The Korean peninsula has played a central role in US nuclear planning since the Korean War. Cold War nuclear deployments in South Korea by the United States are documented in the article “Where They Were.” Examples of modern planning are available here. FOIA Documents >> Post-Cold War nuclear planning >> US nuclear strike training and […]
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The Nautilus Institute Nuclear Strategy Project: The Sun City Study
After the signing of the START II treaty in January 1993, the Clinton administration’s goal of further cutting the military budget and the Bottom-up Review prompted STRATCOM to conduct a study of alternative force structures. The study examined nine different force structures, six of which were at the 3,500 START II accountable limit. Option 1 […]
The Nautilus Institute Nuclear Strategy Project: STRATCOM’s View
In November 1992, shortly after the Washington Summit Agreement between the United States and Russia — and a few months before the START II Treaty was signed, representatives for US Strategic Command (STRATCOM) went to Washington, DC, to brief Defense Secretary Richard B. Cheney and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell about the implications […]
US Strategic Command Force Studies
New (July 2001): Get Matrix of Deterrence and supporting FOIA documents on CD As the unified command in charge of U.S. nuclear forces, U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) periodically conducted force structure studies during the 1990s to assess the impact that arms control, new weapons, and world changes on the nation’s security and the viability of […]
Li Bin
Li Bin received his Bachelor and Master Degrees in Physics from Peking University in 1985 and 1988, respectively. In 1990, he entered the Graduate School of China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP) to study arms control. At the same time, he worked as a part-time technical assitant at the Committee of Science, Technology and Industry […]
US EAST ASIAN REGIONAL SECURITY FUTURES: POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS AND NEGATIVE FACTORS
ABSTRACT Following the end of the cold war, a lot of positive developments have been witnessed in the regional security in the East Asia. These developments include the continuous relaxation of the tension in the region, which resulted from the Soviet and Russian withdrawal from the region and the end of superpower confrontation; political solutions […]
PRACTICAL STEPS FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
“Partnership for Peace: Building Long-term Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia” The Second Collaborative Workshop on East Asia Regional Security Futures The Center for American Studies, Fudan University Shanghai, China, March 3-4, 2001 PRACTICAL STEPS FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT by Mitsuru Kurosawa Osaka University, Japan ABSTRACT The 2000 NPT Review Conference was held in April and May […]
Kurosawa Mitsuru
KUROSAWA Mitsuru is Professor of International Law and International Relations at Osaka School of International Public Policy and Faculty of Law, Osaka University, Japan. He received his Bachelors, Law, Masters and Doctorate degrees from Osaka University. He also has been a Visiting Scholar at the University of Virginia, School of Law. He is the author […]
Masahiro Matsumara
Dr. Matsumura is Professor of International Politics at St. Andrew’s University in Osaka, Japan. He specializes in US-Japan alliance and defense industrial policy. He earned an LL.B. from Kwansei Gakuin Univeristy, an M.A. in political science from Ohio University, and a Ph.D. in government and politics from the Univesrity of Maryland. he was a Strategic […]
Dr. Chung-in Moon
Dr. Chung-in Moon is Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies and Professor of Political Science, Yonsei University. Prior to joining to the Yonsei faculty, he taught at the University of Kentucky, Williams College, and University of California, San Diego. He has published fifteen books and over 150 articles in edited volumes and such […]