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Wolfgang Ischinger

A German Diplomat, Wolfgang Ischinger, Is Honored for Disarmament Work

• February 19, 2018

A prestigious prize related to nuclear disarmament that has been given to Americans and Russians in the past has been awarded to a German, Wolfgang Ischinger, for the first time. The Nunn-Lugar Award for Promoting Nuclear Security honored Ischinger, a 71-year-old former diplomat, at the annual Munich Security Conference this month. The prize “recognizes …

Disarmament, GOINGS-ON

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The Five Great Powers Lay Out Their Defense Strategies

Jayantha Dhanapala

• May 28, 2013

KANDY, Sri Lanka — The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, all nuclear weapon armed states — usually signal their defense policies through official documents such as white papers and/or nuclear posture reviews. Since three members — Britain, France and the US …

Peace and Security, Security Council, WORLDVIEWS

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