Bunker Busters: Washington’s Drive for New Nuclear Weapons

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Contents

Foreword: Ambassador Jonathan Dean . 4

Foreword: Rt. Hon. Menzies Campbell MP 6

Executive Summary . 7

Acronyms and Abbreviations . 13

Introduction 14

CHAPTER 1: Public Policy: New Nukes Debut in US Planning 17

1.1 The Nuclear Posture Review Sets the Scene . 17

1.2 Technological Considerations . 20

1.3 The Question of Testing . 25

1.4 New Nuclear Weapons and Congress . 27

1.5 Is US Deterrence Credible? . 29

CHAPTER 2: Low-Yield Nukes: Old Ideas with a New Twist . 32

2.1 Development Of US Nuclear Policy, 1990-2000 32

2.2 Hardened Targets: The DoD/DOE Response Since 1990 . 38

CHAPTER 3: How US Choices Affect Global Security . 45

3.1 NATO – The Alliance Under Pressure 45

3.2 UK-US Nuclear Relations . 49

3.3 Global Agreements at Stake 53

3.4 Regional Impacts . 61

CHAPTER 4: Conclusions and Recommendations 71

4.1 Immediate Steps to Prevent the Development and Testing of New Weapons . 72

4.2 Confronting Security Threats: Negotiations, Not Nukes 73

Endnotes . 76