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December 2005 Bibliography
OF SPECIAL INTEREST
D’Amato, C. Richard, et al., 2005 Report to Congress of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, November 2005, 271 pages.
Drogin, Bob, and John Goetz, “How U.S. Fell Under the Spell of ‘Curveball,’ ” The Los Angeles Times, November 20, 2005.
Gelb, Leslie, and Anne-Marie Slaughter, “Declare War,” The Atlantic Monthly, November 2005.
Graham, Bob, “What I Knew Before the Invasion,” The Washington Post, November 20, 2005, p. B07.
Sciolino, Elaine, and Elisabetta Povoledo, “ Italy’s Top Spy Names Freelance Agent as Source of Forged Niger-Iraq Uranium Documents,” The New York Times, November 4, 2005, p. A1.
Von Drehle, David, “Wrestling With History,” The Washington Post Magazine, November 13, 2005, pp. 12-30.
I. PROLIFERATION
INDIA
Bagchi, Indrani, “ U.S. Reiterates: Separate Nuke Facilities,” The Times of India, November 16, 2005.
Giacomo, Carol, “ India Envoy Warns on Changes to U.S. Nuclear Deal,” Reuters, November 22, 2005.
Larkin, John, “ India Bets on Nuclear Future,” The Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2005, p. A12.
Mishra, Raja, “2 Sentenced in Case Tied to India’s Nuclear Missiles,” The Boston Globe, November 22, 2005.
IRAN
Agence-France Presse, “ Iran Hands Over Suspected Atom Bomb Blueprint: IAEA,” November 18, 2005.
Agence-France Presse, “ Iran Takes Tough Stance Ahead of UN Nuclear Meeting,” November 20, 2005.
Agence-France Presse, “ Britain Certain Iran Developing Long-Range Weapons,” November 29, 2005.
Agence-France Presse, “Iranian FM Denounces Nuclear Apartheid,” November 30, 2005.
Broad, William, and David Sanger, “The Laptop: Relying on Computer, U.S. Seeks to Prove Iran’s Nuclear Aims,” The New York Times, November 13, 2005, p. A1.
Broad, William, and David Sanger, “Bush and Putin Want Iran to Treat Uranium in Russia,” The New York Times, November 18, 2005, p. A5.
Der Spiegel, “ Tehran Lends Pyongyang a Helping Hand,” November 28, 2005.
Fiorill, Joe, “ Iran is Test of IAEA Relevance, Gingrich Says,” Global Security Newswire, November 16, 2005.
Henry, Terrence, “The Covert Option,” The Atlantic Monthly, December 2005.
Sanger, David, “ U.S. and Europe to Give Iranians New Atom Offer,” The New York Times, November 10, 2005, p. 1.
NORTH KOREA
Chi-dong, Lee, “North Korea Nuke Talks End With Limited Success,” Yonhap News Agency, November 11, 2005.
China Daily, “Sense of Urgency Defines Latest Talks,” November 10, 2005.
Faiola, Anthony, “N. Korea Gains Aid Despite Arms Standoff,” The Washington Post, November 16, 2005, p. A15.
Joo-hee, Lee, “Forum Kicks Off Amid New Round of Six-Party Talks,” The Korea Herald, November 12, 2005.
Kahn, Joseph, “ North Korea and U.S. Spar, Causing Talks to Stall,” The New York Times, November 12, 2005, p. A6.
Kessler, Glenn, “ North Korea Rushes to Finish Reactor,” The Washington Post, November 9, 2005, p. A24.
Koch, Andrew, “US Moves to Step Up Pressure on North Korea,” Jane’s Defense Weekly, November 2, 2005, p. 5.
Kyodo News Agency, “ North Korea Says U.S. Has ‘No Intention to Negotiate,’ – Talks Sources,” November 10, 2005.
Kyodo News Agency, “ North Korea Again Complains about U.S. Sanctions on Firms,” November 11, 2005.
Kyodo News Agency, “ U.S. Negotiator Urges North Korea to Shut Down Reactor ‘Now,’ ” November 10, 2005.
Kyodo News Agency, “ Japan’s Envoy at Six-Party Talks Says North Korea’s Demands ‘Not Constructive,’ ” November 10, 2005.
Lies, Elaine, “ U.S. Wants China to Clean Up North Korea Nuclear ‘Mess,’” Reuters, November 19, 2005.
Sanger, David E., “ U.S. and Seoul Share a Goal but Not a Strategy on North Korea,” The New York Times, p. A8.
Yonhap News Agency, “South Korean Negotiator Admits North Raised ‘Unwanted Issues’ at Six-Way Talks,” November 10, 2005.
Yonhap News Agency, “Japan-North Korea Talks on Ties Likely Early Next Year – Spokesman,” November 15, 2005.
Yonhap News Agency, “ South Korea, China Call for ‘Flexibility’ to Continue North Talks,” November 16, 2005.
RUSSIA
Nolin, Pierre Claude, The Security of WMD Related Material in Russia, NATO Parliamentary Assembly, 2005, 9 pages.
UK
Agence-France Presse, “ Britain Still Needs Nuclear Arms, Defence Minister Says,” November 1, 2005.
Chuter, Andrew, “ Britain Debates Future of its Nuclear Deterrent,” Defense News, November 7, 2005, p. 3.
Norton-Taylor, Richard, “ Britain Still Needs Nuclear Weapons,” The Guardian, November 2, 2005.
VENEZUELA
Forero, Juan, and Larry Rohter, “Venezuela’s Leader Covets a Nuclear Energy Program,” The New York Times, November 27, 2005, p. A14.
II. MISSILE DEFENSE
Bishnoi, Rati, “Air Force Mulls Revamping SBIRS High Program Once Again, Officials Say,” Inside Missile Defense, November 23, 2005, p. 1.
Bishnoi, Rati, and John Liang, “ U.S., Japan to Build New Missile Defense Radar for East Asia,” Inside Missile Defense, November 9, 2005, p. 1.
Gertz, Bill, “Russian Warhead Alters Course Midflight in Tests,” The Washington Times, November 21, 2005.
Liang, John, “Decision on Europe-Based GMD Interceptor Site Could Come by April,” Inside Missile Defense, November 23, 2005, p. 2.
Mannion, Jim, “ U.S. Discussing Missile Defense Site in Europe with Poland,” Agence-France Presse, November 16, 2005.
Mecheam, Michael, “X Marks the Spot,” Aviation Week & Space Technology, November 7, 2005, p. 39.
Wolf, Jim, “ U.S. Said Mulling Ending Airborne Laser Project,” Reuters, November 30, 2005.
III. NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
Hoehn, William, Status Report on Fiscal Year 2006 Congressional Appropriations for International WMD Threat Reduction Programs and Activities, The Russian-American Nuclear Security Council, November 2005, 11 pages.
Hanley, Charles, J., “Nightmare of ‘Loose Nukes,’ Still Haunts,” Associated Press, November 1, 2005.
IV. CONVENTIONAL ARMS CONTROL AND ARMS TREATIES
Agence-France Presse, “ Spain Defies U.S., Seals Arms Deal with Venezuela,” November 28, 2005.
Agence-France Presse, “ India Successfully Test Fires Supersonic Cruise Missile,” November 30, 2005.
Masood, Salman, “Focusing on Quake Aid, Pakistan Delays F-16 Purchase,” The New York Times, November 5, 2005, p. A3.
Raghuvanshi, Vivek, “ India Boosts Aircraft Buy, Widens Supplier Options,” Defense News, November 21, 2005, p. 34.
Sprenger, Sebastian, “Lugar, Obama Aim to Expand CTR for Conventional Weapons Destruction,” Inside Missile Defense, November 9, 2005, p. 2.
Zelany, Jeff, “Obama-Lugar Proposal Targets Stockpiles of Conventional Weapons,” The Chicago Tribune, November 2, 2005.
V. CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS ISSUES
Aldhous, Peter, “The Bioweapon is in the Post,” New Scientist, November 9, 2005.
Schneidmiller, Chris, “OPCW Extends National Implementation Deadline,” Global Security Newswire, November 16, 2005.
VI. U.S. POLICY
Curry, Tom, “Obama Builds Foreign Policy Credentials,” MSNBC.com, November 3, 2005.
Merle, Renae, “A Nervous Eye on Defense Firms,” The Washington Post, November 11, 2005, p. D01.
Ruppe, David, “Nuclear Bunker-Buster Cut, Not Necessarily Killed,” Global Security Newswire, November 4, 2005.
Scott, William B., “Nuclear Course Correction,” Aviation Week & Space Technology, November 7, 2005, pp. 82-86.
Shane, Scott, “Defense of Phosphorous Use Turns Into Damage Control,” The New York Times, November 21, 2005, p. A14.
Sterngold, James, “ U.S. Alters Nuclear Weapons Policy, Congress Rejects ‘Bunker Busters’ for More Reliable Arms,” The San Fransisco Chronicle, November 28, 2005.
VII. SPACE
Bishnoi, Rati, “DOD Opposes Creating Advisory Committee to Oversee Space Control,” Inside Missile Defense, November 9, 2005, p. 3.
John, Libby, “Air Force Space Command Working on Improving Space Cadre,” Inside Missile Defense, November 9, 2005, p. 5.
VIII. REGIONAL SECURITY ALLIANCES AND ISSUES
Chernyak, Igor, and Yuri Gavrilov, “Baluyevsky: We Do Not Plan to Attack NATO,” Rossiiskaya Gazeta, November 1, 2005.