Comprehensive overview of changes in the 2006 Reporter

Since it was last published in 2005, the Arms Control Reporter has undergone substantial revision. While the content of the Reporter remains the same in scope and depth, the Reporter will no longer be published as a loose-leaf journal, in order to increase its usability and to provide access to a much broader range of subscribers. Each subsequent edition of the Reporter will be an annual compendium produced as a book-bound, soft-cover volume. As a result of this change, subscribers will no longer receive blue binders at the beginning of the calendar year. Also gone are the colored pages denoting different subsections, tabs, and inserts. Other major changes include:

• Page numbering—The former numbering system consisting of section numbers and symbols and subsection designations has been replaced with a system of sequential page numbering, as one would find in a book or scholarly journal. Whereas the old binder format included tabs and colored pages for navigation, the present edition provides a greatly expanded and detailed table of contents.
• Section order—Sections appearing in the Reporter have been reordered into a more logical scheme, separating sections covering implementation of existing treaties from those dealing with negotiation and discussion of possible new instruments.
• Period of Coverage—As an annual compendium, all content in the Reporter—including the status sections, which were previously current as of the beginning of each calendar year—will be current as of the end of the period of coverage.

New Coverage. The 2006 edition of Reporter covers the following topics in new separate sections and subsections:

• Global Nuclear Fuel Cycle—This Data and Analysis subsection chronicles developments in 2006 related to control of the nuclear fuel cycle and global nuclear fuel cycle programs, except those programs covered in regional nuclear sections. {Section 3.1}
• Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons—This section covers the implementation of the Convention and its Protocols and the negotiation of new Protocols. {Section 6.2}
• Arms Trade—This section covers attempts by NGOs and governments to conclude an international treaty that comprehensively covers the import, export, transit and transshipment, and brokerage of conventional arms, for military or domestic use, including heavy weapon systems, small arms and light weapons, direct and dual-use technology, and equipment related to these systems, and munitions. {Section 7.2}
• Cluster munitions—This section covers discussions of cluster munitions in the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons and the use, development, stockpiling, and trade of cluster munitions worldwide. {Section 7.3}

Revised Coverage. Since the 2005 edition, much of the content throughout the Reporter has been revised. In addition, in the current edition, the Conventional Arms Restraints section has been narrowed in scope; it now provides in-depth coverage of efforts to control small arms and light weapons, including the UN Programme of Action.

In addition to the changes listed above, sections not appearing in 2006 include European Security and Other Treaties and Negotiations. In subsequent editions, the Other Treaties and Negotiations, Nuclear Weapon Free Zones, and Radiological Weapons sections will be updated, revised, and reintroduced.