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Disarmament Diplomacy
Issue No. 39, July - August 1999
Editor's Introduction
The latest edition of Disarmament Diplomacy reflects on a
hectic two months in the arms control world. Documents and
Sources features material from the report of the Tokyo Forum of
arms control experts, unproductive discussions between the US and
Russia on disarmament priorities, a draft nuclear-weapons doctrine
issued by the Indian Government, the latest exchanges in the debate
over US ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, a UN
Security Council resolution on children in armed conflict, and a UN
report containing proposals to counter the proliferation of small
arms. News Review includes coverage of the 54th anniversary
of the atomic bombing of Japan, a Congressional report critical of
US non-proliferation policy, the continuing repercussions of the
Cox Report into alleged Chinese nuclear espionage in America, a
Chinese ballistic missile test and concern at the prospect of
another such test by North Korea, and the latest fruitless
exchanges at the UN over the future direction of policy towards
Iraq. In her final Geneva Update of the year, Rebecca
Johnson reports on the depressing conclusion of a forlorn year at
the Conference on Disarmament.
The issue also features two guest contributions. From the
University of Georgia, Anupam Srivastava considers the prospects of
Russia being prized away from its current, staunch defence of the
Anti- Ballistic Missile Treaty, and assesses the likely strategic
and arms control impact of any weakening of the Treaty. Graham
Pearson, Visiting Professor at Bradford University's Department of
Peace Studies, summarises the latest, encouraging progress towards
agreeing a verification Protocol for the Biological and Toxin
Weapons Convention.
Farewell to Sean Howard
After nearly four years as Editor of Disarmament
Diplomacy, Dr. Sean Howard is leaving for Nova Scotia. As its
founding Editor, Sean has guided Disarmament Diplomacy
through political change and crashing computers with calm sense and
good humour. The staff and board of the Acronym Institute wish Sean
and Lee-Anne the very best in their new life in Canada.
Fortunately, due to the wonders of modern communications, Sean will
not be entirely lost to us, so you may see his name here in the
future.
© 1999 The Acronym Institute.
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