US - Russia Developments

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Developments in 2003

News and Analysis

From Disarmament Diplomacy

• US Policy: WMD, Good and Bad , by Stephen Pullinger, Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.73, October - November 2003
• Congress Embraces New Nuclear Agenda, Opens Door Wider to 'Mini-Nukes', Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.72, August - September 2003
• Moscow Treaty Enters into Force, Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.72, August - September 2003
• Faltering Path to Initial US Missile Defence Deployments, Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.72, August - September 2003
• Moscow Treaty on Hold over Iraq as US Pushes New Thinking on Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.71, June - July 2003
• Fast-Track US Missile Defence Plans Defended, News Review Special Edition, April 1 - May 10, 2003
• Duma Postpones Ratification of Moscow Treaty on Eve of US-Led War in Iraq, Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.70, April - May 2003
• CTR Under Fire As US Report Urges Greater Access to Russia WMD Sites, News Review Special Edition, February 1 - April 1, 2003
• Agreement on Russia Plutonium Reactor Shutdowns, News Review Special Edition, February 1 - April 1, 2003
• New Clouds Over Russia's CW Destruction Plans, News Review Special Edition, February 1 - April 1, 2003
• Good News for Non-Proliferation? The Changing Relationship Between Russia, NATO and the NPT, by Sverre Lodgaard, Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.69, February - March 2003
• US Unveils National Strategy to Combat WMD, Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.69, February - March 2003
• US Outlines Plans for Missile Defence, Nuclear Weapons Programmes, Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.69, February - March 2003
• Key Senate Committee Endorses Moscow Treaty, Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.69, February - March 2003
• US Energy Department Requests Record Non-Proliferation Funding, Disarmament Diplomacy, Issue No.69, February - March 2003
• Russia Begins CW Stockpile Destruction, News Review Special Edition, November 15 - February 1, 2003

From Disarmament Documentation

• '[I]t is unclear to us why UNMOVIC and IAEA are not being informed,' Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Sergey Lavrov on Iraq, November 21
• '[T]he project has faced intense political opposition in Congress and elsewhere', Senator Lugar on the Nunn-Lugar Program, November 19
• Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov on Iraq and Iran, November 18
• US, Russia Joint Statement on Return of Russian Research Reactor Fuel, and on joint venture in Russian closed nuclear city, November 5 & 7
• '[C]almly negative', Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Alexander Yakovenko on further NATO enlargement, October 29
• Meeting Between US President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Camp David, Maryland, September 27
• 'We Need A Systemic Vision Combining Political And, When Necessary, Military Measures': Statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin, UN General Assembly, September 25
• Return of HEU from Romania to Russia: US Energy Department Statement, September 22
• Moscow International Non-Proliferation Conference, September 19-20: Statements by UN, Russian, US & Iranian Officials
• 'The US Is Not Accentuating The "Axis" Now, But Readiness For Discussion': Interview with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak, September 17
• US-Russia BioIndustry Initiative, September 15
• 'A Crisis Dangerous Enough': Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Fedotov, interview on North Korea, August 6
• Russia Announces DPRK Agreement To Participate In Six-Party Talks, July 31
• US-Russian Plutonium Reactor Shutdown Agreement: New Implementation Measures Agreed, July 17
• 'Our Future Relationship With Russia Will Depend In Large Measure On Our Ability To Work Together In Facing The Related Security Threats Of Terrorism And The Proliferation Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction': Speech by Alexander Vershbow, US Ambassador to Russia, June 28
• Putin Press Conference & Interview, June 21 - 22, 2003
• NATO/NRC Meetings, Madrid, June 3/4
• Bush-Putin Meeting, St. Petersburg, June 1: Joint Statement & Press Conference
• US Assistance in Russian Plutonium Reactor Shutdowns: Energy Department Press Release, May 27
• 'The NPT Regime Is Not Working': Speech by Alexander Vershbow, US Ambassador to Russia, May 26
• The US-Russia Nuclear Relationship: Interview with Georgy Mamedov, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, May 15
• Russian Foreign Minister/US Secretary of State Press Conference, Moscow, May 14
• Russian Duma Ratification of the Moscow Treaty, May 14
• 'Where are those arsenals of weapons of mass destruction, if they indeed were in existence', Press Conference with Tony Blair and Vladimir Putin, April 29
• Selected French/Russian Comment on Iraq, March 24/27
• 'Operation Iraqi Freedom': A Compilation of Statements & Reaction to the Beginning of Military Operations, March 19/23
• A Peaceful Path to Disarmament? Presentation of Draft UNMOVIC/IAEA Work Programmes, UN Security Council Meeting on Iraq, March 19
• 'Non-Proliferation Is A Team Effort': Congressional Testimony by John Wolf, US Assistant Secretary of State for Non-Proliferation, March 19
• US-Russia Agreement on Russian Plutonium Reactor Shutdowns, March 12
• US Senate Approves Moscow Treaty, March 6
• China-Russia Communiqués on Iraq and North Korea, February 27
• US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Moscow Treaty, February 5
• Non-Proliferation & US-Russia Relations: Comments by Alexander Vershbow, US Ambassador to Russia, January 9

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