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1. The Permanent Crisis

   Iran’s Nuclear Trajectory

   By Shashank Joshi

   Series: Whitehall Papers

   The quickening pace of Iran’s nuclear activities has produced an international sense of urgency. Sanctions have intensified, while fears of an Israeli strike abound. Talks have briefly eased the tension, before failing due to fundamental differences between Iran and the West. There seem to be dim...

   Published December 20th 2012 by Routledge
2. Less is Better

   Nuclear Restraint at Low Numbers

   By Malcolm Chalmers

   Series: Whitehall Papers

   Despite the rise of ‘new’ security threats like terrorism, cyber-war and piracy, the terrible destructive power of nuclear weapons still hangs over the world. Discussion on further strategic nuclear arms reduction has tended to be dominated by the analysis of possible trade-offs between the US and...

   Published October 4th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Global Partnership Against WMD

   Success and Shortcomings of G8 Threat Reduction since 9/11

   By Alan Heyes, Wyn Q. Bowen, Hugh Chalmers

   Series: Whitehall Papers

   The 9/11 terrorist attacks prompted a new urgency in efforts to deal with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear proliferati on. The potential acquisition and use by terrorist groups of such weaponry was suddenly a much increased threat. The G8 Global Partnership against the Spread of...

   Published September 26th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Afghan Papers

   Committing Britain to War in Helmand, 2005–06

   By Michael Clarke

   Series: Whitehall Papers

   In 2006, British forces entered the Helmand Province of Afghanistan in what would become one of the defining military campaigns of the decade. At great cost in blood and treasure, the UK waged a protracted counter-insurgency against a resurgent Taliban. But how was the decision taken to commit...

   Published June 21st 2012 by Routledge