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2000 ACT Index
The following is a complete index of materials printed in Arms Control Today in 2000.
The index is organized according to 6 categories:
Authors Subjects Factfiles Interviews Briefings Documents
Authors Albright, David:
"Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Visit to North Korea," Nov., p. 15.
Biden, Joseph R.:
"Finding the Right Path," Oct., p. 10.
Bleek, Philipp C.:
"Russia Adopts New Security Concept; Appears to Lower Nuclear Threshold," Jan/Feb., p. 23;"U.S., Russia Negotiate Spent Fuel Reprocessing Moratorium," Mar., p. 21;
"U.S., Russia Reassess Reactor Conversion Agreement," Mar., p. 21;
"New DOE Nuclear Security Organization Begins Work," Apr., p. 29;
"Putin Elected President, Addresses Nuclear Agenda," Apr., p. 29;
"Putin Signs New Military Doctrine, Fleshing Out Security Concept," May, p. 42;
"Russian Duma Approves Test Ban Treaty," May, p. 43;
"Russia Ratifies START II, Extension Protocol; ABM-Related Agreements Also Approved," May, p. 39;
"Joint Chiefs of Staff 'Uncomfortable' With START III Reductions Below 2,000-2,500," Jun., p. 24;
"Russia Approves Topol-M, Warns Missile Could Defeat U.S. Defense," Jun., p. 26;
"Clinton Protects 'HEU' Deal Assets," Jul/Aug., p. 34;
"Latest Los Alamos Security Debacle Prompts Hearings on DOE," Jul/Aug., p. 33;
"Plutonium, Early-Warning Accords Advanced at U.S.-Russian Summit," Jul/Aug., p. 28;
"DOE Simulates Nuclear Explosion; GAO Faults Ignition Facility," Sept., p. 27;
"Russia Ready to Reduce to 1,500 Warheads, Addressing Dispute Over Strategic Forces' Fate," Sept., p. 22;
"Clinton, Putin Issue 'Strategic Stability Cooperation Initiative,'" Oct., p. 26;
"Russia Proposes Energy Initiative," Oct., p. 27;
"Defense Bill Bars Unilateral Nuclear Reductions, Orders Posture Review," Nov., p. 26;
"Putin Calls for More Nuclear Cuts, Maintenance of ABM Treaty," Dec., p. 24.
Blix, Hans:
"Anticipating Inspections: UNMOVIC Readies Itself for Iraq," Jul/Aug., p. 3.
Boese, Wade:
"1999 Proposed Pentagon Arms Sales Exceeded $20 Billion," Jan/Feb., p. 24;"CD Starts 2000 Session Stalemated," Jan/Feb., p. 24;
"Second NMD Intercept Test Fails; Readiness Review Still Planned for June," Jan/Feb., p. 21; "U.S. Wants Strengthened CCW Landmines Protocol," Jan/Feb., p. 26;
"CD Deadlock Continues as U.S. and China Square Off," Mar., p. 26;
"Missile Defense Program Under Excessive Pressure, Pentagon Report Says," Mar., p. 19;
"U.S.-Chinese Relations Strained Over Taiwan," Mar., p. 23;
"NMD Testing Schedule Slips, Delaying Pentagon Review," Apr., p. 24;
"U.A.E. to Receive 80 F-16s With Features More Advanced Than Similar U.S. Jets," Apr., p. 28;
"Israel Rebuffs U.S. Demand to Cancel China Arms Deal," May, p. 44;
"Leaked Documents Detail U.S. ABM Strategy; GOP Says Limited NMD Plans Are Not Enough," May, p. 40;
"Official Projections of NMD Costs Rise by Billions," May, p. 41;
"U.S. Announces Taiwan Arms Deal," May, p. 47;
"Bush Outlines Arms Control and Missile Defense Plans," Jun., p. 23;
"NMD Test Delayed Until July; Review to Start in June," Jun., p. 21;
"Belgrade Suspends Sub-Regional Arms Control Participation," Jul/Aug., p. 34;
"Crucial NMD Test Misses; Booster Failure Responsible," Jul/Aug., p. 25;
"GAO and Welch Reports Find NMD Program Still Risky," Jul/Aug., p. 29;
"Little Progress on ABM, START at Moscow Summit; Putin Proposes Joint Anti-Missile 'Umbrella,'" Jul/Aug., p. 26;
"Pentagon Defends NMD Plans Amid Growing Skepticism," Jul/Aug., p. 29;
"Clinton NMD Decision Welcomed Abroad; Reactions at Home Are Mixed," Sept., p. 20;
"Clinton Says No to NMD as Program Lags; Cites Technology Doubts and Foreign Concerns," Sept., p. 19;
"2000 CD Session Concludes Without Beginning Talks," Oct., p. 29;
"Israel Halts Chinese Phalcon Deal," Sept., p. 28; "Mixed Results in U.S. TMD Tests," Sept., p. 29;
"U.S. Remains World's Top Arms Supplier," Sept., p. 30;
"U.S.-Turkey Copter Deal Flies Despite Human Rights," Sept., p. 26;
"Officials Testify on National Missile Defense, Assess Program," Oct., p. 25;
"Ottawa Convention States-Parties Convene for Second Meeting," Oct., p. 30;
"Bill Sets Terms for Allied Imports Under DTSI," Nov., p. 24;
"Congress Levies Accusations on Gore-Chernomydrin Deal," Nov., p. 23;
"Congress Notified of Potential AMRAAM Exports to Taiwan," Nov., p. 27;
"Russian-Indian Summit Firms Up Conventional Arms Deal," Nov., p. 28;
"UN Conventional Arms Register Shows Export Decrease in 1999," Nov., p. 29;
"Russia Pledges CFE Compliance; U.S. Stresses Need for Action," Dec., p. 26;
"Russia to Bow Out of 1995 Deal Banning Arms Trade With Iran," Dec., p. 25.
Brown, Harold:
"Where Do We Go From Here?" Oct., p. 12.
Brugger, Seth:
"U.S. Issues Chemical Industry Regulations," Jan/Feb., p. 25;"No Breakthroughs at BWC Ad Hoc Group Meeting," Mar., p. 25;
"Russia to Miss CWC Deadline," May, p. 48;
"BWC Ad Hoc Group Continues Work Without Substantial Progress," May, p. 48;
"CWC Conference Meets, Extends Deadlines," Jun., p. 24;
"U.S. Eases Sanctions After North-South Summit; Pyongyang Reaffirms Missile Testing Ban," Jul/Aug., p. 32;
"Pakistan Clarifies Nuclear Export Control Guidelines," Sept., p. 32;
"U.S. Revises Computer Export Control Regulations," Sept., p. 31.
Bush, George W.:
"Presidential Election Forum: The Candidates on Arms Control," Sept., p. 3.
Cirincione, Joseph:
"Evaluating the Criteria for NMD Deployment," Apr., p. 8;"Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Visit to North Korea," Nov., p. 15.
Darilek, Richard E.:
"Time for Conventional Arms Control on the Korean Peninsula," Dec., p. 16.
Davis, Paul K.:
"Time for Conventional Arms Control on the Korean Peninsula," Dec., p. 16.
Ekeus, Rolf:
"Shifting Priorities: UNMOVIC and the Future of Inspections in Iraq," Mar., p. 3.
Ferguson, Charles:
"Sparking a Buildup: U.S. Missile Defense and China's Nuclear Arsenal," Apr., p. 13.
Fetter, Steve:
"Evaluating the Criteria for NMD Deployment," Apr., p. 8.
Freedman, Lawrence:
"Does Deterrence Have a Future?" Oct., p. 3.
Furukawa, Katsuhisa:
"New Ambitions, Old Obstacles: Japan and Its Search for an Arms Control Strategy," Jul/Aug., p. 17.
Garrett, Banning:
"Facing the China Factor," Oct., p. 14.
Garwin, Richard L.:
"Boost-Phase Intercept: A Better Alternative," Sept., p. 8.
Gore, Al:
"Presidential Election Forum: The Candidates on Arms Control," Sept., p. 3.
Graham, Thomas Jr.:
"Implications of the Duma's Approval of START II," May, p. 3.
Grand, Camille:
"Missile Defense: The View From the Other Side," Sept., p. 12.
Green, Michael J.:
"New Ambitions, Old Obstacles: Japan and Its Search for an Arms Control Strategy," Jul/Aug., p. 17.
Grey, Robert T. Jr.:
"Deadlocked and Waiting at the UN Conference on Disarmament," Dec., p. 3.
Han, Yong-Sup:
"Time for Conventional Arms Control on the Korean Peninsula," Dec., p. 16.
Hathaway, Robert M.:
"Confrontation and Retreat: The U.S. Congress and the South Asian Nuclear Tests," Jan/Feb., p. 7.
Isaacs, John:
"'Go Slow': The People Speak on Missile Defense," Jan/Feb., p. 3.
Keeny, Spurgeon M. Jr.:
"Toward a Consensus on Iraq," Jan/Feb., p. 2;"NMD Decision—Who's in Charge?" Mar., p. 2;
"Evaluating the Criteria for NMD Deployment," Apr., p. 8;
"Telling It Like It Isn't," Apr., p. 2;
"Implications of the Duma's Approval of START II," May, p. 3;
"NMD Double-Talk," May, p. 2;
"A World Without Arms Control?" Jun., p. 2;
"The Buck Stops Here," Jul/Aug., p. 2; "The Right Thing to Do," Sept., p. 2;
"The Folly of Disparaging Arms Control," Oct., p. 2;
"Prospects for a North Korean Breakthrough," Nov., p. 2;
"Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Visit to North Korea," Nov., p. 15.
Kimball, Daryl:
"Implications of the Duma's Approval of START II," May, p. 3.
Levin, Carl:
"Toward an Agreement With Russia on Missile Defense," Apr., p. 3.
Matlock, Jack F. Jr.:
"Security: The Bottom Line," Oct., p. 17.
Mellman, Mark S.:
"No Pressure From the People," Oct., p. 19.
Mendelsohn, Jack:
"Evaluating the Criteria for NMD Deployment," Apr., p. 8;"Implications of the Duma's Approval of START II," May, p. 3;
"A Pause in Unilateralism?" Oct., p. 21.
Mosher, David E.:
"Understanding the Extraordinary Cost Growth of Missile Defense," Dec., p. 9.
Nolan, Janne E.:
"Preparing for the 2001 Nuclear Posture Review," Nov., p. 10.
Pearson, Graham S.:
"The Protocol to the Biological Weapons Convention Is Within Reach," Jun., p. 15.
Rauf, Tariq:
"An Unequivocal Success? Implications of the NPT Review Conference," Jul/Aug., p. 9.
Rice, Matthew:
"UN Security Council Says 'No' to Ekeus, Agrees on Blix to Head UNMOVIC," Jan/Feb., p. 22;"Clinton Again Relaxes Export Controls on Supercomputers," Mar., p. 24;
"Iraq Again Rejects 1284 While Pressures Build on Sanctions," Mar., p. 22;
"Proliferation Threats Continue, Administration Officials Say," Mar., p. 20;
"Blix Assumes Charge of UNMOVIC; Security Council Debates Oil-for-Food," Apr., p. 25;
"Negotiations on North-Korean High-Level Visit End Without Resolution," Apr., p. 30;
"Clinton Signs 'Iran Nonproliferation Act,'" Apr., p. 26;
"Treading Lightly in Asia, Clinton Reaffirms Non-Proliferation Goals," Apr., p. 27;
"Lockheed Martin Charged With Sharing Rocket Data With China," May, p. 46;
"NPT Review Conference Opens," May, p. 45;
"Russia Proposes Global Regime on Missile Proliferation," May, p. 43;
"UN Security Council Approves UNMOVIC Plan," May, p. 46;
"NPT Review Conference Finds Consensus, Issues Documents," Jun., p. 22;
"Russia Reaffirms Nuclear Suppliers Group," Jun., p. 26;
"U.S. Eases Sanctions After North-South Summit; Pyongyang Reaffirms Missile Testing Ban," Jul/Aug., p. 32.
Ritter, Scott:
"The Case for Iraq's Qualitative Disarmament," Jun., p. 8.
Romberg, Alan:
"Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Visit to North Korea," Nov., p. 15.
Sigal, Leon V.:
"Negotiating an End to North Korea's Missile-Making," Jul/Aug., p. 3.
Scheinman, Lawrence:
"Politics and Pragmatism: The Challenges for the 2000 NPT Review Conference," Apr., p. 18.
Scoblic, J. Peter:
"U.S.-China Arms Talks Resume," Sept., p. 24;"China Issues Missile Export Pledge; U.S. Says It Will Waive Sanctions," Dec., p. 23.
Tóth, Tibor:
"Prospects for Progress: Drafting the Protocol to the BWC," May, p. 10.
Wagner, Alex:
"Iran Tests Shahab-3 Ballistic Missile," Sept. p. 26;"Pakistan Clarifies Nuclear Export Control Guidelines," Sept., p. 32;
"U.S. Explores North Korean Offer to Terminate Missile Program in Exchange for Satellite Launch Aid," Sept., p. 25;
"U.S.-North Korea Missile, Terrorism Talks Resume; North Korea Admits to Exporting Rocket Technology," Sept., p. 23
"India Reaffirms Its CTBT Policy," Oct., p. 26;
"Moscow Puts Hold on Transfer of Laser Isotope Separator," Oct., p. 28;
"Albright Visits North Korea; Progress Made on Missile Front," Nov., p. 22;
"GOP Says Gore May Have Violated Law in Russia-Iran Nuclear Deal," Nov., p. 25;
"Russia, India Sign Secret Nuclear Energy Accord," Nov., p. 25.
Wallander, Celeste A.:
"Wary of the West: Russian Security Policy at the Millennium," Mar., p. 7.
Wit, Joel:
"Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Visit to North Korea," Nov., p. 15.
Wulf, Norman A.:
"Observations From the 2000 NPT Review Conference," Nov., p. 3.
Briefings
Documents
Factfiles
Interviews
Subjects
ABM Treaty:
(See NMD, Russia, Strategic Arms Control)
Arms Control—General:
"A World Without Arms Control?" Jun., p. 2;"Bush Outlines Arms Control and Missile Defense Plans," Jun., p. 23;
"Presidential Election Forum: The Candidates on Arms Control," Sept., p. 3.
Balkans:
(See Yugoslavia)
Ballistic Missiles:
"Russia Approves Topol-M, Warns Missile Could Defeat U.S. Defense," Jun., p. 26;"Slovakia Begins Dismantling SS-23s," Jun., p. 27;
"Iran Tests Shahab-3 Ballistic Missile," Sept. p. 26;
"Iran Claims Successful Test of Shahab-3 Variant," Oct., p. 31;
"Slovakia Completes Destruction of SS-23s," Dec., p. 29.
Biological Weapons Convention (BWC):
"No Breakthroughs at BWC Ad Hoc Group Meeting," Mar., p. 25;"BWC Ad Hoc Group Continues Work Without Substantial Progress," May, p. 48;
"Prospects for Progress: Drafting the Protocol to the BWC," May, p. 10;
"The Protocol to the Biological Weapons Convention Is Within Reach," Jun., p. 15;
"BWC Ad Hoc Inches Forward," Sept., p. 33.
Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC):
"U.S. Issues Chemical Industry Regulations," Jan/Feb., p. 25;"Russia to Miss CWC Deadline," May 2000, p. 48;
"CWC Conference Meets, Extends Deadlines," Jun., p. 24.
China:
"U.S.-Chinese Relations Strained Over Taiwan," Mar., p. 23;"Lockheed Martin Charged With Sharing Rocket Data With China," May, p. 46;
"State and Lockheed Settle Export Control Dispute," Jul/Aug., p. 35;
"China Repeats Call for CD Outer Space Talks," Jul/Aug., p. 36;
"U.S.-China Arms Talks Resume," Sept., p. 24;
"China Issues Missile Export Pledge; U.S. Says It Will Waive Sanctions," Dec., p. 23.
(See CD, Conventional Arms Transfers, NMD)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT):
"Shalikashvili to Lead Administration Test Ban Effort," Jan/Feb., p. 27;"Administration Launches CTBT Effort," Apr., p. 31;
"Russian Duma Approves Test Ban Treaty," May, p. 43;
"India Reaffirms Its CTBT Policy, Pakistan Follows," Oct., p. 26.
Conference on Disarmament (CD):
"CD Starts 2000 Session Stalemated," Jan/Feb., p. 24;"CD Deadlock Continues as U.S. and China Square Off," Mar., p. 26;
"CD Ends First Part of 2000 Session," Apr., p. 31;
"CD Resumes 2000 Negotiating Session," Jun., p. 27;
"China Repeats Call for CD Outer Space Talks," Jul/Aug., p. 36;
"2000 CD Session Concludes Without Beginning Talks," Oct., p. 29;
"Deadlocked and Waiting at the UN Conference on Disarmament," Dec., p. 3
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty:
"Russia Pledges CFE Compliance," Apr., p. 32;"Russia Reduces CFE-Limited Weapons in Georgia," Sept., p. 32;
"Russia Pledges CFE Compliance; U.S. Stresses Need for Action," Dec., p. 26.
Conventional Arms Transfers:
"1999 Proposed Pentagon Arms Sales Exceeded $20 Billion," Jan/Feb., p. 24;"Colombia to Receive 63 Helicopters in U.S. Aid," Jan/Feb., p. 28;
"U.A.E. to Receive 80 F-16s With Features More Advanced Than Similar U.S. Jets," Apr., p. 28;
"Israel Rebuffs U.S. Demand to Cancel China Arms Deal," May, p. 44;
"U.S. Announces Taiwan Arms Deal," May, p. 47;
"Pentagon Arms Agreements Grow," May, p. 49;
"Congress Approves Helicopters for Colombia," Jul/Aug., p. 36;
"Israel Halts Chinese Phalcon Deal," Sept., p. 28;
"U.S. Remains World's Top Arms Supplier," Sept., p. 30;
"U.S.-Turkey Copter Deal Flies Despite Human Rights," Sept., p. 26;
"Proposed ATACMS Sale to Bahrain Announced," Oct., p. 31;
"Congress Notified of Potential AMRAAM Exports to Taiwan," Nov., p. 27;
"Russian-Indian Summit Firms Up Conventional Arms Deal," Nov., p. 28;
"Russia to Bow Out of 1995 Deal Banning Arms Trade With Iran," Dec., p. 25;
"China Seeks Airborne Radar From Russia," Dec., p. 28;
"Poland Considers Leasing U.S. F-16s," Dec., p. 29.
(See UN Conventional Arms Register)
Department of Energy:
"Civil Reactors to Replenish U.S. Tritium Supply," Jan/Feb., p. 27;"New DOE Nuclear Security Organization Begins Work," Apr., p. 29;
"Latest Los Alamos Security Debacle Prompts Hearings on DOE," Jul/Aug., p. 33;
"Foreign Visits to U.S. Nuclear Labs to Resume," Oct., p. 31;
"DOE Authorizes Restructuring of Lab Contracts," Dec., p. 27.
(See Fissile Material Control, Stockpile Stewardship)
Export Controls:
"EU Not to Renew Arms Embargo on Indonesia," Jan/Feb., p. 27;"Clinton Again Relaxes Export Controls on Supercomputers," Mar., p. 24;
"Progress in Russia Prompts Sanctions Changes," May, p. 49;
"Russia Reaffirms Nuclear Suppliers Group Commitment," Jun., p. 26;
"UN Imposes Arms Embargo on Ethiopia and Eritrea," Jun., p. 27;
"State and Lockheed Settle Export Control Dispute," Jul/Aug., p. 35;
"Pakistan Clarifies Nuclear Export Control Guidelines," Sept., p. 32;
"U.S. Revises Computer Export Control Regulations," Sept., p. 31;
"Bill Sets Terms for Allied Imports Under DTSI," Nov., p. 24;
"China Issues Missile Export Pledge; U.S. Says It Will Waive Sanctions," Dec., p. 23.
"Export Administration Act Reauthorized," Dec., p. 28;
Fissile Material Control:
"U.S., Russia Negotiate Spent Fuel Reprocessing Moratorium," Mar., p. 21;"U.S., Russia Reassess Reactor Conversion Agreement," Mar., p. 21;
"Netherlands to Help Russia With Fissile Material," Apr., p. 32;
"Plutonium, Early-Warning Accords Advanced at U.S.-Russian Summit," Jul/Aug., p. 28;
"Clinton Protects 'HEU' Deal Assets," Jul/Aug., p. 34;
"G-8 Addresses Russian Plutonium Disposition," Sept., p. 33;
"DOE, Russian Navy Sign MPC&A Agreement," Oct., p. 30.
India:
"Confrontation and Retreat: The U.S. Congress and the South Asian Nuclear Tests," Jan/Feb., p. 7."India Reaffirms Its CTBT Policy, Pakistan Follows," Oct., p. 26.
(See CTBT, Conventional Arms Transfers, Nuclear Testing, Nuclear Non-Proliferation)
Iran:
"Iran, D.P.R.K. Sanctioned for Missile Transfers," May, p. 49;"Iran Tests Shahab-3 Ballistic Missile," Sept. p. 26;
"Iran Claims Successful Test of Shahab-3 Variant," Oct., p. 31;
(See Ballistic Missiles, Conventional Arms Transfers, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Russia)
Iraq:
"Toward a Consensus on Iraq," Jan/Feb., p. 2;"The Case for Iraq's Qualitative Disarmament," Jun., p. 8;
"Former Weapons Inspector Returns to Iraq," Sept., p. 33;
"Iraq Meets With UN Secretary-General," Dec., p. 29.
(See UNMOVIC)
Israel:
"Knesset Debates Israel's Nuclear Program," Mar., p. 27."Israel Halts Chinese Phalcon Deal," Sept., p. 28;
(See Conventional Arms Transfers, TMD)
Japan:
"U.S., Japan Establish Arms Control Working Group," Apr., p. 31;"New Ambitions, Old Obstacles: Japan and Its Search for an Arms Control Strategy," Jul/Aug., p. 17.
Landmines:
"U.S. Wants Strengthened CCW Landmines Protocol," Jan/Feb., p. 26;"Ottawa Convention States-Parties Convene for Second Meeting," Oct., p. 30.
Missile Proliferation:
"Proliferation Threats Continue, Administration Officials Say," Mar., p. 20;"Russia Proposes Global Regime on Missile Proliferation," May, p. 43.
"China Issues Missile Export Pledge; U.S. Says It Will Waive Sanctions," Dec., p. 23.
(See Ballistic Missiles, North Korea)
National Missile Defense (NMD):
"GAO and Welch Reports Find NMD Jan/Feb., p. 3;"Second NMD Intercept Test Fails; Readiness Review Still Planned for June," Jan/Feb., p. 21;
"Missile Defense Program Under Excessive Pressure, Pentagon Report Says," Mar., p. 19;
"NMD Decision—Who's in Charge?" Mar., p. 2;
"Evaluating the Criteria for NMD Deployment," Apr., p. 8;
"NMD Testing Schedule Slips, Delaying Pentagon Review," Apr., p. 24;
"Sparking a Buildup: U.S. Missile Defense and China's Nuclear Arsenal," Apr., p. 13;
"Telling It Like It Isn't," Apr., p. 2;
"Toward an Agreement With Russia on Missile Defense," Apr., p. 3;
"Leaked Documents Detail U.S. ABM Strategy; GOP Says Limited NMD Plans Are Not Enough," May, p. 40;
"NMD Double-Talk," May, p. 2;
"Official Projections of NMD Costs Rise by Billions," May, p. 41;
"NMD Test Delayed Until July; Review to Start in June," Jun., p. 21;
"Crucial NMD Test Misses; Booster Failure Responsible," Jul/Aug., p. 25;
"Pentagon Defends NMD Plans Amid Growing Skepticism," Jul/Aug., p. 29;
"The Buck Stops Here," Jul/Aug., p. 2;
"Boost-Phase Intercept: A Better Alternative," Sept., p. 8;
"Clinton NMD Decision Welcomed Abroad; Reactions at Home Are Mixed," Sept., p. 20;
"Clinton Says No to NMD as Program Lags; Cites Technology Doubts and Foreign Concerns," Sept., p. 19;
"Missile Defense: The View From the Other Side," Sept., p. 12;
"The Right Thing to Do," Sept., p. 2;
"A Pause in Unilateralism?" Oct., p. 21;
"Facing the China Factor," Oct., p. 14;
"Finding the Right Path," Oct., p. 10;
"No Pressure From the People," Oct., p. 19;
"Officials Testify on National Missile Defense, Assess Program," Oct., p. 25;
"Security: The Bottom Line," Oct., p. 17;
"Where Do We Go From Here?" Oct., p. 12;
"NMD Risk Reduction Flights Conducted," Nov., p. 30;
"Understanding the Extraordinary Cost Growth of Missile Defense," Dec., p. 9.
(See Russia)
North Korea:
"U.S., North-Korea Resume Bilateral Talks," Jan/Feb., p. 28;"Negotiations on North-Korean High-Level Visit End Without Resolution," Apr., p. 30;
"U.S.-North Korean Dialogue Continues," Jun., p. 27;
"Negotiating an End to North Korea's Missile-Making," Jul/Aug., p. 3;
"U.S. Eases Sanctions After North-South Summit; Pyongyang Reaffirms Missile Testing Ban," Jul/Aug., p. 32;
"U.S. Explores North Korean Offer to Terminate Missile Program in Exchange for Satellite Launch Aid," Sept., p. 25;
"U.S.-North Korea Missile, Terrorism Talks Resume; North Korea Admits to Exporting Rocket Technology, Sept., p. 23;
"Albright Visits North Korea; Progress Made on Missile Front," Nov., p. 22;
"Prospects for a North Korean Breakthrough," Nov., p. 2; "
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Visit to North Korea," Nov., p. 15;
"Time for Conventional Arms Control on the Korean Peninsula," Dec., p. 16;
"U.S.-D.P.R.K. Missile Talks Make Little Progress," Dec., p. 27.
(See Nuclear Non-Proliferation)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation:
"Russia Reaffirms Nuclear Aid Commitment to Iran," Jan/Feb., p. 26;"Clinton Signs 'Iran Nonproliferation Act,'" Apr., p. 26;
"Treading Lightly in Asia, Clinton Reaffirms Non-Proliferation Goals," Apr., p. 27;
"Iran, D.P.R.K. Sanctioned for Missile Transfers," May, p. 49;
"U.S., Pakistan Resume Non-Proliferation Talks," Jul/Aug., p. 35;
"Moscow Puts Hold on Transfer of Laser Isotope Separator," Oct, p. 28;
"Russia Proposes Energy Initiative," Oct., p. 27;
"Russia, India Sign Secret Nuclear Energy Accord," Nov., p. 25.
(See Missile Proliferation, Russia)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT):
"Politics and Pragmatism: The Challenges for the 2000 NPT Review Conference," Apr., p. 18;"NPT Review Conference Opens," May, p. 45;
"NPT Review Conference Finds Consensus, Issues Documents," Jun., p. 22;
"An Unequivocal Success? Implications of the NPT Review Conference," Jul/Aug., p. 9;
"Observations From the 2000 NPT Review Conference," Nov., p. 3.
Nuclear Posture:
"Does Deterrence Have a Future?" Oct., p. 3;"Preparing for the 2001 Nuclear Posture Review," Nov., p. 10.
(See Strategic Arms Control)
Nuclear Testing:
"Confrontation and Retreat: The U.S. Congress and the South Asian Nuclear Tests," Jan/Feb., p. 7.
Open Skies Treaty:
"Ukraine Ratifies Open Skies Treaty," Apr., p. 31.
Pakistan:
"Pakistan Establishes Nuclear Control Body," Mar., p. 27."Pakistan Clarifies Nuclear Export Control Guidelines," Sept., p. 32;
(See Export Controls, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Testing)
Russia:
"Russia Adopts New Security Concept; Appears to Lower Nuclear Threshold," Jan/Feb., p. 23;"Russia Denies Lowering Nuclear Threshold," Mar., p. 27;
"Russia Extends Nuclear Umbrella to Belarus," Mar., p. 27;
"Putin Elected President, Addresses Nuclear Agenda," Apr., p. 29;
"Putin Signs New Military Doctrine, Fleshing Out Security Concept," May, p. 42;
"Russian Duma Approves Test Ban Treaty," May, p. 43;
"Russia Issues New Foreign Policy Concept," Sept., p. 34;
"Congress Levies Accusations On Gore-Chernomydrin Deal," Nov., p. 23;
"GOP Says Gore May Have Violated Law in Russia-Iran Nuclear Deal," Nov., p. 25;
"Russian-Indian Summit Firms Up Conventional Arms Deal," Nov., p. 28;
"Russia Consolidates Leading Arms-Export Firms," Dec., p. 27;
"Putin Calls for More Nuclear Cuts, Maintenance of ABM Treaty," Dec., p. 24.
"Russia to Bow Out of 1995 Deal Banning Arms Trade With Iran," Dec., p. 25;
(See Ballistic Missiles, CFE, Conventional Arms Transfers, Export Controls, Fissile Material Control, NMD, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Safety and Security, Strategic Arms Control)
Stockpile Stewardship:
"DOE Simulates Nuclear Explosion; GAO Faults Ignition Facility," Sept., p. 27;"DOE Audit Faults Stockpile Stewardship Program," Nov., p. 30.
Theater Missile Defense (TMD):
"Israel Air Force Takes Command of Arrow System," Apr., p. 32;"THEL Test a Success," Jul/Aug., p. 35;
"Mixed Results in U.S. TMD Tests," Sept., p. 29;
"Next Navy Theater Wide Test Planned," Oct., p. 32;
"THEL Destroys Two Airborne Targets in Tests," Oct., p. 32;
"Israel Achieves First Head-On Arrow Intercept," Oct., p. 32;
"Israel Declares Arrow System Operational," Nov., p. 30.
Strategic Arms Control:
"Wary of the West: Russian Security Policy at the Millennium," Mar., p. 7;"Implications of the Duma's Approval of START II," May, p. 3;
"Russia Ratifies START II, Extension Protocol; ABM-Related Agreements Also Approved," May, p. 39;
"Joint Chiefs of Staff 'Uncomfortable' With START III Reductions Below 2,000-2,500," Jun., p. 24;
"Little Progress on ABM, START at Moscow Summit; Putin Proposes Joint Anti-Missile 'Umbrella,'" Jul/Aug., p. 26;
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l">Jul/Aug., p. 26;"Senate Authorizes Unilateral Nuclear Reductions," Jul/Aug., p. 36;
"Ukraine to Meet 2001 START I Deadline," Jul/Aug., p. 35;
"Russia Ready to Reduce to 1,500 Warheads, Addressing Dispute Over Strategic Forces' Fate," Sept., p. 22;
"Clinton, Putin Issue 'Strategic Stability Cooperation Initiative,'" Oct., p. 26;
"Defense Bill Bars Unilateral Nuclear Reductions, Orders Posture Review," Nov., p. 26.
UN Conventional Arms Register:
"UN Conventional Arms Register Shows Export Decrease in 1999," Nov., p. 29.
UN General Assembly:
"United Nations Passes Arms Control Resolutions," Dec., p. 28.
UN Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC):
"UN Security Council Says 'No' to Ekeus, Agrees on Blix to Head UNMOVIC," Jan/Feb., p. 22;"Iraq Again Rejects 1284 While Pressures Build on Sanctions," Mar., p. 22;
"Shifting Priorities: UNMOVIC and the Future of Inspections in Iraq," Mar., p. 3;
"Blix Assumes Charge of UNMOVIC; Security Council Debates Oil-for-Food," Apr., p. 25;
"UN Security Council Approves UNMOVIC Plan," May, p. 46;
"Anticipating Inspections: UNMOVIC Readies Itself for Iraq," Jul/Aug., p. 3;
"UNMOVIC Releases Modified Readiness Report," Sept., p. 34.
(See Iraq)
Yugoslavia:
"Belgrade Suspends Sub-Regional Arms Control Participation," Jul/Aug., p. 34;"Second Review Conference on Balkan Arms Held," Dec., p. 28.