— me WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008 Wa Shek Joan Agia Toward a Nuclear-Free World EDITORIALS & OPINION extended, an th arth reductions ‘rec upom th 2002 sco Treaty SaepcOfensre Redstone Soule ‘be competed a5 sor as posable + Take tes to nereoe the warning ‘and decion nes for the unc al ‘rare alte mises, there F ‘hg ris of celdental or uratorged aia eee ee cs se ‘The steps we are taking The concept mand authotities sufficient wrotmeccete, Yechaly eeamantine ron [a SHR MOE er destattec has pounce tee mecezaaumeade” destructionhas We Sarena, ‘tive and increasingly hazard- long outlived arf pe ne threats ‘One year age, in an essay. its usefulness. ‘consequences if the cost- wale Bee Serie seers oe eee eh wen te wee conamattd asia Seema pr ae ‘ultimately to end ther a eto ‘Se won he ees moet ne _goving pla space that has ben exe ‘Sd to address Cee rus ove the pst Sst hasbeen extovdinary wl sone Festive respotae frm pote al ore. fe woe ‘fens he ought ths dy te support Or alo eee atm cae COearer tha neler weapons ze nooner nea of acing sary infact with ‘tery passing Yar they make er eect) ‘Wl ree ofmadearwespnsand acon Rieger and a ‘ait Ui the veo cea west ns in eeu poly. These to sans |e separte bu they are mally ee fing ot nee a othe vc hae obo cea by cans of gereral spor or Sait from oer ores of hs eth nani epelonee a arear- lesef stat and defenoy apd national ee iy advises These nchide: Madeline A ‘Wht, Ahaha James Dake 1 Samuel R Berger, hgnew Reena, ‘ran Carus, Warren Chreapr, Wa Ili Cobe, Lawrence Bglburger, Melvin Lr, Anthony Late, kobe erate, ‘Seber Wetanare abe aks Pow ‘Tepe by tl ecto in Oetber 200 re convened teat of the past ix ‘ainitrations alongwith a numberof ber experts op mua sete freon ‘Gaonce a Stanford vert Hoover I Suton There was general agement {tbogt the Importance of he son Jha fe of mater weapons a «de {o or thinking about nen polls and ‘Sout he inportane of sere of steps, ‘ht wil pal or back om te mea” preci. "he US. ant Rusia, whch posts ‘ioe 0 O88 ofthe ord aces mar Bas, have a speial esponstty, bio ‘on and expeience to enna ade ship but oer sane mast on nme saps ae lead i prorat such 9 he onghng Tedious ft the mu ier of nua dane ‘Tang, br states, bombers and wes ‘the nearer sepe atthe LS. and Russi could ea, bepag 2008, can in of themes tansy oars ‘melee dagers. They nde ‘resin hl went onioing ‘and verification requirements, should be ‘mented it Ging a rat rons in he ‘US ctusean resins by introducing uta agreed sna wee piel Be erste cormsananconol tg fn etc tht tre rat rom the co a slong Wid fork ethan the Smt 3 Bats Barge center Moscow Reduces tensions (rer mae defence wil entaoze the pos $y pom onthe er ge fy. Fare aos wel ake broad er operation soc ve ica, + Dematnay accelerate work 1 pro vide the highs pase stander of secu 7 far rl weapons, ll afr a (Bar mater evoraere the wold te prove terres rom suit @ mea? end. Ther ara men verbo ater ‘Sein more than 30 cout aoand ori and thse are recent veors of a lee aftemps to setgpemileae mate ‘alin Ester Europe ade Catena ‘Me US, Rusa ad other nations Cat Jae wien ie ae (Basin cooperation withthe fates: ‘nal Ate ery Agency AEA, Stull key sl ebbing to bple= set tated Mates Sera” Gunes Sion lating rong mln eerie ‘und hs rercn 6 poe or ‘propriate, eesve ser these t+ cos he country ad unloaded, Yor 35 ‘ours, ro one ke here the wateads vee fever a hey were lala + start a deta, incuding wiih ‘Re dear wecpons dead rtd ruslear weapons desire or fo toembarce esc and (aft stop foward caret eco forthe a ht event elation. ‘These tle nl ore pera slat are, givon ther characteristics, | Ine seston ares for ernst sro the moans of monitoring tonsa whe tcl Nooo firey rsa outer oe ge | Dal sored of adoaneed teint Mare gators of he NPT + Adept a proves for ringing the Com _proncive Yet Ben eat (ED tga he which would street the HE sada trmicit ment cree_| Sees i ir pean ‘veg ie eanne npovebea Suriletan date oferta Stout syst o enti sedate explosive ‘nuclear tests in ¥| Say ike cWpt ind sean ta Sethe tei popes oa ies ue eanlg et Tein Be elcbliy stn ae See fe irs aka end Silere sbi Compre ‘fatbenSeay Gorin a fie pw monedg nant 6 fed eran eft oe US see up nora npr vet se steps ty the US. | and Rss, the dale mst boat tm imersatinal ele eluding over | ‘Sear at well as mele nitions, i ya i nt | without macear weapons nto ats by ap- | loaded ona US At Popes plane flows.a Those recorded inte US. Rus Stee (Offensive Reactions Treaty A he eda Ans wrocee other ear aon Wola Tecome ivlied. TresigentResga’s maxi of “oust but rif” shoal be etme. Comgiting Peat trey revert nats os ‘rodcing mila materi for weabons ‘ould contrbate toa more goroae z 5 L : i 2 i a E 7 4 ¥ pe in i He ae a