http://www.heritage.org/static/rss/arms-control-and-non-proliferation.xmlArms Control and Non-Proliferation - The Heritage Foundationen-US© Copyright 2011info@heritage.orgRSS Generator {72535AC7-C0D0-41C6-9ADE-A4AC5E14EB28}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2011/02/No-Meeting-of-the-Minds-on-New-STARTNew START is a done deal. On Tuesday, the Russian Duma gave the green light to the nuclear arms reduction treaty, as the U.S. Senate had more than a month earlier.Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500{6111AD66-6912-4EFE-9437-2FC5982D1599}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/01/New-START-Clarification-on-Russias-Proposed-Ratification-Law-NeededThe understandings that the Senate adopted on New START are not meant to just take up space.Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:21:00 -0500{5909543C-C43D-49FA-B512-D3068DCE5D1C}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/01/EUs-Arms-Embargo-on-China-David-Cameron-Must-Continue-to-Back-the-BanGreat Britain must stand behind its commitment to uphold human rights in China and veto any attempt to lift the EU arms embargo.Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:36:00 -0500{8C3C0FB8-29B3-43B2-93D7-48689933DE14}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2010/12/On-Arms-Control-Learn-from-ReaganMuch reporting and commentary casts the Senate debate over ratification of the New START nuclear-weapons treaty as driven by partisanship. But New START skeptics are driven by something else: the idea that arms-control treaties should serve our security interests now and in the longer term. New START does neither.Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500{664CD566-8C2E-475C-B390-D534C493E5DD}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2010/12/A-puzzling-case-of-resetting-Russian-relationss nuclear arsenal will get smaller with or without New START. The treaty would tie us to nuclear parity with Russia. Why do that when the real problem is a rising nuclear China and proliferating rogue states, including North Korea and Iran?Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500{B410292B-5B88-4DF0-B49E-7C14495E1E50}http://www.heritage.org/Multimedia/Video/2010/12/Gardiner-FNC-12-16-10Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum cites research and analysis by Nile Gardiner on New START.Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500{DAA57D03-749B-42FA-8929-A6C0ECA974D2}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/12/Export-Controls-and-the-Hard-Case-of-ChinaThe People’s Republic of China is a major U.S. trading partner and a potential antagonist. Thus, the United States has good reason to exercise some control over U.S. exports, particularly of sensitive technologies. However, current U.S. export controls are often counterproductive, failing to deny opponents and potential opponents access to sensitive U.S. technologies, while inhibiting cooperation with U.S. allies and placing U.S. companies at a competitive disadvantage in the world market. The Obama Administration’s efforts to streamline the export control system have great merit, but need to focus on maintaining U.S. advantages, creating a nimble export control system that adjusts quickly to technological advances, and attaining a better understanding of the intricate connections between the military and civilian sectors of the Chinese economy.Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:01:00 -0500{F7DDC01C-2AE7-463A-9A62-1E019D2CD5D6}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/12/The-Ottawa-Mine-Ban-Convention-Unacceptable-on-Substance-and-ProcessBy announcing a review of U.S. landmine policy, the Obama Administration has reopened the possibility that the U.S. could become a party to the fatally flawed Ottawa Convention, which bans the use of all anti-personnel landmines. Such a ban applied to the U.S. would seriously degrade the ability of the U.S. to defend itself and its allies, particularly in Korea. Furthermore, the very process by which the convention was created is objectionable because it undermines responsible diplomacy and the sovereignty of the United States and other nation-states. The U.S. should shun the Ottawa Convention and the associated process, and instead pursue reasonable arms control through serious diplomacy.Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:22:00 -0500{BCB55DB1-F630-4D69-AD16-00D58BB50B2A}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2010/12/New-START-is-a-bad-deal-at-any-timeFor two election cycles in a row, a frustrated American people voted to throw out the incumbent party because they did not like how Washington was operating. In 2008 the Republicans lost the White House and in 2010 the Democrats lost the House. The message from the American people is clear: stop the cynical backroom deal-making and start addressing our nation's problems in a principled way. But some in Washington just refuse to hear this message. The Washington Post reported last week that the White House is offering to allow a temporary extension of current tax rates in exchange for ratification of the New START treaty. Worse, some Republicans are considering the deal.Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500{1544E45C-E68E-47F9-9933-8C2563E50E93}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2010/12/Nuke-Modernization-is-Chump-Bait-for-New-START-TreatyInvasion of North Africa by the Allies loomed when the War Department in Washington exploded in crisis after a secret cable was received containing the code-word "Telek." The crytographers were stumped. It couldn't be deciphered. Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500{43B7B5F0-145E-4A72-B65D-79372BD8B369}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2010/12/Another-shoe-drops-on-New-STARTUnconfirmed reports of a secret side agreement to the New START nuclear arms treaty started circulating in mid-October. The side agreement supposedly restricts the U.S.’s ability to pursue a robust missile defense.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500{19717B57-9FEC-4CEE-BD13-8E6681A93424}http://www.heritage.org/Multimedia/Video/2010/12/Meese-FNC-12-2-10Ed Meese comments on Russia and New START.Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500{0574F818-5F34-46FA-BA88-1635ED5557FA}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2010/12/START-over-with-the-Russians-to-ratify-treatyThe New START treaty has faced more opposition than the Obama administration expected. If it fails to win Senate approval, the administration has no one to blame but itself.Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500{42B4B479-5530-4037-86C7-E3A1F629D0B2}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2010/11/Playing-Politics-on-National-Security-on-New-START-TreatyIt’s a full court press by the Obama Administration. The goal: to hurry the Senate into approving the stalled nuclear arms treaty, the New START Treaty, with Russia during the Lame Duck session. This treaty is flawed, yet the Administration and allies in the Senate want to rush passage, because they are unwilling to seriously address shortcomings contained within the four corners of the Treaty and secret side agreements cut to secure Russian consent.Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500{3368478B-F45F-4E35-A7CE-055A1CB75FA2}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2010/11/Why-Obama-Failed-From-the-STARTThroughout World War II, Walter "Beetle" Smith fought on two fronts. As Dwight D. Eisenhower's chief of staff, he battled Ike's prickly subordinates like George "Blood and Guts" Patton as well as the Germans. It gave him hundreds of sleepless nights and a bleeding stomach. Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500{BCCB7E08-897A-4493-A487-7BA3FD815B6D}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/11/Current-Ballistic-Missile-Defense-Plans-Offer-No-Confidence-in-New-STARTNew START could well complicate and limit the ability of the U.S. to develop the comprehensive missile defenses.Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:02:00 -0500{1EBBE245-70C4-43CD-9E67-C1984412BEB8}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/11/After-Lisbon-NATO-Must-Get-Missile-Defense-RightNATO’s new Strategic Concept marks a step forward in terms of addressing the security challenges presented by the post–Cold War world.Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:12:00 -0500{BDA3A295-D08D-4023-A111-9CDA9A15304F}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2010/11/Desperate-Times-For-START-PitchThe White House’s efforts to ram the flawed U.S.-Russia Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty - aka New START - through the Senate during Congress’ lame-duck session are increasingly disingenuous and even desperate.Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500{5B812DC4-44FE-493C-B43E-428DE70BEC77}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2010/11/Obama-is-not-off-to-a-good-STARTForeign policy is not getting much attention in Washington these days, but one issue will be on the forefront in the new Congress: the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia, which is before the Senate for ratification.Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500{36A039EA-A82C-498C-80EA-118D7D328BA0}http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/11/EMP-Attacks-What-the-US-Must-Do-NowMost Americans—whether members of the public or politicians in Congress—ignore or are unaware of the very real threat of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. A nuclear device detonated high in the atmosphere above the American mainland can easily disable the country’s electrical grid—shutting down nearly all communications, transportation, and service systems. Overnight, daily life as Americans know it will be a thing of the past. There are ways to prevent devastation from an EMP —and the U.S. must invest in them now before it is too late. Two of the country’s preeminent national security experts explain how to prevent the worst.Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:04:00 -0500