NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Summer 2009
"Center Scholars Offer Advice on Future of U.S.-Russia Relations"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
Belfer Center Director Graham Allison, with members of the Bipartisan Commission on U.S. Policy towards Russia, met in March with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and high-level officials in the Obama administration to discuss the future of U.S.-Russia relations.
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May 20, 2009
"The Real Threat From North Korea"
Op-Ed, CBSNews.com
By William H. Tobey, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
"The covert nuclear cooperation between Syria and North Korea fundamentally changes the threat posed by the North Korean nuclear program."
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May 19, 2009
"A Global Crossroads: A World without Borders, or a Star Wars Shield?"
Paper
By Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
A growing number of intractable problems can no longer be solved by the existing institutions, mechanisms and approaches of a bygone age. It is time to forge a collective security consciousness that will enable us to develop unprecedented ways of working together to solve shared problems.
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May 1, 2009
"U.S.-China Relations: Key Next Steps"
News
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
With the United States and China expected to be the two dominant powers in the twenty-first century, it is essential that they actively manage their relationship to avoid military conflict, a group of distinguished Chinese and American scholars said at a major conference in Washington, D.C. The scholars—from Harvard Kennedy School, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and elsewhere—have worked together for more than two years to create a blueprint for a new relationship between the two countries.
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April 30, 2009
Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: A Global Intelligence Imperative
Report
By Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
"The biggest obstacle to multilateral intelligence cooperation is leadership and finding the courage to work together. Group think and risk aversion must be overcome in the name of urgency."
April 24, 2009
"Belfer Center Director Graham Allison Selected to Receive National Academy of Sciences' Award for Behavioral Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War"
Press Release
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
Graham Allison, director of the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, will receive the 2009 National Academy of Sciences' Award for Behavioral Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War on Sunday, April 26, 2009, in Washington, D.C. He is being honored for illuminating alternative ways of thinking about political decision making with special relevance to crises, including nuclear crises, as demonstrated in his groundbreaking Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis and subsequent works.
April 16, 2009
"How to Deal with N. Korea"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Hui Zhang, Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
Hui Zhang's Op-Ed in the Boston Globe argues that negotiations with North Korea must resume immediately on denuclearization, or there is a risk that North Korea may conduct further tests on its long-range missiles or even another nuclear explosion.
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April 14, 2009
"Do Not Let the Rocket Launch Block North Korean Denuclearization"
Op-Ed, The Nautilus Institute
By Hui Zhang, Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
Hui Zhang writes in a Nautilus Institute Policy Forum Online Op-Ed that despite North Korea's recent missile test, "Each side should take reciprocal actions to show their good-faith commitment to the North Korean denuclearization...From China's perspective, the first step should be taken by the side with the least to lose. This is not North Korea...Washington should take the first step that will eventually lead to North Korean denuclearisation."
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April 13, 2009
"Iran Should Honor Obama's Courage"
Op-Ed, Agence Global
By Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow, The Dubai Initiative
Barack Obama has initiated a courageous first step in diplomacy with Iran. Iran must do likewise. Courage and boldness on both sides can initiate serious diplomatic engagement, which in turn can lead to breakthroughs that transform the entire Middle East.
April 3, 2009
"Obama-Medvedev Meeting -- Comments from Graham Allison, Chuck Hagel, and Matthew Bunn"
News
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev issued a joint statement after their meeting his week, which emphasized their desire to "move beyond Cold War mentalities." They agreed to seek a new version of the START treaty, and also committed their countries to a nuclear-free world.
