Nuclear Challenges and Policy Options for the Next U.S. Administration

Abstract

Three months before the November 2008 U.S. presidential election, the Monterey Nonproliferation Strategy Group (MNSG), an international body of approximately two dozen experienced policy makers and prominent analysts, convened to consider nuclear challenges and policy options for the next U.S. administration. This session was part of an ongoing series of MNSG meetings aimed at identifying realistic and achievable options as groundwork for building consensus or near-consensus on critical issues threatening the NPT. This Occasional Paper comprises a selection of papers presented by participants at the August 2008 meeting: North Korea: Are We on the Right Path?, by Charles L. Pritchard; Iran: Options for the Next Presidency, by Therese Delpech; The Syrian Proliferation Threat, by Leonard S. Spector; Dealing with the Outliers, by Sverre Lodgaard; Preventing further Defections: Early Warning Indicators and Disincentives, by Paul Meyer; Countering the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism, by William C. Potter; Building P-5 Cooperation on Nonproliferation, by Robert Einhorn; U.S.-Russian Relations on Nonproliferation after the Georgia Crisis: A Skeptical (Re-) Engagement or an (Un-) Happy Divorce?, by Vladimir Orlov; U.S.-Russia Cooperation on Iran: Aftermath of the Summer War in Georgia, by Rose Gottemoeller; Sino-U.S. Relations: Dealing with a Rising Power, by Jing-dong Yuan; Progressive and Systemic Steps: Short- and Medium-Term Goals, by Harald Mueller; Taking Disarmament Seriously: Prospects for Changing Strategic Doctrines, by Linton F. Brooks; Prospects for Changing Strategic Doctrines, by Nikolai N. Sokov; Cooperative Security: The Importance of Regional and Other Security Arrangements -- Pointers for a New Administration, by Nabil Fahmy; The NPT Strengthened Review Process: Avoiding a Perfect Storm Fifteen Years Later, by Jean du Preez; Strengthening the NPT, 2010 and Beyond: Restoring Trust and Cooperation -- What Will It Take?, by John Simpson.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA493902

Entities

People

  • Jean Du Preez

Organizations

  • Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • International Trade
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Sociopolitics
  • Treaties
  • Warning Systems

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  • Military History
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Strategic Security Studies