A Shot in the Arm

Commentary: The spread of nuclear weapons poses the greatest threat to U.S. and world security—and we'd better step up our efforts to address it.

By Carl Robichaud

October 10, 2005

Article created by The Century Foundation.

On Friday, after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Mohammad ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the award is a much needed "shot in the arm" for him and the agency. The boost couldn't come at a better time—the past year has been a disastrous one for the non-proliferation regime. The spread of nuclear weapons poses the greatest threat to U.S. and world security—and we'd better step up our efforts to address it.