Letter Report from the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on U.S.-Russian Cooperation on Nuclear Non-Proliferation

As the U.S. and Russian Co-Chairs of the Russian Academy of Sciences / U.S. National Academies Joint Committee on U.S.-Russian Cooperation on Nuclear Non-Proliferation, we are pleased to submit, on our own responsibility, this letter report conveying our account of the Joint Committee's deliberations in the first phase of its work. Our letter contains three main parts: an explanation of the background, context, and importance of this joint effort; an initial set of high-priority policy recommendations on how U.S.-Russian co-operation against nuclear proliferation and terrorism threats could be immediately strengthened; and a recommended blueprint for the further work of this committee in its next phase and for other related joint activities among our academies. Annex I lists the members of the Joint Committee and their affiliations. Annex II gives the chronology of the committee's establishment and our meetings to date.

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