NUCLEAR WEAPONS
June 1999
Ending War: The Force of Reason: Essays in Honour of Joseph Rotblat
Book
From the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs.
June 1999
"Getting to Zero: Is Pursuing a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World Too Difficult? Too Dangerous? Too Distracting?"
Book Chapter
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
An assessment of the potential for and desirability of completely eliminating nuclear weapons.
Spring 1999
"India's Pathway to Pokhran II: The Prospects and Sources of New Delhi's Nuclear Weapons Program"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 4, volume 23
By Sumit Ganguly, Editorial Board Member, Quarterly Journal: International Security
May 1998 signaled a major turning point in the nuclear arms race in South Asia. The author cites three factors that combined in setting the stage for India's decision to detonate five nuclear devices on May 11 and 13.
1999
Defining NATO's Purpose
Book Chapter
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities, Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project and Hilary D. Driscoll
Article examining NATO's past, present, and future for the Eisenhower Institute
Spring 1999
"Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons Program: Turning Points and Nuclear Choices"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 4, volume 23
By Samina Ahmed, Former Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 1998-2002
The author examines Pakistan's motivations for responding to the Indian nuclear weapons tests with its own series of tests on May 28 and 30.
March 1999
Preventive Defense: A New Security Strategy for America
Book
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities and Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project
"The most important book by any ex-Clinton official."
-Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times (April 16, 1999)
November / December 1998
Catastrophic Terrorism: Tackling the New Danger
Journal Article, Foreign Affairs, issue 6, volume 77
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities, John M. Deutch, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Philip D. Zelikow, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program
Carter, Deutch, and Zelikow addresses the threat of Catastrophic Terrorism in Foreign Affairs.
October 1998
"Catastrophic Terrorism: Elements of a National Policy"
Occasional Paper, volume 1
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities, John M. Deutch, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Philip D. Zelikow, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program
While the danger of Catastrophic Terrorism is new and grave, there is much that the United States can do to prevent it and to mitigate its consequences if it occurs. The objective of the Catastrophic Terrorism Study Group is to suggest program and policy changes that can be taken by the United States government in the near term, including the reallocation of agency responsibilities, to prepare the nation better for the emerging threat of Catastrophic Terrorism.
August 31, 1998
Why Russia's Meltdown Matters
Op-Ed, Washington Post
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School
For Americans watching the deepening economic crisis in Russia, the most important question is why it matters to us. Given modest levels of U.S. investment and trade and muffled impacts on American markets, Russia's crisis would be important, but no more so than earlier crises in Korea and Indonesia. But Russia is not Indonesia. The reason why Russia's meltdown matters for Americans is much more specific and potentially catastrophic. As an economic crisis accelerates the disintegration of authority in Russia, history has left a superpower arsenal.
July 1998
"Content of U.S. Engagement with China"
Occasional Paper, volume 1
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities and Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project
This workshop report describes the policies and programs that will give content to the security dimension of engagement and increase the probability that China will emerge as a security partner, rather than an adversary, of the United States in the 21st century.
