News - January/February issue

Our news section includes extensive coverage of recent congressional actions to push back on some administration nuclear initiatives. These include killing funding for a proposed new nuclear warhead and halting moves toward constructing a civilian spent fuel reprocessing facility. Our analysts also probe the test of a new Iranian missile and the effect that a recent U.S. National Intelligence Estimate on Iran’s nuclear program is having on debates on that subject at the United Nations.

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The Middle East and Africa

• Intel Report Reshapes Iran Sanctions Debate
• Iran Lauds Development of Solid-Fuel Missile
• Congress Slows Saudi Arms Sale

The United States and the Americas

• Hill Reviews Defense Policies; Nixes Warhead
• Mandates Zero In on Certain Conventional Arms
• Congress Ups Nonproliferation Spending for '08
• Congress Alters Bush's Fuel Cycle Plans

Asia and Australia

• U.S.-NK Clash on Nuclear Deadline
• Concerns Raised as South Korea Joins GNEP
  

Europe and the Former Soviet Union

• Russia Suspends CFE Treaty Implementation
• Europe Anti-Missile Plan Faces Hard Sell

The World

• Some Countries to Miss Mine Treaty Deadlines
• BWC States Tackle National Implementation
• Conference Addresses Illicit Nuclear Trafficking
• More States Step Up Anti-Missile Work