| ID | 094475 |
| Title Proper | Long road to zero |
| Other Title Information | overcoming the obltacles to a nuclear-free world |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ferguson, Charles D |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Over the past three years, a remarkable bipartisan consensus has emerged in Washington regarding nuclear security. The new U.S. nuclear agenda includes renewing formal arms control agreements with Russia, revitalizing a strategic dialogue with China, pushing for ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, repairing the damaged nuclear nonproliferation regime, and redoubling efforts to reduce and secure fissile material that may be used in weapons. During the 2008 presidential campaign, the veteran foreign policy experts Henry Kissinger, Sam Nunn, William Perry, and George Shultz successfully encouraged both major-party candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain, to embrace the idea of a world free of nuclear weapons. In the past year, President Obama has made this goal a priority for his administration, although he admits that it is not likely to occur in his lifetime. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 89, No. 1; Jan-Feb 2010: p.86-94 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol. 89, No. 1; Jan-Feb 2010: p.86-94 |
| Key Words | Nuclear - Free World ; Nuclear Security ; U.S. Nuclear Agenda ; Russia ; China ; Nuclear Nonproliferation ; Nuclear Test Ban Treaty ; Henry Kissinger ; Barack Obama ; Nuclear Weapons |