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At least nine nations are believed to have nuclear weapons – the United States, Russia, England, France, China, Pakistan, India, North Korea and Israel. Other nations may have nuclear weapons or are working towards them, most notably Iran. At the height of the Cold War in 1985, there were believed to be 65,000 nuclear weapons in the world. As a result of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and unilateral decisions by some countries, this number has been reduced to about 20,000.
An undated image released by the U.S. Government shows the suspected Syrian nuclear reactor building under construction in Syria (REUTERS/U.S. Government).
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Lessons of the Syrian Reactor
May 1, 2013, Bruce Riedel
Bruce Riedel writes that while Israel’s covert attack on Syria’s Al Kibar nuclear plant was a strategic success, the U.S. policy process was not. Riedel looks at what happens when the policy-intelligence system breaks down dramatically and publicly.
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Steven Pifer will speak on "Next Steps in Nuclear Arms Control" on May 15 at 1:30 pm at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.
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Bruce Riedel
Director, The Intelligence Project
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence
Stephen P. Cohen
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence
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Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies
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