Taking the Field: Obama's Nuclear Reforms

US President Barack Obama's nuclear-security agenda is in trouble. It is behind schedule, under-staffed, under attack and battered by some less-than-cooperative international partners. Critics of the administration have dominated the domestic public debate. But after a year of analysis, discuss...

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Published in:Survival (London) 2010-04, Vol.52 (2), p.117-128
Main Author: Cirincione, Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
Arms control & disarmament
Arsenals
Bureaucracy
Cold War
Cooperation
Disarmament
International agreements
International governance
International security
Leadership
Mass Media
National security
Nuclear proliferation
Nuclear strategy
Nuclear weapons
Obama, Barack
Peaceful co-existence
Political discourse
Presidents
Reform
Reforms
Speeches
Supporters
Teams
U.S.A
United States of America
Voter behavior
Weapons
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Summary:US President Barack Obama's nuclear-security agenda is in trouble. It is behind schedule, under-staffed, under attack and battered by some less-than-cooperative international partners. Critics of the administration have dominated the domestic public debate. But after a year of analysis, discussion and speeches, the Obama administration has reached internal consensus, lined up its nuclear initiatives, and begun organising its congressional supporters. The Obama team is finally ready to take the field. The new strategy will roll out in a tight sequence of reports, events, hearings and votes over the first half of 2010. The overall goal is to transition US nuclear policy from one still based on a Cold War strategy of massive arsenals to one suited to prevent, deter and defeat the more discrete threats of the twenty-first century.
ISSN:0039-6338
1468-2699
DOI:10.1080/00396331003764652