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Item Conceptual Approach to Threat Reduction Expansion: Context and Principles(2004-07-27) Thornton, Charles L.; CISSMWorkshop on "Expanding Threat Reduction: Evaluating New Opportunities." For the purposes of this presentation, "Nunn-Lugar" and "CTR" refer to all of the various programs managed by the U.S. Departments of Defense (DoD), Energyn (DOE), State (DOS), etceteras, and their counterpart agencies in the former Soviet Union. Although CTR is the official name only of the DoD program, there is no other convenient moniker with which to refer to all U.S. Government efforts in this area. Charles Thornton is a Graduate Fellow at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland.Item The G8 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction(2002-09-01) Thornton, Charles L.; CISSMThe Group of Eight (G8) leaders issued a statement from their summit in Kananaskis, Canada, on June 27, 2002, announcing a new initiative to formalize multilateral nonproliferation cooperation.2 According to the statement, the G8 nations will coordinate the funding and implementation of projects to prevent terrorists and other proliferators from acquiring nuclear, chemical, radiological, and biological weapons; missiles; and related materials, equipment, and technology. Intended initially to direct projects toward Russia, the G8 Statement leaves open the possibility of expanding similar efforts in the future to other Newly Independent States (NIS)of the former Soviet Union and possibly to other regions of proliferation concern. In the statement, the G8 nations committed up to $20 billion to support such projects over the next 10 years. Charles L. Thornton is a doctoral candidate at the University of Maryland, where he is a graduate research fellow in the School of Public Affair"s Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland.Item Russia's Tactical Nuclear Weapons(2003-11-01) Arbman, Gunner; Thornton, Charles L.; CISSMThis is the first part in a series of two on Russia's tactical nuclear weapons (TNW). In this report we provide some background information on Russian TNW and discuss policy issues. Russia's nuclear force structure, including what is openly known about its TNW developments since 1991, is addressed. In particular, the three documents on foreign policy, national security (blueprint), and military doctrine, published in 2000, are analysed with regard to their TNW guidelines. Based on a review of the threats currently facing Russia and how they affect Russia's TNW requirements, we conclude with a section on the implications for Russia"s neighbours and strategic partners. We conclude that Russia is likely to maintain a sizeable fraction of its present TNW arsenal for the foreseeable future as a cost-effective and vital defence component. The main reasons for this conclusion are related to Russian concerns about a future potentially expansionist NATO and, to some extent, China. On the other hand, Russia's problems along its southern front and in Central Asia, while of significant magnitude, are believed to have little, if any, impact on its future reliance on TNW. An exception would be if nuclear proliferation were to occur in the Middle East region combined with rising anti- Russian sentiments among Moslems in the area. Charles L. Thornton is a doctoral candidate at the University of Maryland, where he is a graduate research fellow in the School of Public Affair"s Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland.