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North Korea's Rocket Launch

On December 12, DPRK successfully launched the Unha-3 SLV. CNS experts available for comment on implications of this launch.

Posted: December 12, 2012 Image: Launch of the Unha-3 SLV
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Recent Features

Posted: November 21, 2012
Factsheet
Q&A: OPCW Conference of States Parties Overview & Issues for the 17th Session
Posted: July 23, 2012
Outside Publications
Syria Chemical Weapons Profile
CNS materials on the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: December 18, 2012
Outside Publications
Radioactive Decay
We can't keep relying on a Vietnam-era treaty to stop nuclear proliferation.
Yousaf Butt, an op-ed for Foreign Policy.
Posted: December 12, 2012
Outside Publications
Thinking Beyond Chemicals in Syria
Bilal Y. Saab for Arms Control and Regional Security for The Middle East.
Posted: December 11, 2012
Outside Publications
Flawed Graph Weakens Case Against Iran Nuclear Program
Yousaf Butt, an op-ed for Christian Science Monitor.
Posted: December 6, 2012
Feature Story
View story [ Image: DPRK Unha-3 ballistic missile (on an Apple iPad) ( Srcs: blog.heritage.org and wikipedia.org ) ] Harnessing Open Source Technologies for International Arms Control
Social networks, phone apps, crowdsourcing, and geospatial databases can enhance international arms control and nonproliferation efforts.
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CNS in the News

Posted: December 14, 2012
Audio Interview
What North Korea's Rocket Launch Tells Us About Iran's Role
Jeffrey Lewis was interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition.
Posted: December 14, 2012
Intelligence on Syrian Troops Readying Chemical Weapons for Use Prompted Obama's Warning
Bilal Y. Saab was quoted in The Washington Post.
Posted: December 14, 2012
U.N. Agency Expects Deal Soon on Iran Nuclear Probe
Miles Pomper was quoted in Reuters.
Posted: December 14, 2012
UN, International Envoys Renew Efforts to Engage Iran on Nuclear Program
Yousaf Butt was quoted in The Washington Post.
Posted: December 14, 2012
Iranian Bomb Graph Appears Adapted from One on Internet
Yousaf Butt was quoted in Inter Press Service (IPS).
Posted: December 12, 2012
Audio Interview
What US Foreign Policy Should Be in The Middle East
Bilal Y. Saab interviewed on the Mark Steiner Show from WEAA, a National Public Radio affiliate.
Posted: December 11, 2012
Syria's Chemical Weapons Pose a Grave Dilemma
Bilal Y. Saab was quoted in New Scientist.
Posted: December 7, 2012
U.S. Anxiously Shaping Contingency Options for Syrian Chemical Arsenal
Leonard S. Spector was quoted in Global Security Newswire.
Posted: December 6, 2012
Syria: First State with WMDs to Topple?
Leonard S. Spector was quoted in The Christian Science Monitor.
Posted: December 6, 2012
Fears Grow for Fate of Syria's Chemical Weapons
Leonard S. Spector was quoted in BBC News.
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Nonproliferation Review

Triannually features WMD articles, reports, & viewpoints.
Volume 19.3 • November 2012
TOC now available
Posted: November 6, 2012
Survey Results are in!
Discover and download the article voted to be a free PDF!

Congratulations to Péter Király, winner of a free copy of the new issue!

The Inventory

A regularly-updated public reference covering all international organizations, treaties, and agreements relevant to WMD disarmament & nonproliferation.
Updated: Aug 9, 2011
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NukeTube.tv

Video & Audio recordings of notable speakers, presentations, interviews, and discussions.
Posted: December 7, 2012
Watch Video [ Image: Leonard S. Spector ]
Interview
Preventing Syrian Chemical Threat From Becoming Reality
Leonard S. Spector was interviewed on PBS NewsHour.
Posted: December 7, 2012
Watch Video [ Image: Feroz H. Khan ]
Seminar
Eating Grass: The Making of the Pakistani Bomb
Also watch: Q&A Session
Brigadier General (retired) Feroz H. Khan is a lecturer in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey.
Posted: December 4, 2012
Watch Video [ Image: Nobumasa Akiyama ]
Seminar
Lessons from Fukushima and the Future of Japanese Nuclear Energy
Also watch: Q&A Session
Nobumasa Akiyama, Professor at the Graduate School of Law and the Graduate School of International Public Policy at Hitotsubashi University

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