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Congress Acts to Block US Plutonium Fuel Program
NCI's 25th Anniversary
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Has Iran Crossed the Line?
Nuclear Agreement with India: An Atrocity in the Making
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Paul Leventhal died today at age 69
April 10, 2007

(Updated April 26, 2007)

Paul Leventhal, founder of the Nuclear Control Institute, died today at age 69. He lost his last tough fight, to metastatic melanoma.

Leventhal’s bio follows, as well as a summary of the initiatives he led at the Institute over 25 years.

The papers documenting these initiatives have been collected and catalogued at the National Security Archive, George Washington University, in Washington. The Institute’s website will remain online and is being redesigned into a permanent, easily searchable archive.

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 In Memoriam--Paul Leventhal
  by Hon. Edward J. Markey  April 23, 2007 

 Obits in media:
   ENS April 10, 2007
   Secrecy News April 10, 2007
   New York Times April 12, 2007
   Washington Post April 14, 2007
   NCR of Iran April 16, 2007
   Guardian Unlimited April 17, 2007
   The Times April 17, 2007
   Sydney Morning Herald April 18, 2007
   BBC Radio April 20, 2007
   Washington Times April 22, 2007


Memorial Service for Paul Leventhal
April 20, 2007

The memorial service for Paul Leventhal, Founding President of the Nuclear Control Institute, was held on Monday, April 23, 2007, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

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Sacrificing the NPT on an Altar of Expediency
December 8, 2006

 

President Bush &
Prime Minister Singh 		US nuclear deal with
India threatens to
unravel nuclear
controls and to
spread the bomb
worldwide, warns
NCI's Leventhal.

 
  Congress, by enabling a deeply flawed U.S. nuclear deal with India, is sacrificing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and U.S. nuclear law on an altar of expediency. The assumption is that cementing good relations with India is far more important than preserving controls to halt the further spread of nuclear weapons.  India has defied those controls from the start.  Now we're likely to see a rapid unraveling of resolve that will put nuclear weapons in the hands of more nations and eventually terrorists, too.     [read more]
 
 Earlier NCI & Senate Documents on India 
'Nuclear Cooperation is Catastrophe'
October 17, 2006

  
Responding to Former Senator Nunn,
NCI's Leventhal cites failures of
Atoms for Peace and warns against
international nuclear fuel centers
 
Paul Leventhal Sen. Sam Nunn
 
What's needed is 'new toughness'
toward proliferators, not more
nuclear cooperation, he
tells NY Times readers

 
 NY Times letter to the editorOct 17, 2006
 Restraints Fray and Risks Grow as Nuclear
  Club Gains Members NY Times Oct 15, 2006
 Preventing Nuclear Terrorism Voice of America
  Oct. 25, 2006  Listen[MP3]  Listen[RealAudio]

 
Background materials:
 "Fixing Ike's Flawed Nuclear Plan" Leventhal
   statement on 50th anniversary of President
   Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace speech Dec 8, 2003
 The Warning Not Heeded Excerpt from
  the Acheson-Lilienthal Report March 16, 1946
 Text of President Eisenhower's Atoms
  for Peace address to the UNDec 8, 1953
 Avoid new US-Russian nuclear arms race
  to help prevent further spread of the bomb
  Radio Netherlands interview Nov 18, 2004
NRC Reverses Post-9/11 Secrecy Policy In Response to NCI Appeal
September 26, 2006

 
Will disclose amounts of bomb-grade uranium
requested for export; Public to regain role in
minimizing dangerous nuclear commerce
 

NCI's Kuperman

NRC's Klein

 
  NCI Press Release Sept. 26, 2006
  NRC Chairman Klein’s letter to NCI,
   repealing secrecy policy Aug. 31, 2006 [PDF]
  NCI Press Release June 12, 2006
  NCI's appeal letter to Diaz June 12, 2006
  NRC Chairman Diaz' letter to NCI,
   partially repealing secrecy policy Apr 26, 2006 [PDF]
  NCI's original letter to Diaz, requesting
   complete lifting of secrecy policy Feb 13, 2006

 
Press Accounts
  NRC restores policy of issuing information
   on HEU exports Sept. 18, 2006
  University of Texas professor fights U.S. uranium
   exports Austin American-Statesman May 13, 2006
  Bombs Away in Canada
   The Ottawa Citizen June 17, 2006
  Nuclear Sites Vulnerable
   The Ottawa Citizen June 17, 2006

 
Earlier NCI News on Bomb-Grade Uranium
  Bomb-Grade Bazaar Increases Nuclear Terrorism Risk
  NRC Secrecy Increases Risks of Bomb-Grade Uranium
 Reversing an Abomination on Capitol Hilll
Congress Acts to Block US Plutonium Fuel Program
September 14, 2006

 
NCI joins with 59 groups to urge House Energy Committee Chairman Hobson to beat back Senate efforts to reinstate DOE's dangerous plutonium MOX-fuel boondoggle
House Energy Committee Chairman David Hobson
Related Articles & Documents
 Press Release Sept 14, 2006 [PDF]
 Letter to Chairman Hobson Sept 14, 2006 [PDF]
NCI's 25th Anniversary
June 21, 2006

 

Nuclear Control Institute
marks its 25th anniversary
with NY Times ad of June 21, 1981,
'Will Tomorrow's Terrorist
Have an Atomic Bomb?'

     

'Remarkably and sadly,'
says NCI founder Leventhal,
'the ad that launched us a quarter-century ago
reads almost as if it were written today.'

 

NY Times ad 1981
NCI founder Paul Leventhal

 
  Statement by Paul Leventhal   June 21, 2006
  NY Times ad   June 21, 1981
  High resolution version of ad
NRC Partially Overturns Post 9/11 Secrecy Policy
June 12, 2006

 
Acts on NCI's request to reveal details
of bomb-grade uranium exports; NCI now
appeals to lift remaining secrecy as illegal.
 

NRC's Kuperman at University of Texas
Credit: Deborah Cannon, Austin American-Statesman

 
  NCI Press Release June 12, 2006
  NRC Chairman Diaz' letter to NCI,
   partially repealing secrecy policy Apr 26, 2006 [PDF]
  NCI's original letter to Diaz, requesting
   complete lifting of secrecy policy Feb 13, 2006
  NCI's appeal letter to Diaz June 12, 2006

 
Press Accounts
  University of Texas professor fights U.S. uranium
   exports Austin American-Statesman May 13, 2006
  Bombs Away in Canada
   The Ottawa Citizen June 17, 2006
  Nuclear Sites Vulnerable
   The Ottawa Citizen June 17, 2006
Has Iran Crossed the Line?
April 11, 2006

 
Iranian announcement of successful uranium enrichment is ominous because it may bring Iran closer to producing the bomb in
secret facilities, Leventhal warns
on PBS' NewsHour
 

  

Debates ISIS' David
Albright on the
significance of Iran's
accomplishment
and the need for
Security Council
action to strengthen international
inspections and
impose sanctions


Leventhal, Albright and
PBS' Margaret Warner

 
  NewsHour transcript and webcast
     April 11, 2006

 
News Reports
  U.N. Agency Says Iran Falls Short on Nuclear
   Data New York Times April 29, 2006
  Iran Reports Big Advance in Enrichment
   of Uranium New York Times April 12, 2005
  US warns Iran on nuclear announcement Reuters
    April 11, 2006

 
Related Documents
  Text of ElBaradei's confidential report to IAEA
   Board and UN Security Council June 8, 2006 [PDF]
  Text of ElBaradei's confidential report to IAEA
   Board & UN Security Council April 28, 2006 [PDF]
  "Confronting Iran" Presentation by former Israeli
    Chief of Staff Moshe Yaalon (Distinguished
    Military Fellow of the Washington Institute
    for Near East Policy) to the Hudson Institute
    March 7, 2006
  Facing Down Iran by Mark Steyn
   Wall Street Journal April 19, 2006
  Compilation of information on Iran's secret
    nuclear & WMD activities provided by
    the Iranian opposition since 2002 Jan 31, 2006
  Text of ElBaradei's confidential report to IAEA
    Board & UN Security Council Feb 27, 2006 [PDF]
  U.N. Security Council's Draft Statement on
    Iranian Nuclear Program ABC News Mar 18, 2006
Nuclear Agreement with India: An Atrocity in the Making
April 9, 2006

 
Proposed nuclear deal tosses out the
nonproliferation baby with the U.S.-India
bathwater, NCI's Leventhal
warns in Voice of America's
'Encounter' broadcast
 
Walter Andersen Paul Leventhal

 
Lively debate with Hopkins' Andersen
on the benefits vs. risks of India's use
of some Atoms for Peace reactors to
produce plutonium for weapons

 
  Transcript of excerpts from "Encounter" debate
    April 9, 2006
  Webcast of "Encounter" debate April 9, 2006
     Listen [Windows Media format]
  An Unrealistic View of Nuclear India
   Letter to the editor of Washington Post
      by Paul Leventhal April 26, 2006
   Op-Ed article in Washington Post by Selig
      Harrison How to Regulate Nuclear Weapons
      April 23, 2006
  "Full-Scope IAEA Safeguards as a Global
   Norm," released by Nuclear Control Institute
   April 21, 2006
  President Bush's Astonishing Statement On
   Plutonium Reprocessing , excerpt from transcript
   of press conference in India March 2, 2006
  CIRUS Reactor's Role in a U.S.-India Nuclear
   Agreement Presentation by Paul Leventhal
   at CNS Seminar, Dececember 19, 2005
  "India Cheated" Washington Post op-ed article
   by Victor Gilinsky and Paul Leventhal on use of
   CIRUS Atoms for Peace reactor to produce
   plutonium for nuclear weapons June 15, 1998
  India's "peaceful nuclear explosion" of 1974
   (made with CIRUS plutonium) was a bomb
   all along , top Indian scientist acknowledges
   Associated Press October 10, 1997
  Then-Secretary of State Kissinger acknowledges
   what the State Department today denies: "high
   probability" that India used U.S.-supplied heavy
   water in CIRUS reactor to produce plutonium
   for nuclear test. Congressional Record,
   pp. S14917-14929 August 30, 1976
  U.S.-India CIRUS agreement requiring use
   of heavy water "only for peaceful purposes"
   March 16, 1956
  Canada-India CIRUS agreement requiring use
   of the reactor and any products (plutonium) for
   "peaceful purposes only." April 28, 1956
  Historical Documents Regarding India's Misuse
   of Civilian Nuclear Technology Assistance
   (Declassified U.S. Government Documents from
   the Early-1970s) Arms Control Association
  "An End to Nuclear Proliferation or an End
   to Nuclear Non-Proliferation?" Presentation
   by Paul Leventhal to Carnegie Endowment
   meeting on 1998 nuclear tests July 16, 1998
  Issues and Questions on July 18 Proposal for
   Nuclear Cooperation with India Joint Letter
   from Arms Control and Nonproliferation
   Experts to Members of Congress Arms
   Control Association November 18, 2005  [PDF]
  Joint Letter from Arms Control and
   Nonproliferation Experts to Members of
   Congress Arms Control Association
   February 14, 2006 [PDF]
  "Analysis of the Administration's draft legislation
    to change US Laws to Facilitate Nuclear
    Cooperation with India" by Leonor Tomero,
    Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation
    April 9, 2006
  "India's Gas Centrifuge Program: Stopping Illicit
   Procurement and the Leakage of Technical
   Centrifuge Know-How," ISIS Report by David
   Albright and Susan Basu, Institute for Science
   and International Security March 10, 2006 [PDF]
  "Neither a Determined Proliferator Nor
   a Responsible Nuclear State: India's Record
   Needs Scrutiny," ISIS Issue Brief by David
   Albright and Susan Basu, Institute for Science
   and International Security April 5, 2006 [PDF]
How to Deal with Iran in the Security Council?
March 20, 2006

 
NCI's Leventhal and Monterey's Spector
explore strategies for halting Iran's nuclear
weapons program on Voice of America's
'Encounter' Show; Need for tough stand
and for empowering international
inspectors is debated.
 
Leonard Spector Paul Leventhal

 
  Audio webcast of Voice of America's 'Encounter'
     Mar 12, 2006
  Audio webcast of Australian Broadcasting
   interview, 'Nuclear Diplomacy in Iran'
     Mar 09, 2006    Listen [Windows Media format]

 
Related Articles & Documents
  Former Russian nuclear minister Viktor Mikhailov
   discusses U.S. involvement in Iran's nuclear
   build-up, Iran's ambitions, and other issues:
   Interview: Viktor Mikhailov Part 1
      RIA Novosti via UPI Mar 22, 2006
   Interview: Viktor Mikhailov: Part 2
      RIA Novosti via UPI Mar 23, 2006
  U.N. Security Council's Draft Statement on
      Iranian Nuclear Program ABC News Mar 18, 2006
  The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Use
      Universities for Research to Build the Bomb
     Statement by Alireza Jafarzadeh on Iranian
     opposition's latest information Mar 20, 2006
  Claim: Iran uses academic institutions to hide
      nuke program UPI Mar 20, 2006
  Top foreign affairs envoys try to break
     Iran impasse Reuters Mar 20, 2006
  Suppose We Just Let Iran Have the Bomb?
     New York Times Mar 19, 2006
  UNSC Iran talks yield no result IRNA
     Mar 18, 2006
  US, Britain, France upbeat on Iran agreement
     Reuters Mar 18, 2006
  UN Council accord on Iran eludes major powers
     Reuters Mar 16, 2006
  Showdown at U.N.? Iran Seems Calm
     New York Times Mar 16, 2006
  Text of ElBaradei's confidential report to IAEA
      Board & UN Security Council Feb 27, 2006 [ PDF ]
 

January 09

U.S. Moves to Become Global Nuclear Fuel Supplier Environment News Service

December 18

Bush Enacts Civil Nuclear Agreement With India Environment News Service

November 13

SKorean envoy: Nuclear talks on NKorea expected to resume by mid ... International Herald Tribune, France
Australia enforces sanctions on N Korea The West Australian, Australia
Bolton says Russia seeking broad changes to Iran nuclear ... San Diego Union Tribune, United States
Bush and Israeli Leader Keep Up Tough Talk on Iran New York Times, United States
Argentina says Iran meddling in its bombing probe Reuters.uk, UK
Khatami: Real nuke threat for Turkey is Israel, not Iran New Anatolian, Turkey
Awaiting the Iranian messiah Persian Journal, Iran
France: Nuclear Iran 'unacceptable' Persian Journal, Iran
Nuclear power for future UAE projects unlikely Gulf News
EC Determined to Keep Same Closure Date for Bulgaria's Nuclear Reactors Sofia Echo
Uranium mining report angers environmental groups ABC
Swiss banks end business with mullahs of Iran Persian Journal, Iran
Russia, US spar over Iran's nuclear, missile trade Reuters
What are Kim's objectives? The Japan Times, Japan
Disrespecting John Bolton FOX News
Al-Qaida plotting nuclear attack on UK, officials warn Guardian Unlimited, UK
World's most deadly bugs... in the hands of terrorists Scotsman, United Kingdom

November 12

S.Korea won't join arms interdiction Reuters.uk, UK
Delhi steps up lobbying in NSG for N-deal Peninsula On-line, Qatar
Czech spies foil N Korea nuclear plans The Age, Australia
Israel could strike Irans nuclear assets Daily Times, Pakistan
Iran to install 3,000 nuclear centrifuges Daily Times, Pakistan
Hearings Begin On Bush's Nuclear Plans, New Plutonium Plant Sparks ... OpEdNews, PA
Bush, Olmert and Iran Jerusalem Post, Israel
Israeli unease grows over fraying US ties International Herald Tribune, France
Pak, India to ink deal on N-accidents Daily News & Analysis, India
Iran sends stern warning to Israel International Herald Tribune, France
Call to make South Asia a nuclear free zone Hindu, India
Kissinger urges stepped up pace of North Korean disarmament talks International Herald Tribune, France
IAEA may block Iran bid for nuclear aid Persian Journal, Iran
India and US step up defence cooperation Times of India, India
Lavrov Voicing Hope for Resumption of Iran Talks The Moscow Times, Russia
India hopeful on N-deal despite win by the Democrats Zee News, India
N. Korea Expects Talks to End Sanctions New York Times
North Korea Will Resume Nuclear Talks New York Times

November 09

US urges North Korea to avoid disrupting APEC Washington Post, United States
State to Decide on Feasibility of Reactors Washington Post
Agency Considers A-Plants Vulnerability New York Times
Islam, Terror and the Second Nuclear Age New York Times

November 08

At the U.N., Discord Over Confronting Irans Nuclear Ambitions New York Times
Democrat poll gains cloud India-US nuclear deal Washington Post, United States

November 07

China, Japan, US leaders to meet on APEC sidelines Washington Post, United States

November 06

Nukes: More Persuasive Than Sanctions Washington Post, United States
Iran ready to share missile systems with others:TV Washington Post, United States

November 05

Iran Says It Will Consider Talks With US New York Times, United States
Nuclear question still nags at Japan Christian Science Monitor, MA

November 04

China, Russia Object to Including US-Backed Military Option Washington Post, United States
U.S. Analysts Had Flagged Atomic Data on Web Site New York Times
Russia Seeks Changes in Iran Measure New York Times

November 03

China May Be Using Oil to Press North Korea New York Times
U.S. Warhead Testing Behind Schedule, IG Says Washington Post
U.S. Shuts Web Site That Contained Nuclear Details Washington Post
Six powers try to forge draft on Iran sanctions Washington Post, United States
N.Korea can put warhead on missile: experts Washington Post
US speeds N.Korea attack contingency plan: report Washington Post, United States

November 02

Optimism Turns to Anxiety On Curbing Nuclear Arms Washington Post, United States
Ex-Diplomat Faults Policy on N. Korea Washington Post, United States
Democrats would push talks, better foreign ties Washington Post, United States
North Korea Will Resume Nuclear Talks New York Times

November 01

US Debates Value of North Korea Talks New York Times, United States
North Korea Talks: Back to the Table, Some Reluctantly New York Times, United States
N. Korea Expects Talks to End Sanctions New York Times, United States
Russia says won't back draft text on Iran sanctions Washington Post, United States
Iran may limit work with IAEA if sanctions imposed Washington Post, United States

October 25

Preventing Nuclear Terrorism Voice of America

October 17

Cracking the Arms Race Washington Post, United States
North Korea promises response to UN sanctions Reuters
South Korea seeks nuclear-free status for Korean Peninsula - PM ITAR-TASS, Russia
UN IDs 30 nations with nuke potential Arizona Daily Star, AZ
AP: China Urged to Rethink N. Korean Aid San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
Gorbachev: Nukes Could Keep Spreading Guardian
Thirty new countries could acquire nuclear weapon: IAEA chief AFP Yahoo!
US confirms N Korea nuclear test BBC News
US detects activity at North Korea test site: media Reuters
North Korean Fuel Identified as Plutonium New York Times, United States
North Korea talks not on agenda for Rice trip Washington Post, United States

October 16

S.Korea says sign of North nuclear test preparation Reuters
Scientists Announce Creation of Atomic Element, the Heaviest Yet Washington Post, United States
S.Korea sees sign of North nuclear test preparation Reuters
US officials think 2nd N. Korea nuke blast in the works 13WHAM-TV, NY
Australia bans N. Korea ships The West Australian, Australia
US says confident China joining N.Korea sanctions Reuters
Rice hopes Pyongyang will not conduct second test Washington Post, United States
Olmert to discuss nuclear Iran with Putin Reuters India, India
Olmert sees Arab axis of peace to counter Iran Reuters.uk, UK
IAEA unsure whether N.Korea conducted nuclear test Washington Post, United States
China Said to Start Enforcing North Korea Sanctions New York Times, United States
Nuclear energy growth not a weapons risk -summit Reuters.uk, UK
Germany to Iran: It's not too late to avoid sanctions Reuters
Restraints Fray and Risks Grow as Nuclear Club Gains Members New York Times
China fears consequences of North Korea collapse Reuters
Japan Should Reexamine Its Nuclear Weapons Ban, Ruling Party Official Says Reuters-Washington Post

October 15

Questions Grow Over UN Curbs on North Korea New York Times, United States
Japan Should Reexamine Its Nuclear Weapons Ban, Ruling Party ... Washington Post, United States
Rice to Press China to Enforce North Korean Sanctions New York Times, United States
US Diplomats Say China Must Enforce Sanctions Washington Post, United States
The think-twice sanctions on North Korea Christian Science Monitor, MA
Japan flexes its foreign-policy muscle Christian Science Monitor, MA

October 14

Japan considering extra sanctions against North Korea Washington Post, United States
Security Council Backs Sanctions on North Korea New York Times, United States
Iran says sanctions threat part of psychological war Washington Post, United States
Preliminary Samples Hint at North Korean Nuclear Test New York Times
An Invitation From Iran: Inspect It for Yourself New York Times

October 13

US Detects Signs of Radiation Consistent With Test Washington Post, United States
Japan Imposes Sanctions as UN Continues N. Korea Debate Washington Post, United States
UN Moves Closer to Resolution on North Korea New York Times, United States
For Bush, Many Questions on Iraq and North Korea New York Times
North Korea Warns of More Nuclear Tests New York Times

October 12

China and Russia Stall Sanctions on North Korea New York Times, United States
Iran Defies Call to Drop Nuclear Plans New York Times, United States
Op-Ed Contributor Kim Jong-ils Suicide Watch New York Times, United States
US Meets Resistance on N. Korea Plan New York Times, United States
Annan Presses For U.S. Talks With N. Korea Washington Post
US Softens Proposed Resolution on North Korea New York Times, United States
Japan rethinks its military Chicago Tribune, United States
N.Korea warns Japan against sanctions Washington Post, United States

October 11

Bush's N. Korea Strategy Includes Bilateral Talks Washington Post, United States
Sanctions Would Focus on Blocking Weapons Exports Los Angeles Times, CA
Militaries Try to Verify N. Korea Test Washington Post, United States
U.S. Fears Export of Technology Los Angeles Times
Rice Asserts U.S. Plans No Attack on North Korea New York Times
China Shows Willingness to Punish North