Putting national security first

Article Abstract:

The proposed agreement wherein the US would buy 500 tons of highly enriched uranium discarded from Russian nuclear weapons is in jeopardy. Under the agreement, the US would buy fissile materials from the Russians worth $12 billion. The amount of the fissile materials in the transaction would be enough to make over 20,000 nuclear weapons. The deal may not push through because the U.S. Enrichment Corp, the entity authorized to negotiate the agreement, has assigned low rents for government-owned enrichment facilities, an action which would enable it to undersell the depressed uranium market.

Purchasing, International aspects, Military aspects, Uranium industry, Uranium, Nuclear disarmament, United States Enrichment Corp.

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Helsinki: A Pyrrhic victory?

Article Abstract:

Efforts are being made by Presidents Clinton and Yeltsin to have START II approved by the Russian Duma and the U.S. Senate despite differences over NATO expansion. If both presidents can get the support of these legislative bodies, then the Helsinki summit will be considered as a real victory in itself. However, if the opposite scenario will happen, then all these undertakings will prove to be too costly. Strains in the relationship between the west and Russia may develop and even jeopardize arms control efforts for a long time.

Evaluation, Political aspects, Arms control, Strategic Arms Reduction Talks, 1982-1992, Helsinki Summit, 1990

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