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Editor's NOTE
Jul 01, 2009; ... The security of Pakistan's nuclear weapons and infrastructure has been the subject of much coverage and debate in recent months as Pakistani government forces have stepped up their fight against insurgents. In this month's issue, two leading experts offer detailed analyses of the risks and ...
Toward a Nuclear Freeze in South Asia
Jul 01, 2009; ... Ten years ago this month, tens of thousands of Indian and Pakistani soldiers faced off in a confrontation over the disputed Kashmir region. If not for intensive U.S.led crisis diplomacy, that standoff and another in 2002 could have led to war between the two nuclear-armed rivals. Since ...
Notable Quotable
Jul 01, 2009; ... "Speaking before the Japanese Diet on November 1 1, 1983, President Ronald Reagan said, 'The only value in possessing nuclear weapons is to make sure they can't be used ever. I know I speak for people everywhere when I say our dream is to see the day when nuclear weapons will be banished from ...
BY THE NUMBERS
Jul 01, 2009; ... Trends in Military Expenditures* $1,464 Billion Total world military expenditures in 2008 $607 Billion Total U.S. military expenditures in 2008 67% Increase in U.S. military expenditures since 1998** $85 Billion Total Chinese ...
Ten Years Ago in ACT
Jul 01, 2009; ... Pakistan's Road to a Minimum Nuclear Deterrent "Pakistan again finds itself in a highly fluid situation whereby its own nuclear weapons policies keep evolving on an ad hoc, reactive basis in response to Indian actions. India and Pakistan's ...