Nov 5, 2004 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Bipartisan Security Group, China, Cold War, Denuclearization, DPE, France, Global Security Institute, India, Iraq, Israel, North Korea, NPT, Pakistan, Russia, Speeches & Presentations, U.S., UK
In 1958, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan made clear the reason the United Kingdom acquired nuclear weapons. Referring to the British nuclear weapon program, Macmillan said in a television interview that “the independent contribution [i.e., British...
Oct 28, 2004 | Biothreats, Global Security Institute, GSI News, Iraq, Jonathan Granoff, NPT, U.S., United Nations
The inspection disarmament efforts through the UN system worked in Iraq. The invasion was not necessary. Billions of dollars have been squandered, thousands of lives and limbs lost, and the people of Iraq live in increasing poverty and insecurity. Did this happen...
Jun 21, 2004 | Disarmament, DPE, Dr. Jane Goodall, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, Russia, Senator Alan Cranston, U.S.
“It’s difficult enough to think about one’s own mortality; it’s overwhelming to think about the mortality of the species. And that’s what we’re talking about.” So said Jonathan Granoff ’70 on the Public Radio...
Apr 27, 2004 | Bipartisan Security Group, Media, Nuclear Proliferation, Pakistan, Russia, U.S.
April 27, 2004 The President’s 11 February speech at the National Defense University set out seven proposals to strengthen America’s, and the world’s, non-proliferation efforts. Each of the proposals is a step in the right direction. Indeed, if the...
Apr 27, 2004 | Biothreats, China, DPE, France, India, Iraq, Israel, Libya, North Korea, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Pakistan, Russia, U.S., UK
Today, I want to comment especially on a number of the proposals President Bush made at the National Defense University on February 11 on proliferation. But before I do that, I should say that the present state of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, the complex of...
Apr 27, 2004 | Ambassador Henrik Salander, Biothreats, Disarmament, Global Security Institute, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Pakistan, U.S.
About BSG BSG Experts News Room BSG Publications Newsletter Sign Up Remarks by Ambassador Henrik Salander, Secretary-General, Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (WMDC) I want to thank the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation for including me in this panel. I...
Apr 21, 2004 | DPE, Global Security Institute, Iraq, Jonathan Granoff, News and Updates, Robert Grey, U.S., United Nations
People make mistakes. We should not be too surprised or dismayed at the failure of intelligence regarding weapons in Iraq. We now know that blood and treasure is being spent based on speculation or evidence ignored. David Kay’s testimony that Iraq did not pose a...
Dec 15, 2003 | Biothreats, Disarmament, Global Security Institute, Hiroshima, Jonathan Granoff, Nagasaki, North Korea, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, U.S., United Nations
About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter Sign Up There are approximately 30,000 nuclear weapons in the world, 90 percent of which are possessed by Russia and the United States. The United...
Dec 13, 2003 | Bipartisan Security Group, Iraq, Media, Robert Grey, U.S.
Chicago Sun Times December 13, 2003 In his memoir, A World Transformed, former President George Bush in discussing the Gulf War made the following observation: ”Trying to eliminate Saddam would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Apprehending...
Oct 25, 2003 | Cold War, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Media, Nuclear Proliferation, U.S.
October 25, 2003 Fear continues to govern the vision of many of the world’s leaders and they instill it in the people in order to further their own fear-based agendas. Since the end of the Cold War, the world has spent more than $10 trillion on armaments. The...
Oct 2, 2003 | 9-11, Ambassador Thomas Graham, Biothreats, Cold War, Denuclearization, Global Terrorism, Hiroshima, Media, NATO, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, U.S.
Remarks by Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr. “The Limits of Unilateralism” Washington, D.C. October 2, 2003 Disarmament, arms control, is not a new issue. In the Middle Ages, the Pope outlawed the crossbow declaring it to be “hateful to God and...
Oct 2, 2003 | Biothreats, Global Terrorism, Media, Michael Douglas, Nuclear Proliferation, U.S., United Nations
“The Limits of Unilateralism” Washington, D.C. October 2, 2003 It is a great honor to be here with you, especially because of the example set by the Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation and its co chairs Congressman Chris Shays and Ed Markey. I...
Sep 26, 2003 | Media, NATO, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, U.S.
September 26, 2003 Introduction. The Center for Analysis and Planning of the Greek Ministry for Foreign Affairs organized in Athens on May 30-31 2003 an International Conference on Nuclear Proliferation. The participants (see Appendix I) were from nations that...
Sep 2, 2003 | 9-11, Global Terrorism, India, Jonathan Granoff, NATO, NPT, Pakistan, Russia, U.S.
Introduction. The Center for Analysis and Planning of the Greek Ministry for Foreign Affairs organized in Athens on May 30-31 2003 an International Conference on Nuclear Proliferation. The participants (see Appendix I) were from nations that possess nuclear...
Aug 22, 2003 | India, Iraq, Media, North Korea, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Pakistan, Robert Grey, U.S., United Nations
August 22, 2003 In Memoriam: Sergio Vieira de Mello and Arthur Helton Two great men, Sergio Vieira de Mello and Arthur Helton, were among the 20 people who died in the explosion at the United Nations in Iraq this week. Sergio Vieira de Mello, United Nations High...
Aug 14, 2003 | Media, North Korea, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Robert Grey, U.S., United Nations
August 14, 2003 The Bush administration and its critics agree that the viability of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is crucial to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear materials. Any actions to prevent nuclear proliferation must reinforce...
Jul 18, 2003 | Global Security Institute, Global Terrorism, India, Jonathan Granoff, Nuclear Proliferation, Pakistan, Religion and Nuclear Deterrence, U.S., U.S. Congress
About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter Sign Up A PDF version of this report can be found here By Nadine M. Kjellberg July 18, 2002–WASHINGTON, DC–Addressing a spill over crowd of...
Jun 17, 2003 | Iran, Jonathan Granoff, Media, North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, Pakistan, U.S.
WorldLink TV June 17, 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kim Spencer(415) 457-5222 or Jennifer Spoerri(510) 757-3321 Cornerstone of WorldLink TV’s “Red Alert” Week, Show Features Leading Nuclear Experts Discussing New Nuclear Threat (San Francisco,...
May 31, 2003 | 9-11, Global Terrorism, India, Jonathan Granoff, Media, NATO, North Korea, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Pakistan, Russia, U.S.
Greek Ministry for Foreign Affairs Center for Analysis and Planning Introduction. The Center for Analysis and Planning of the Greek Ministry for Foreign Affairs organized in Athens on May 30-31 2003 an International Conference on Nuclear Proliferation. The...
Apr 22, 2003 | Denuclearization, Media, North Korea, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Op Eds, Russia, U.S.
April 22, 2003 The Bush administration wrongly believes it can eliminate the nuclear threat by wars of prevention. This policy may actually stimulate efforts by other countries to quickly obtain nuclear weapons. Earlier this spring, North Korea became the first...
Apr 22, 2003 | China, Denuclearization, France, Media, North Korea, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Op Eds, Russia, U.S.
The Progressive April 22, 2003 The Bush administration wrongly believes it can eliminate the nuclear threat by wars of prevention. This policy may actually stimulate efforts by other countries to quickly obtain nuclear weapons. Earlier this spring, North Korea became...
Mar 25, 2003 | Biothreats, Denuclearization, Disarmament, DPE, Iraq, Jonathan Granoff, Nadine Kjellberg, Nobel Summit, North Korea, Robert Grey, U.S., United Nations
A)- On March 25, the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation of the US Congress will host a panel on The Biological Weapons Convention: Relevance for International and National Security. The Bipartisan Security Group (a program of the Global Security...
Jan 15, 2003 | Global Terrorism, Iraq, Media, Robert Grey, U.S., United Nations
San Francisco Chronicle Wednesday, January 15, 2003 Sept. 11, 2001 focused the attention of the world on the threat of global terrorism, and the international community responded collectively to the threat it posed. But the tools for collective international action...
Jan 10, 2003 | Human Rights, Iraq, Jonathan Granoff, Media, North Korea, U.S., United Nations
San Diego Union Tribune January 10, 2003 War does not exist without the shedding of innocent blood. Under the best-case scenario, Iraq’s children – present victims of the Ba’ath Party mafiocracy with its Don, Saddam Hussein – will suffer most....
Jan 10, 2003 | Bipartisan Security Group, Denuclearization, Global Terrorism, Iraq, Jonathan Granoff, Robert Grey, U.S., United Nations
Sept. 11, 2001 focused the attention of the world on the threat of global terrorism, and the international community responded collectively to the threat it posed. But the tools for collective international action are being undermined by a small, radical and...
Dec 11, 2002 | Iran, Iraq, Jonathan Granoff, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, U.S.
Photo: Nassau Hall, Princeton Universit On December 11, 2002 Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School hosted a Community Forum: “What’s Next in Iraq? Is War Inevitable?” The Panel Discussion was moderated by Dean Anne-Marie Slaughter. Panelists...
