J Peter Scoblic

Events (57)

• July 1, 1968: 61 Countries Sign Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 1968-07-01
• June 20, 1974 and After: Defense Secretary Attempts to Undermine Arms Negotiations 1974-06-20
• November 23, 1974: Vladivostok SALT II Negotiations Give US, USSR Numerical Parity in Nuclear Arms; US Conservatives Oppose Deal 1974-11-23
• June 18, 1979-Winter 1979: US, USSR Sign SALT II Agreement; Senate Refuses to Ratify 1979-06-18
• November 12, 1979: ’Peace Through Strength’ Conference, Propaganda Film Launched to Oppose Arms Limitations Treaty 1979-11-12
• March 8, 1983: Reagan Gives ‘Evil Empire’ Speech, Urging Opposition to Nuclear Freeze Movement 1983-03-08
• March 23, 1983: President Reagan Announces ‘Star Wars’ Missile Defense Program 1983-03-23
• November 2-11, 1983: ’Able Archer’ Almost Starts Nuclear Exchange 1983-11-02
• November 20, 1983: Television Movie about Nuclear Holocaust Has Profound Impact on President Reagan, Viewers 1983-11-20
• May 5, 1985: Officials Admit ‘Reagan Doctrine’ of Backing Anti-Soviet Insurgencies; Others Later Dispute Existence of Thought-Out ‘Doctrine’ 1985-05-05
• Before November 16, 1985: Defense Secretary Attempts to Sabotage Summit between Reagan, Gorbachev 1985-11-16
• October 11-12, 1986: Reagan, Gorbachev Almost Conclude Agreement to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons; Negotiations Founder on US Missile Defense Program 1986-10-11
• After November 9, 1989: Conservatives Rewrite History to Cast Reagan as Victor over Soviet Union in Cold War 1989-11-09
• May 22, 1992: Pentagon Advocates More Diplomacy, Less Confrontation, in New Strategy Proposal 1992-05-22
• January 10, 2001 and After: Commission Finds Threat of Russian ‘Loose Nukes’ Most Threatening to US Security; Bush Administration Cuts Nuke Security Programs 2001-01-10
• May 1, 2001: Bush Says US, Allies Must Pursue New Nuclear Policies to Face Threat of Rogue Nations, Groups 2001-05-01
• November 9, 2001: Conservatives Urge Bush to Withdraw from ABM Treaty 2001-11-09
• May 24, 2002: US, Russia Sign SORT Nuclear Reduction Agreement 2002-05-24
• June 12, 2002: Conservatives Celebrate US Withdrawal from ABM Treaty 2002-06-12
• October 4, 2002: North Korea Admits to Having Nuclear Centrifuges Necessary for Enriching Uranium 2002-10-04
• October 30, 2002: Bush Refuses to Open Negotiations with Iran Over Nukes 2002-10-30
• January 10, 2003: Bush Orders Nuclear Weapons as Part of Planned Preemptive Military Strikes 2003-01-10
• January 10, 2003 and After: North Korea Withdraws from Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty 2003-01-10
• February 4, 2003: Bush Bans Officials from Discussing Negotiations with North Korea 2003-02-04
• September 9, 2003: Bush Administration Manifests Unconcern at Prospect of North Korean Nuclear Test 2003-09-09
• December 19, 2003 and After: Libya Agrees to Give Up WMD Programs; Deal Made in Spite of Bush Conservatives 2003-12-19
• October 26, 2004: Bush Arms Control Chief: Irrelevant Whether North Korea Has Two or Seven Nuclear Bombs 2004-10-26
• October 26, 2004: Bush Arms Control Official Does Not Believe Loose Russian Nukes Threaten US Security 2004-10-26
• April 28, 2005: Bush Impedes Diplomatic Outreach to North Korea by Insulting Kim Jong Il 2005-04-28
• July 18, 2005: Bush Administration Reverses Policy, Agrees to Provide India with Nuclear Technology 2005-07-18
• February 2, 2006: Cheney Adviser Bemoans Fact that Nuclear Talks Will Allow North Korean Dictator to Retain Power 2006-02-02
• February 8, 2007 and After: US Reopens Negotiations with North Korea, Agrees to Terms for Denuclearization 2007-02-08
• June 29, 2007: Former UN Ambassador’s Vision: Overthrow Hussein, Hand out Literature, Leave 2007-06-29
• October 30, 2007: Republican Candidates Oppose Law of Sea Treaty 2007-10-30
• January 2005: Rice: North Korea One of World’s ‘Six Outposts of Tyranny’
• January 1976: Former Arms Negotiator Now Calls for Escalation against Soviet Union
• January 1981 and After: Reagan’s Senior Staff Divided between ‘Pragmatists’ and ‘Hard-Liners’
• March 2005: Military Issues Guidelines Giving Wide Latitude for Use of US Nuclear Weapons
• March 1982: Pentagon’s Five-Year Defense Guidance Plans for ‘Protracted Nuclear War’
• April 1981 and After: Reagan Opposes Nuclear Weapons; Aides Thwart Efforts to Begin Arms Reductions
• April 1983-December 1983: Reagan Hardliners Continue to Obstruct, Sabotage Arms Negotiation Talks
• Late May 2005: Bush Administration Criticized for Its Nuclear Stance at Review Conference
• May 1982 and After: START Talks Supplant SALT Negotiations, Make No Progress
• September 1981 through November 1983: Hardliners Block INF Arms Agreement
• November 1976: Team B Browbeats CIA Analysts, ‘Proves’ Soviets Far Ahead of US in Military, Nuclear Capabilities
• Early 1974: Defense Secretary: US Needs More Flexible Nuclear Options
• Early and Mid-1976: Reagan Candidacy Proves Many Republican Voters Oppose Negotiations with Soviet Union
• Early 1977: Arms Control Proponent’s Nomination Sparks Conservative Opposition
• 1994: Study Proves Soviet Nuclear Policy ‘Remarkaby Like’ US’s
• Late 1930s - 1950s: Neoconservative Philosophy Grows from Communist Intellectuals’ Disenchantment with Soviet Ideology