After international condemnation of its long range missile test, North Korea announced it would boycott the talks on its nuclear program. However, Ploughshares Program Director
Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller said in a speech to the U.N., "Universal adherence to the NPT [Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty] itself, including by India, Israel, Pakistan and North Korea ...
Analyzing the recently-released report by the Congressional Strategic Posture Commission, Ivan Oelrich and Hans M. Kristensen of the Ploughshares-funded Federation of American Scientists called the report, “a work of deeply disappointing failure of imagination.” They criticized the Commission for “surrendering to the nuclear problems of the world rather than recommending a proactive way forward out of the mess.” They added, “It would be ironic if the [upcoming] Pentagon’s Nuclear Posture Review ends up recommending bigger changes than the Commission. That shouldn’t be hard.”
President Obama's efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons could expose a 40-year-old secret U.S. agreement to shield Israel's nuclear weapons, according to U.S.
Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller delivered opening remarks on behalf of the United States at the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. Gottemoeller reaffirmed U.S.