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March 2002 Bibliography
OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Annual Report to Congress on the Safety and Security of Russian Nuclear Facilities and Military Forces, National Intelligence Council, February 2002, 12 pp.
Estimated Costs and Technical Characteristics of Selected National Missile Defense Systems, Congressional Budget Office, January 2002, 40 pp.
Foreign Missile Developments and the Ballistic Missile Threat Through 2015, Central Intelligence Agency, National Intelligence Council, December 2001.
Report to Congress: Disposition of Surplus Defense Plutonium at Savannah River Site, National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Fissile Materials Disposition, February 15, 2002, 62 pp.
Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional Munitions, 1 January Through 30 June 2001, Central Intelligence Agency, January 2002.
Mendelsohn, Jack and David Grahame. Arms Control Chronology, Center for Defense Information, Winter 2002, 139 pp.
I. ARMS CONTROL—GENERAL
Pincus, Walter. “U.S. Alters Estimate of Threats,” The Washington Post, January 11, 2002, p. A1.
Slevin, Peter. “U.S. Backs Rules Against Arms Spread,” The Washington Post, January 25, 2002, p. A15.
II. STRATEGIC ARMS CONTROL
“Dismantling the Nuclear Threat,” The Chicago Tribune, January 15, 2002.
Baker, Peter. “Moscow Chides U.S. on Plan to Store Warheads,” The Washington Post, January 12, 2002, p. A16.
Bleek, Philipp C. “Nuclear Posture Review Released, Stresses Flexible Force Planning,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 28.
Bleek, Philipp C. “U.S., Russia Complete START I Reductions,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 33.
Graham, Bradley. “Senate Democrats Fault Bush Nuclear Plan,” The Washington Post, February 15, 2002, p. A4.
Kimball, Daryl G. “New Strategic Experiment,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 2.
Pincus, Walter. “Nuclear Plans Go Beyond Cuts,” The Washington Post, February 19, 2002, p. A13.
Pincus, Walter. “U.S.-Russian Nuclear Talks Seek Pacts for Bush Trip,” The Washington Post, January 17, 2002, p. A11.
Purdum, Todd S. “Russia Calls for Binding Pact to Reduce Nuclear Arsenals,” The New York Times, January 31, 2002, p. A9.
Slevin, Peter and Walter Pincus. “U.S. Now Seeking Binding Deal With Russia on Nuclear Arms,” The Washington Post, February 6, 2002, p. A15.
Sokolsky, Richard. “Nuclear Underachievers,” The Washington Post, January 17, 2002, p. A23.
Tyler, Patrick E. “Russia Rejects U.S. Plan to Store Warheads,” The New York Times, January 11, 2002, p. A8.
Wines, Michael. “Russia Praises U.S. Stand on Arms Pact, but Differences Remain,” The New York Times, February 7, 2002, p. A5.
III. MISSILE PROLIFERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Benn, Aluf. “Slowing the Missile Race,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January/February 2002, p. 21.
Bumiller, Elizabeth. “Bush Seeks a Deal in China Curbing Spread of Weapons,” The New York Times, February 21, 2002, p. A8.
Dobbs, Michael. “A Story of Iran’s Quest for Power,” The Washington Post, January 13, 2002, p. A1.
Dobbs, Michael. “Collapse of Soviet Union Proved Boon to Iranian Missile Program,” The Washington Post, January 13, 2002, p. A19.
Dobbs, Michael. “How Politics Helped Redefine the Threat,” The Washington Post, January 14, 2002, p. A1.
LaFraniere, Sharon. “U.S., Russia Divided Over Iran After Talks,” The Washington Post, February 2, 2002, p. A12.
Larken, John. “North Korea Angrily Dismisses Bush's Call for Bilateral Talks,” The Wall Street Journal, February 25, 2002.
Lynch, Colum. “UN Monitors Warn of Afghan Missiles,” The Washington Post, January 24, 2002, p. A14.
Risen, James. “China’s Weaponry Detailed,” The New York Times, January 12, 2002, p. A6.
Sanger, David E. “China Is Treated More Gently Than North Korea for Same Sin,” The New York Times, February 22, 2002, p. A8.
IV. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
ANTI-BALLSTIC MISSILE TREATY
Boese, Wade. “Bush Announces U.S. Intent to Withdraw From ABM Treaty,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 27.
Gill, Bates. “Can China’s Tolerance Last?” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 7.
Kimball, Daryl G., Joseph Cirincione, Lisbeth Gronlund, and John Rhinelander. “ABM Treaty Withdrawal: Neither Necessary nor Prudent,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 12.
Peña, Charles. “Withdrawal Is Premature,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 11.
Schlesinger, James. “The ABM Treaty’s Quiet Demise,” The Washington Post, February 20, 2002, p. A15.
Wallander, Celeste A. “Russia’s Strategic Priorities,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 5.
NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE
Boese, Wade. “BMDO Renamed ‘Missile Defense Agency,’” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 32.
Boese, Wade. “December Missile Defense Tests Yield One Success, One Failure,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 31.
Boese, Wade. “Nearly $500 Million Cut From Bush Missile Defense Request,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 32.
Boese, Wade. “Pentagon Cancels Sea-Based Missile Defense Program,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 32.
Broad, William J. “Inquiry on Antimissile Contract Is Sought,” The New York Times, February 9, 2002, p. A11.
Isaacs, John. “Bomb Deal a Dud, Part Two,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January/February 2002, p. 26.
Jensen, Holger. “Missile Defense Echoes Abroad,” The Washington Times, January 15, 2002, p. A12.
Kristensen, Hans M. “Bomb Deal a Dud, Part One,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January/February 2002, p. 25.
Purdam, Todd S. “Powell Says U.S. Plans to Work Out Binding Arms Pact,” The New York Times, February 6, 2002, p. A1.
Singer, Jeremy. “Pentagon Moves Away From Space Laser,” DefenseNews, January 14, 2002, p. 36.
Wall, Robert. “Intercept Starts Long Road to Sea-Based Missile Defense,” Aviation Week & Space Technology, February 4, 2002, p. 34.
THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE
Ratnam, Gopal. “Raytheon Chief Asks DoD to Revive Navy Program,” DefenseNews, January 14, 2002, p. 10.
V. NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
Albright, David and Holly Higgins. “North Korea: It’s Taking Too Long,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January/February 2002, p. 56.
Albright, David, Kathryn Buehler, and Holly Higgins. “Bin Laden and the Bomb,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January/February 2002, p. 23.
Chandrasekaran, Rajiv. “For India, Deterrence May Not Prevent War,” The Washington Post, January 17, 2002, p. A1.
DeYoung, Karen. “Rhetoric Fails to Budge Policy on Iraq,” The Washington Post, January 24, 2002, p. A1.
Dorsey, James M. “Saddam Hussein Courts Kuwait and Saudis as Arab Nations Press for U.N. Inspections,” The Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2002, p. A8.
Dugger, Celia. “Indian General Talks Bluntly of War and a Nuclear Threat,” The New York Times, January 12, 2002, p. A1.
Gordon, Michael R. “Bush’s Hard Line With North Korea,” The New York Times, February 14, 2002, p. A14.
Gordon, Michael R. “North Korea Cancels Trip by 4 Experts From the U.S.,” The New York Times, February 9, 2002, p. A7.
Kissinger, Henry A. “Phase II and Iraq,” The Washington Post, January 13, 2002, p. B7.
Kravlev, Nicholas. “Seoul Visit Set; Bush to Discuss N. Korea,” The Washington Times, January 12, 2002, p. A1.
Kravlev, Nicholas. “U.S. Drops Pledge on Nukes,” The Washington Times, February 21, 2002, p. A1.
Lynch, Colum. “Diplomats: U.S. Quiet on Iraq Inspections,” The Washington Post, January 11, 2002, p. A15.
Lynch, Colum. “Russia Is Top Iraqi Importer,” The Washington Post, January 16, 2002, p. A8.
Risen, James. “Terror Acts by Baghdad Have Waned, U.S. Aides Say,” The New York Times, February 6, 2002, p. A10.
Ritter, Scott. “Iraq: The Phantom Threat,” The Christian Science Monitor, January 23, 2002.
Schneider, Howard. “Iraq Makes Push to Restore Diplomacy,” The Washington Post, February 6, 2002, p. A12.
Shanker, Thom. “U.S. Analysts Find No Sign That Bin Laden Had Nuclear Arms,” The New York Times, February 26, 2002, p. A1.
Slavin, Barbara and Dave Moniz. “Rumsfeld Has Doubts About Iraq Inspections,” USA Today, February 25, 2002, p. A11.
Wagner, Alex. “Security Council Moves Closer to Adopting Iraqi ‘Smart Sanctions,’” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 36.
Wright, Jonathan. “U.S. Adopts Clinton Policy on Use of Nuclear Weapons,” Reuters, February 22, 2002.
VI. NUCLEAR WEAPONS MATERIAL CONTROL
“Nuclear Weapons Subtraction,” The New York Times, January 12, 2002, p. A30.
Alvarez, Robert. “What About the Spent Fuel?” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January/February 2002, p. 45.
Bleek, Philipp C. “Threat Reduction Boosted by Policy Review, Spending Bills,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 31.
Brian, Danielle, Lynn Eisenman, and Peter D. H. Stockton. “The Weapons Complex: Who’s Guarding the Store?” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January/February 2002, p. 48.
Fuller, James. “Debt for Nonproliferation: The Next Step in Threat Reduction,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 22.
Gertz, Bill. “Russia’s Nuclear Arms Deemed Vulnerable,” The Washington Times, February 23, 2002, p. A3.
Hirsch, Daniel. “The NRC: What Me Worry?” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January/February 2002, p. 39.
Pianin, Eric and Bill Miller. “Nuclear Arms Plants' Security Lax, Report Says,” The Washington Post, January 23, 2002, p. A15.
Wagner, Alex. “IAEA Physical Protection Meeting Stalls,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 34.
Wald, Matthew L. “Suicidal Nuclear Threat Is Seen at Weapons Plants,” The New York Times, January 23, 2002, p. A9.
Wald, Matthew L. “U.S. Settles on Plan to Recycle Plutonium,” The New York Times, January 23, 2002, p. A15.
Willman, David and Alan C. Miller. “U.S.-Russia Uranium Pact Stalls,” The Los Angeles Times, January 16, 2002, p. A1.
VII. NUCLEAR TESTING
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN TREATY
Dahlman, Ola, Jenifer Mackby, Svein Mykkelveit, and Hein Haak. “Cheaters Beware,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January/February 2002, p. 22.
VIII. CONVENTIONAL ARMS CONTROL
Boese, Wade. “CCW Review Conference Adopts New Measures,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 37.
Boese, Wade. “Open Skies Treaty Enters Into Force,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 36.
Boese, Wade. “Wassenaar Members Amend Founding Document,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 38.
Burke, Fleur A. How Little Is Enough? U.S. End-Use Monitoring and Oversight of the Weapons Trade, Center for Defense Information, January 2002, 173 pp.
Farah, Douglas. “Arrest Aids Inquiry Into Arms Network,” The Washington Post, February 26, 2002, p. A1.
Marquardt, James J. “Not a Moment Too Soon,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January/February 2002, p. 18.
Sipress, Alan and Thomas E. Ricks. “Pentagon Seeks Sinai Cuts,” The Washington Post, January 30, 2002, p. A20.
Struck, Doug. “Danger Looms in Collecting a War’s Explosive Residue,” The Washington Post, February 3, 2002, p. A13.
IX. ARMS TRANSFERS
Bonnefoy, Pascale. “Defying Critics, Chile to Buy F-16s,” The Washington Post, January 31, 2002, p. A21.
Hsu, Brian. “Taiwan Navy Delays Decision on Purchasing Planes From U.S.,” Taipei Times, February 2, 2002.
Komarov, Alexey. “Brazil Inks Fighter and Launcher Pacts With Russia and Ukraine,” Aviation Week & Space Technology, February 5, 2002, p. 61.
Komarov, Alexey. “Russia Chalks Up Record Defense Sales,” Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 7, 2002, p. 30.
Lague, Bill. “In China’s Ambitions, a Mother Lode for Arms Deals,” The Wall Street Journal, January 22, 2002, p. A16.
Lerman, David. “Offer to Sell Diesel Subs to Taiwan Missing a Manufacturer,” New News Daily Press, February 9, 2002.
Lynfield, Ben. “Israelis, Indians Fight Same ‘Problem,’” The Washington Times, January 26, 2002, p. A6.
Marquis, Christopher. “In Unusual Deal, Chile Will Buy Advanced U.S. Fighter Jets,” The New York Times, January 31, 2002, p. A8.
Opall-Rome, Barbara. “Israel Seeks U.S. Approval to Export Arrow,” DefenseNews, February 4, 2002, p. 6.
Pronina, Lyuba. “India Offers Pledges, but Little Else,” Moscow Times, February 11, 2002, p. 7.
Pronina, Lyuba. “Klebanov Eyes Arms Bonanza in India,” Moscow Times, February 6, 2002, p. 5.
X. CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS ISSUES
Broad, William J. “U.S. Selling Papers Showing How to Make Germ Weapons,” The New York Times, January 13, 2002, p. A1.
Brugger, Seth. “BWC Conference Suspended After Controversial End,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 34.
Brugger, Seth. “U.S. Reinstates Funds for Russian Chemical Demilitarization,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 35.
Connolly, Ceci. “Bush Promotes Plans to Fight Bioterrorism,” The Washington Post, February 6, 2002, p. A3.
Gertz, Bill. “U.S. Hits China With Sanctions Over Arms Sales,” The Washington Times, January 25, 2002, p. A1.
Lyman, Eric J. “Italy Disrupts Plot Against U.S. Embassy,” USA Today, February 21, 2002, p. A1.
Meier, Oliver. “After Downing the BW Protocol, U.S. Sabotages Review Conference,” Trust & Verify, January-February 2002, p. 7.
Miller, Judith. “Bush to Request Big Spending Push on Bioterrorism,” The New York Times, February 4, 2002, p. A1.
Warrick, Joby. “One Anthrax Answer: Ames Strain Not From Iowa,” The Washington Post, January 29, 2002, p. A2.
XI. OTHER
Bleek, Philipp C. “Report Says U.S. Studying New Nuclear Capabilities,” Arms Control Today, January/February 2002, p. 37.
Squeo, Anne Marie. “Budget Plan to Brighten Skies for Defense Contractors,” The Wall Street Journal, February 1, 2002, p. A20.