January/February 1998 Bibliography

 

Compiled by Sami Fournier

OF SPECIAL INTEREST

 

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McKinzie, M.G., T.B. Cochran and C.E. Paine. "Explosive Alliances: Nuclear Weapons Simulation Research at American Universities," Natural Resources Defense Council, January 1998, 87 pp. Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones in the 21st Century, UNIDIR, 1997, 148 pp.

Sigal, Leon. Disarming Strangers: Nuclear Diplomacy with North Korea, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998, 321 pp.

 

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I. ARMS CONTROL—GENERAL

Biden, Joseph. "Let 1998 Be the Year of Arms Control," The Christian Science Monitor, February 23, 1998, p. 11.

HISTORY

Wittner, Lawrence. Resisting the Bomb 1954-1970: A History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, January 1998, 641 pp.

THEORY AND POLICY

Bailey, Kathleen. "De-alerting Nukes Would Imperil U.S. Security," The Wall Street Journal, January 20, 1998.

Erlich, Jeff. "New U.S. Nuclear Policy Maintains Ambiguity," Defense News, January 5-12, 1998, p. 4.

Johnson, Rebecca. "Multilateral Arms Control: Can the CD Break the Impasse," Arms Control Today, November/December 1997, pp. 17-21.

Keeny, Spurgeon M., Jr. "One Step Forward," Arms Control Today, November/December 1997, p. 2.

 

II. STRATEGIC ARMS CONTROL

Butler, Lee. "Viewpoint," (excerpts from February 2 speech on nuclear abolition), Aviation Week & Space Technology, February 9, 1998, p. 102.

Johnson, Rebecca. "British Perspectives on the Future of Nuclear Weapons," Occasional Paper No. 37, The Henry L. Stimson Center, January 1998, 57 pp. Ph. (202) 223-5956, http://www.stimson.org.

Mendelsohn, Jack. "The U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Control Agenda, Arms Control Today, November/December 1997, pp. 12-16.

"Nuclear Weapons First in Russia's Defense Policy," Strategic Comments, January 1998, 2 pp.

 

III. BALLISTIC ARMS CONTROL

Gronlund, Lisbeth. "ABM: Just Kicking the Can," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January/February 1998, pp. 15-16.

Timmerman, Kenneth. "Missile Threat From Iran," Reader's Digest, January 1998, pp. 87-88.

IV. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE

"National Missile Defense: Schedule and Technical Risks Represent Significant Development Challenges," DOE, December 1997, 15 pp.

Scott, William. "Missile Sensor Flyby Boosts NMD Outlook," Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 26, 1998, p. 24.

 

V. NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION

"The Advocacy of U.S. Interests Abroad: Shaping U.S. Engagement Overseas: Future Challenges, Future Opportunities for the Twenty-First Century," The Henry L. Stimson Center, January 1998, 29 pp. Ph. (202) 223-5956, http://www.stimson.org.

Betts, Richard. "The New Threat of Mass Destruction," Foreign Affairs, January/February 1998, pp. 26-41.

Gertz, Bill. "Panel Hits Clinton for 'Failure' to Halt Mass-Killing Arms," The Washington Times, January 13, 1998, p. A1.

Grand, Camille. "A French Nuclear Exception?" Stimson Center Occasional Paper No. 38, January 1998, 42 pp. Ph. (202) 223-5956, http://www.stimson.org.

Mann, Paul. "Iraq Threat Spurs Push to Curb WMD," Aviation Week & Space Technology, February 9, 1998, p. 29.

Matloff, Judith. "Danger From Russia's Scientists: Selling Weapons Know-How," The Christian Science Monitor, February 13, 1998, p. 8.

Ottaway, David and Dan Morgan. "U.S., Ukraine at Odds Over Nuclear Technology Transfer," The Washington Post, February 8, 1998, p. A25.

Scheinman, Lawrence. "Almost A Success Story," Foreign Service Journal, February 1998, pp. 16-23.

"Unclassified Report to Congress on the Nonproliferation Policies and Practices of the People's Republic of China," National Security Council, January 12, 1998, p. 12.

 

VI. NUCLEAR WEAPONS MATERIAL CONTROL

Burgess, Lisa. "Energy Department Seeks Defense Program Increase," Defense News, February 9-15, 1998, p. 16.

Eisler, Peter. "Nuclear Weapons Security Gets Overhaul," USA Today, February 11, 1998, p. 7.

 

VII. NUCLEAR WEAPONS CLEANUP

"Linking Legacies: Connecting the Cold War Nuclear Weapons Production Processes to their Environmental Consequences," DOE, Office of Environmental Management, January 1997, 230 pp. Ph. (800)736-3282.

Wald, Matthew. "Panel Details Management Flaws at Hanford Nuclear Waste Site," The New York Times, January 16, 1998, p. A20.

 

VIII. NUCLEAR TESTING

Garwin, Richard L. "The Future of Nuclear Weapons Without Nuclear Testing," Arms Control Today, November/December 1997, pp. 3-11.

COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN

Hoffman, Wolfgang. "The Future of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Ensuring the CTBT's Implementation," Disarmament, Number 1, 1997, pp. 1-9.

Lippman, Thomas. "Energy Department Restricts Stockpile Critic," The Washington Post, February 7, 1998, p. A8.

McKinzie, Matthew. "The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Issues and Answers," Cornell University Peace Studies Program Occasional Paper, June 1997, 137 pp.

Yamada, Chusei. "The CTBT: A Step Towards a Nuclear-Free World," Disarmament, Number 1, 1997, pp. 10-25.

 

IX. CONVENTIONAL ARMS CONTROL AND ARMS TRANSFERS

Boulden, Laurie. "A Mine Field, Statistically Speaking," The Washington Post, February 8, 1998, p. C1.

Enginsoy, Umit. "Turkey Wants F-15Es to Counter Greece's Move," Defense News, February 9-15, 1998, p. 4.

Finnegan, Philip. "Security Assistance Focus Evolves," Defense News, February 9-15, 1998, p. 10.

Gertz, Bill. "In Korea's Misnamed DMZ, U.S. Defenders Rely on Mines," The Washington Times, January 23, 1998, p. A5.

Keller, William and Janne Nolan. "The Arms Trade: Business as Usual?" Foreign Policy, Winter 1997-98, pp. 113-125.

Opall, Barbara. "Customers Abandon FMS; Cite High Cost, Inflexibility," Defense News, February 9-15, 1998, p. 1.

 

X. CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ARMS CONTROL

Cohen, Roger. "The Weapon Too Terrible for the Parade of Horribles," The New York Times, February 8, 1998, Section 4, p. 1.

Dunworth, Treasa, Matthew Meselson and JulianPerry Robinson, "Report on the 7th Workshop of the Pugwash Study Group on the Implementation of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Conventions: The CWC at Entry into Force," Pugwash Newsletter, November 1997, pp. 200-208.

Erlanger, Steven. "Russians Deny Report of '95 Deal With Iraq," The New York Times, February 13, 1998, p. A8.

Finnegan, Philip and Robert Holzer. "Iraq's Chem-Bio Effort Can Survive Airstrikes," Defense News, February 16-22, 1998, p. 3.

Graham, Bradley. "U.S. Forces Better Equipped for Chemical, Biological Warfare," The Washington Post, February 8, 1998, p. A29.

Graham, Bradley and David Hoffman, "Russian Rebukes U.S. Over Iraq," The Washington Post, February 13, 1998, p. A1.

Heftman, Jeffery. "An Evaluation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the U.S. National Interest," ACDIS Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, December 1997, pp. 1-23.

Landay, Jonathan. "Clinton Boosts Global Ban on Biological Weapons," The Christian Science Monitor, January 30, 1998, p. 4.

Mann, Paul. "Warnings Raised About Iraqi Terrorism Threat," Aviation Week & Space Technology, February 2, 1998, p. 22.

Reid, Robert. "Biological Arms Top List Thought to be Held by Baghdad," The Washington Times, February 11, 1998, p. A15.

Shenon, Philip. "Bombing Gas Sites May Pose Risk of Gulf War Syndrome," The New York Times, February 11, 1998, p. A6.

Smith, Jeffrey. "Did Russia Sell Iraq Germ Warfare Equipment?" The Washington Post, February 12, 1998, p. A1.

Specter Michael. "Yeltsin Says Clinton Could Blunder Into a World War; Press Imagines Nuclear Attack, The New York Times, February 5, 1998, p. A6.

Tucker, Jonathan. "Putting Teeth in the Biological Weapons Ban," MIT's Technology Review, January/February 1998, pp. 38-45.

"Vaccine May Not Stop New Anthrax," The Washington Times, February 14, 1998, p. A6.

 

XI. REGIONAL SECURITY ALLIANCES AND ISSUES FORMER SOVIET UNION

"Kaliningrad's Rising Strategic Importance," Strategic Comments, December 1997.

Kober, Stanley. "NATO Expansion Flashpoint No. 3: Kaliningrad," CATO Foreign Policy Briefing No. 46, February 11, 1998, 21 pp. Ph. (202) 842-0200.

Robbins, Carla Anne and Steve Liesman. "Russia Plays U.S.-Iraq Crisis to its Own Political Advantage," The Wall Street Journal, February 13, 1998, p. 1.

EUROPE AND NATO

"Alexander Vershbow," (Interview), Defense News, February 2-8, 1998, p. 22.

Kurop, Marcia Christoff. "Greece and Turkey," Foreign Affairs, January/February 1998, pp. 7-12.

Perlmutter, Amos and Ted G. Carpenter. "NATO's Expensive Trip East," Foreign Affairs, January/February 1998, pp. 2-6.

"The Pros and Cons of NATO Expansion: Defining U.S. Goals and Options," Stanley Foundation conference report, October 23-25, 1997, 31 pp. Ph. (319) 264-1500.

"Report to the Congress on the Military Requirements and Costs of NATO Enlargement," February 1998, 20 pp. http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/nato/

Scully, Sean. "Kissinger Endorses Expanding NATO at Senate Hearing," The Washington Times, January 30, 1998, p. 8.

Sieff, Martin and Andrea Roensberg. "NATO Expansion Expected to Sail Through the Senate," The Washington Times, February 13, 1998, p. A15.

Sloan, Stanley. "NATO Enlargement and the Former European Neutrals," CRS Report for Congress, Updated November 5, 1997, 6 pp.

Starr, Barbara. "USA Prompts NATO Over New Bosnia Peace Force," Jane's Defence Weekly, February 4, 1998, p. 14.

Tigner, Brooks. "U.S. Drops NATO Cost Estimate," Defense News, February 16-22, 1998, p. 1.

MIDDLE EAST

Burgess, John and David Ottaway. "Iraqi Opposition Unable to Mount Viable Challenge," The Washington Post, February 12, 1998, p. A25.

Cordesman, Anthony. "The Iranian and Iraqi Military Balance: Key Trends," CSIS, January 1998, 68 pp.

Crossette, Barbara. "Iraq Bars Arms Inspectors Again, Saying American in Charge is a Spy," The New York Times, January 14, 1998, p. A1.

Crossette, Barbara. "Small Progress in U.N.'s Chasm With Iraq," The New York Times, January 21, 1998, p. A3.

Crossette, Barbara. "The 7-Year Gnaw: Iraq Sees Sanction Backers Straying," The New York Times, January 23, 1998, A6.

Gedda, George. "The Iran/Iraq Conundrum," Foreign Service Journal, February 1998, p. 30.

Goshko, John. "3 Powers at UN Disagree on Iraq's Nuclear Status," The Washington Post, January 23, 1998, p. A34.

"Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs," NSC, February 13, 1998, 17 pp. Ph. (202) 456-9271.

Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations and the Republic of Iraq, February 23, 1998, 3 pp.

"A Paper Released by British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Robin Cook, Which Explains the Importance of Unrestricted Access to All Parts of Iraq for UNSCOM," February 4, 1998, 4 pp. Ph. (202) 588-6591.

Pearl, Daniel. "Once Home, Weapons Inspectors Gave Briefings on Iraq to Military," The Wall Street Journal, February 11, 1998, p. 1.

Perle, Richard. "No More Halfway Measures," (prospects for ousting Saddam Hussein), The Washington Post, February 8, 1998, p. C1.

Peterson, Scott. "How U.S. May Lose Grip on Iraq," The Christian Science Monitor, February 10, 1998, p. 1.

"Report of the Special Commission's Team to the Technical Evaluation Meeting on Proscribed Missile Warheads," UNSCOM, February 6, 1998, 12 pp.

"Report on the Technical Evaluation Meeting on Chemical Warfare Agent VX," UNSCOM, February 12, 1998, 18 pp.

Sciolino, Elaine. "Push for Peace Shows Split Over Inspections," The New York Times, February 6, 1998, p. A10.

Shenon, Philip. "U.S. To Use '91 Law to Justify Air Strikes on Iraq," The New York Times, February 4, 1998.

Whittle, Richard. "Pentagon Planners Have List of Iraqi Targets to Strike," The Dallas Morning News, February 4, 1998.

Zisser, Eyal. "Decision Making in Asad's Syria," The Washington Institute, February 1998, 45 pp.

ASIA

"An Appropriate Role for Nuclear Energy in Asia's Power Sector," The Atlantic Council, December 1997, 52 pp.

Garrity, Patrick. "Nuclear Weapons and Asia-Pacific Security: Issues, Trends, and Uncertainties," National Security Studies Quarterly, Winter 1998, pp. 41-79.

Gertz, Bill. "Chinese President Vows to Halt Missiles to Iran," The Washington Times, January 21, 1998, p. A9.

"India to U.S.: Shut Up," The Washington Times, February 10, 1998, p. A14.

Kan, Shirley. "China's Compliance with International Arms Control Agreements," CRS Report for Congress, Updated January 16, 1998, 11 pp.

Kengor, Paul. "Standoff With N. Korea Requires Two-War Posture," Defense News, February 16-22, 1998, p. 29.

Sanger, David. "South Korea's Crisis Hinders Nuclear Deal With the North," The New York Times, February 5, 1998, p. A1.

Schulz, John. "China as a Strategic Threat: Myths and Verities," Strategic Review, Winter 1998, pp. 5-16.

Thomas, Raju. "The South Asian Standoff," Foreign Service Journal, February 1998, pp. 24-29.

 

XII. MILITARY STRATEGY AND THEORY

Sieff, Martin. "Space Dependence: A Vulnerability," The Washington Times, February 2, 1998, p. A12.

 

XIII. OTHER TOPICS

Global Focus: A New Foreign Policy Agenda 1997-1998, Tom Barry and Martha Honey, eds. Interhemispheric Resource Center, March 1997, 282 pp. Ph. (505) 842-8288, http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/

Holzer, Robert. "U.S. Navy Blesses Law of Sea Treaty," Defense News, February 16-22, 1998, p. 4.

Rogers, Mark. "Lasers in Space: Technological Options for Enhancing U.S. Military Capabilities," Center for Strategy andTechnology, November 1997.