Category: National Security/UN

United Nations: Decommission Child Soldiers, but Not Our Freedoms, by Grant Threlfall

National Policy Analysis #355 /
It is an abomination to force a child to be a soldier. Although the United Nations has sought to develop a policy to stop this dis-gusting practice, it has failed miserably. Its efforts only increase the world body's power and ...
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Bush’s Stern Approach to Arafat a Welcome Sign, by Grant Threlfall

National Policy Analysis #360 /
American Presidents have spent countless, exasperating hours trying to create a lasting peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Unfortunately, all have utterly collapsed. Now, President George W. Bush is using more stick and less carrot as a means to ...
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Reprocessing, Waste and Bombs: Good News on the Energy Front, by Gerald E. Marsh and George S. Stanford

National Policy Analysis #365 /
There's good news on the energy front. To increase our energy supply, the Bush Administration will tap emissions-free nuclear energy in a way that reduces both nuclear waste and opportunities for nuclear proliferation: spent reactor fuel would be reprocessed by ...
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Missile Defense Takes the MADness Out of Defense Policy, by Grant Threlfall

National Policy Analysis #350 /
In 1991, the collapse of the Soviet Union ended the forty-year Cold War. Until that point, nuclear war with the United States was largely averted by a form of deterrence known as "Mutually Assured Destruction" (MAD). MAD doctrine surmises that ...
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Stopping Vieques Bombing is a Dud Idea

National Policy Analysis #351 /
President George W. Bush wants to close the Navy's live-fire range on the island of Vieques by 2003. It's a decision many think was made to appeal to Hispanic voters. But depriving our military of this unique training ground is ...
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National Missile Defense: Learning the Lessons of Pearl Harbor, by Grant Threlfall

National Policy Analysis #352 /
I remember sitting on my grandfather's knee as he told me about Pearl Harbor. In 1941, while war raged elsewhere, America was at peace. Then, from across the sea, an enemy struck our naval base at Pearl Harbor, killing over ...
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Speech of Executive Director David Almasi at the National Missile Defense Press Conference, U.S. Capitol – July 31, 2001

Executive Director David Almasi addressed a press conference on national missile defense at the U.S. Capitol on July 31, 2001. Other speakers included Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), Senator John Kyl (R-AZ), Congressman David Weldon (R-PA), Heritage Foundation analyst Baker Spring, ...
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1972 Treaty Grants the United Nations Control Over American Historical Landmarks, by Melissa Wiedbrauk

National Policy Analysis #341 /
When our Founding Fathers sparked the American Revolution and signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776, they sought self-government for the American colonies and an escape from the dominance of England. The Founding Fathers would be shocked to learn that ...
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When It Comes to Missile Defense, Saying “We Can’t” Won’t Save Lives

National Policy Analysis #342 /
Strange as it might seem, when I was pregnant with my twin sons, I had a recurring dream about World War I. I believe it was due to something every parent discovers: With the birth of children comes the fear ...
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The U.S. Must Tread Carefully to Avoid Creating More Fundamentalist Islamic Governments

National Policy Analysis #344 /
The United States has, since 1979, had two unpleasant experiences with radical Islamic fundamentalist rule: Iran and Afghanistan. In each case, we expected the rule of reason and the norms of modern global exchange would apply to these nations after ...
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