Washington, DC—The White House:
Washington, DC—The White House
No Loose Nukes:
No Loose Nukes Actions Required for A-level Performance:
Make preventing nuclear terrorism an absolute priority
US and Russian presidents must engage his counterpart in a joint program to assure no nuclear weapons or materials are stolen
Appoint individuals of stature reporting directly to US and Russian presidents as commanders in the war on nuclear terrorism
Develop new “gold standard” for security of world’s nuclear weapons and materials
Secure all nuclear weapons and materials to the gold standard as fast as technically possible on a set timetable
Overcome bureaucratic obstacles, e.g., US-Russian liability and access disputes
Lead a joint US-Russian campaign to persuade other nuclear states to adopt the gold standard
Draw on previous nuclear cooperation with China to enlist Pakistan in the preventing nuclear terrorism club
Launch Global Cleanout campaign to take back HEU from both Soviet- and US-supplied research reactors on fastest technically feasible timetable
Hold accountable cabinet-level officials at DOE-State and Industry and Energy-Foreign Affairs for Global Cleanout
No New Nascent Nukes:
No New Nascent Nukes Actions Required for A-level Performance:
Close current NPT loophole that permits signatories to develop nuclear fuel production capabilities
Orchestrate consensus that there will be no new national HEU enrichment or Pu reprocessing
Guarantee supply of reactor fuel to non-nuclear weapons states at prices less than half national production costs
Organize program to securely store spent fuel from civilian reactors
Persuade all states to adopt the Additional Protocol
Limit import of equipment for existing civilian programs to states that have signed Additional Protocol
Criminalize proliferation on both domestic and international levels
Expand Proliferation Security Initiative beyond current 16 states
Make grand bargain with Iran: in exchange for dismantlement of enrichment and reprocessing facilities, offer fuel-cycle agreement, acceptance of Bushehr, relaxation of trade sanctions, and security guarantee
Pose credible threats to Iran sufficient to persuade it to accept grand bargain
Accelerate and highlight deep cuts in US-Russian nuclear arms, and minimize role of nuclear weapons as fulfillment of NPT Article IV
Resume Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT) negotiations
No New Nuclear States:
No New Nuclear States Actions Required for A-level Performance:
Draw bright line under today’s eight nuclear powers and declare: no more
Subordinate all policy objectives on N. Korea (e.g., regime change) to this goal
Send Rice or Powell to Pyongyang for candid private discussions on condition that all nuclear activity is frozen for duration of talks
Offer carrots in exchange for verifiable dismantlement: bilateral non-aggression pledge, expansion of food aid, resumption of Japan-S. Korea fuel shipments
Describe further phased benefits: financing for natural gas pipeline, construction of two light-water reactors, aid for infrastructure reconstruction, N. Korean Nunn-Lugar, eventual normalization of relations
Pose credible threat to North Korea sufficient to persuade it to choose nuclear disarmament
Ratify Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)