Readings

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Inquiry 2010-11 Readings 

• Albert Einstein’s Letters to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• The Atomic Bomb and World War II
  Primary Source Documents from the National Security Archive
• “Doomsday Clock’ Moves One Minute Away from Midnight,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Jan 14, 2010
• “The Future of Nuclear Weapons in an Interdependent World,” Harald Muller, The Washington Quarterly, Spring 2008
• “Nuclear Weapons: The Modernization Myth,” Kingston Reif, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Dec 8, 2009
• “Nuclear Weapons in 21st Century US National Security,” Joint Working Group of AAAS, the American Physical Society, and CSIS, December 2008
• "Contending with the New Radioactive Patriotism," Joshua Pollack, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, July 20, 2010
• “Understanding the US Nuclear Weapons Policy Debate,” Christopher F. Chyba and J.D. Crouch, The Washington Quarterly, July 2009
• “Nuclear Posture Review Report: Executive Summary,” US Department of Defense, April 2010
• “US Nuclear Posture’s New Priorities,” Michael A. Levi, Council on Foreign Relations, Apr 6, 2010
• “The Day After: Action Following a Nuclear Blast in a US City,” Ashton B. Carter et al, The Washington Quarterly, Autumn 2007
• “Prioritizing Investment in Nuclear Security Education,” Fissile Materials Working Group, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Apr 1, 2010
• “2008 World Nuclear Industry Status Report: Western Europe,” Mycle Schneider, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Sept 19, 2008
• “Germany’s Slowing Nuclear Phaseout,” Len Ackland, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Jan 22, 2010
• “NATO’s Tactical Nuclear Dilemma,” Malcolm Chalmers and Simon Lunn, RUSI, March 2010
• “NATO Allies Want US Nuclear Weapons Out of Europe,” Kent Harris, Stars and Stripes, Apr 7, 2010
• “The Strategic Arms Treaty’s Promise,” Stephan Sestanovich, Council on Foreign Relations, Mar 25, 2010
• “Obama and Medvedev Sign Nuclear Arms Reduction Pact,” Peter Baker, The New York Times, Apr 8, 2010
• “In Eastern Europe, Pact with Russians Raises Old Specters,” Dan Bilefsky, The New York Times, Apr 6, 2010
• “Global Implications of the US-India Deal,” George Perkovich, Daedalus, Winter 2010
• “Symbolism Tops Substance in US-India Nuclear Agreement,” Leonard S. Spector, Council on Foreign Relations, Jul 15, 2008
• “North Korea: What Do They Want?” Victor D. Cha, Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, June 11, 2009
• “The Six-Party Talks: Outlining a True Restart,” John W. Lewis and Robert Carlin, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Mar 17, 2010
• “A Mideast Nuclear Chain Reaction,” Joseph Cirincione, Current History, Dec 2008
• “Containing Iran?: Avoiding a Two-Dimensional Strategy in a Four-Dimensional Region,” Dalia Dassa Kaye and Frederic Wehrey, The Washington Quarterly, July 2009
• “Iran’s Nuclear File: Recommendations for the Future,” Abbas Maleki, Daedalus, Winter 2010
• "Israel Ponders a Nuclear Iran," Avner Cohen, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, August 17, 2010
• “How To Read Brazil’s Stance on Iran,” Matias Spektor, Council on Foreign Relations, Mar 4, 2010
• “China’s Hard Choices on Iran,” Jon B. Alterman, CSIS, October 2009
• “There’s Still Nothing New on Iran,” Ivan Oelrich and Ivanka Barzashka, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Mar 19, 2010
• “Obama and Iran: Dialogue or Sanctions?” Kayhan Barzegar, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Mar 23, 2010
• “What If a Nuclear-Armed State Collapses?” Michael O’Hanlon, Current History, November 2006
• “The Seven Myths of Nuclear Terrorism,” Matthew Bunn and Anthony Weir, Current History, April 2005
• “Three Steps to Reducing Nuclear Terrorism,” Micah Zenko and Michael Levi, The Christian Science Monitor, Jan 25, 2010
• “Detecting and Disrupting Illicit Nuclear Trade after AQ Khan,” David Albright et al, The Washington Quarterly, April 2010, p. 270
• “The Limits and Liabilities of Missile Defense,” Philip E. Coyle, Current History, Nov 2006
• “The New Disarmament Discussion,” Sharon Squassoni, Current History, Jan 2009
• “The NPT and the Sources of Nuclear Retraint,” William C. Potter, Daedalus, Winter 2010
• “The Nuclear Renaissance: An Opportunity To Enhance the Culture of Nonproliferation," Anne Lauvergeon, Daedalus, Fall 2009
• “The Reality: A Goal of a World without Nuclear Weapons is Essential,” Sidney Drell and James Goodby, The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2008
• “The Illogic of Zero,” Bruce Tertrais, The Washington Quarterly, April 2010
• “Taking Steps Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons,” Sam Nunn, Daedalus, Fall 2009
• “Enabling a Nuclear Revival, and Managing its Risks,” Matthew Bunn and Martin B. Malin, Innovations, Fall 2009
• “Balancing Risks: Nuclear Energy and Climate Change,” Robert H. Socolow and Alexander Glaser, Daedalus, Fall 2009
• “The Climatic Consequences of Nuclear War,” Steven Starr, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Mar 12, 2010
• “The Growth of Nuclear Power: Drivers and Constraints,” Richard K. Lester and Robert Rosner, Daedalus, Fall 2009
• "The Reality of France’s Aggressive Nuclear Power Push,” Mycle Schneider, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, June 3, 2008
• “A Skeptic’s View of Nuclear Energy,” Harold A. Feiveson, Daedalus, Fall 2009
• “The Global Nuclear Safety Regime,” Richard A. Meserve, Daedalus, Fall 2009
• “Advice for the Blue Ribbon Commission,” Robert Alvarez, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Mar 24, 2010