India and Pakistan's nuclear arms race: out of the closet but not in the street

Article Abstract:

The fear of aggression and mutual distrust have prompted India and Pakistan to develop their nuclear weapon production capabilities, though both countries do not wish to use them. India began its nuclear weapons program with a 12-kiloton peaceful nuclear explosion in the Rajasthan Desert in 1974, and is today capable of producing weapon grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Bombay. Aided by Europe, China and the US, Pakistan produces weapon grade uranium at Kahuta, near Islamabad, and separates plutonium at the Pinstech complex near Rawalpindi. Both countries possess aircraft that can deliver atomic weapons.

India, Pakistan, Arms race

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Iraq's quest for the nuclear grail: what can we learn?

Article Abstract:

The Iraqi nuclear weapons program serves as a reminder that regulations on the international transfer of nuclear and dual use materials have to be tightened. Inspections made by the International Atomic Energy Agency have revealed that Iraq was well on its way to developing a nuclear weapon, and it was only Iraq's defeat in the gulf war which stopped it. The extent of the program showed that current regulations on the international trade of nuclear and dual use materials cannot ensure the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.

Reports, Investigations, International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear weapons information

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Iraq's reconstitution of its nuclear weapons program

Article Abstract:

Iraq continues to pose a major threat to global peace. Experts believe that it has replenished its nuclear weaponry after the Gulf War and uses clandestine methods of production. Moreover, its ability to circumvent the United Nations Security Council's inspection system protects its weapon sites from detection and destruction. Unrestricted arms production will guarantee its domination of the Middle East region and will render other countries impotent to defend the region.

Military policy, Arms control

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