Non-Proliferation

Bringing Back Disarmament

Author(s): Prem Mahadevan
Editor(s): Daniel Möckli
Series Editor(s): Andreas Wenger, Victor Mauer
Book Title: Strategic Trends 2010: Key Developments in Global Affairs
Series: Strategic Trends
Pages: 67-84
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Place: Zurich

The US government has made nuclear disarmament the cornerstone of its non-proliferation policy. It has resumed talks with Russia on a post-START treaty, reopened the domestic debate on ratifying the CTBT, and pushed for talks on reducing fissile material stockpiles. President Obama went as far as calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons. The link between disarmament and non-proliferation may however be weaker than is often suggested. Strengthening the Non-Proliferation Treaty and resolving the nuclear crises with Iran and North Korea remain major challenges in 2010.

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