The Brazilian Bomb: South America goes Ballistic

NEW REPUBLIC August 13, 1990, p. 10-11 As the United States worries about missiles in the hands of Iraq and other countries in the Middle East, an egregious case of…

Must the U.S. Give Brazil and Iraq the Bomb?

The New York Times July 29, 1990, p. 19 Iraq, with modern armed forces numbering a million and with a leader driven by dangerous ambitions, started a war with Iran, threatens…

Attention, Nuke-Mart Shoppers!

The Washington Post July 22, 1990, p. C2 On July 1, the United States and its allies lifted export controls on the very nuclear weapon triggers — called “krytons” —…

Testimony: Iraqi Efforts to Build WMD

Testimony of Gary Milhollin Director, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations June 15, 1990 I am pleased to have this opportunity to address…

Asia’s Nuclear Nightmare: The German Connection

The Washington Post June 10, 1990, p. C1 Despite the summit’s rosy afterglow, the risk of nuclear war is higher now than at any time in the past decade —…

Why Are We Helping the Third World Go Nuclear?

The Washington Post April 1, 1990, p. C1 Last week’s allegations of a plot to smuggle nuclear warhead detonators from the United States to Iraq, together with reports that China…

Poison Gas Laws: Still Leaking

The New York Times March 25, 1990, Section 4, Page 19 When Libya’s poison-gas plant burned down last week, many people were relieved. Instead, they should have been horrified –…

India’s Missiles – With a Little Help from Our Friends

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists November 1989, pp. 31-35 Last May 22, India became the first country to test a strategic missile derived from a civilian space program. The missile’s…