In this interview, Joseph Cirincione discusses his career trajectory and involvement in nuclear disarmament, focusing on his work with the Ploughshares Fund to influence U.S. nuclear policy. He highlights the importance of networking and funding coordination among disarmament groups to achieve policy milestones, such as the New START treaty and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Cirincione explains the current challenges facing the disarmament movement, including the resurgence of nuclear arms races fueled by Russia and China and the limited resources and unity within U.S. civil society on this issue. He also expresses concern about the long-term future of nuclear disarmament, indicating that substantial organizational restructuring is needed to sustain momentum.

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Kohl and Rabin discuss the situation in the Near and Middle East and the changed in Syria's position toward Israel after the demise of the Soviet Union. Rabin expresses concern about the continued arms race in the region and Syria's purchases of Scud missiles from Russia and Slovakia. He also reiterates Iraq's continued capability to go nuclear within 5 to 6 years despite international arms control inspections. Last but not least, Kohl and Rabin discuss the situation in Iran and Kohl's contacts with President Rafsandjani.

The CIA’s National Intelligence Daily for 7 September1989 describes the latest developments in the United States, Colombia, South Africa, Lebanon, Netherlands, Poland, Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union, Belize, Bolivia, Argentina, and Iran.

Representatives of the German Democratic Republic and the Islamic Republic of Iran discuss the arms race, the presence of superpowers in Afghanistan, the Persian Gulf, and the Indian Ocean, the Iran-Iraq conflict, and the potential for bilateral cooperation between East Germany and Iran.