temperature. In this article, she discusses the nuclear threat, the importance of diplomacy, and two primary toolsets of diplomacy and negotiation: nurturing communication and attending to process.LBJ School of Public Affair

The Standstill Conundrum: The Advent of Second-Strike Vulnerability and Options to Address It (Fall 2021)

Emerging and disruptive technologies spell an uncertain future for second-strike retaliatory forces. New sensors and big data analysis may render mobile missiles and submarines vulnerable to detection. I call this development the “standstill conundrum”: States will no longer be able to assure a nuclear response should they be hit by a nuclear first strike. If the nuclear weapons states can manage this vulnerability, however, they might be able to escape its worst effects. “Managing” could mean shoring up nuclear deterrence; it could mean focusing more on defenses; or it could mean negotiating to ensure continued viability of second-strike deterrent forces.LBJ School of Public Affair

The New START Treaty: An Overview of the Verification Regime

The New START Treaty was signed April 8, 2010 stating how many strategic warheads, launchers and heavy bombers The Russian Federation and The United States may operate. This conference topic discusses tools of verification and how onsite verification will take place, and this data will be exchanged between each nation twice each year

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