Today is the anniversary of the French authorities' decision to undertake nuclear disarmament.  On January 29, 1996, French President Jacques Chirac announced that he had decided “permanently to end French nuclear tests”, after a series of tests in the Pacific had provoked widespread international concern.

Nuclear disarmament and rearmament continues to shape the global political landscape; French Presidnet Sarkozy announced on Nov. 7, 2007 that a nuclear-armed Iran was “unacceptable”.   If you wish to keep track of developments concerning armament, please remember that it is one of the "topics" through which you can filter your search results.

Below are three free "Breaking Histories" articles concerning nuclear armament:

• Poland: Poland-US relations (pub. Jan. 16, 2007)

• Iran: US intelligence report of reduced nuclear threat (updated Dec. 12, 2007)

•  North Korea: Nuclear Programme (updated March 8, 2007)

Welcome to the first blog entry of 2008! 

To herald the New Year, I'm pleased to announce that new content is now live on the site, including the November issue of KRWE.   November's issue includes the imposition of a state of emergency in Pakistan; the appointment of Nur Hassan Hussein as the new prime minister of Somalia and a report on the Annapolis Middle East peace conference.  Please click here to browse the issue.

Also, the first two Breaking Histories of 2008 are now live on the site.  Click here to read about the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, or click here to read about Polish-US relations regarding the US-proposed missile defence system to be built in eastern Europe.