INTRODUCTIONIn April 1991, U.S. intelligence revealed that China was selling Pakistan a nuclear-capable missile and selling Algeria a reactor that could make nuclear weapon material. These revelations come at a…
Nuclear
This is a list of the Wisconsin Project’s work related to nuclear weapons. One nuclear weapon could kill millions and destroy the natural environment. It is the most dangerous weapon on earth. Preventing the spread of technology and material that can be used in such weapons is the Wisconsin Project’s founding mission and our ongoing objective.
Testimony: Iraqi Nuclear Weapon Threat
Testimony of Gary Milhollin Director, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control Before the Senate Committee on Armed Services November 30, 1990 I am pleased to have this opportunity to address…
Better Nuclear Prevention Than Cure
International Herald Tribune November 29, 1990, p. 4 WASHINGTON — Should President George Bush use the US forces of Operation Desert Shield to strike at Iraq’s nuclear effort just a…
A Mideast Dilemma: What Is Saddam’s Nuclear Timetable?
The Washington Post, Outlook November 25, 1990, p. C5 On Thanksgiving Day President Bush told our troops in the Persian Gulf that the Iraqi nuclear-weapon program may be more advanced…
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 —…
Israel’s A-Bombs and Norway’s Heavy Water: The Steps to Revelation
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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…