Past Activities/Events
Past CNS nonproliferation activities, events, and announcements.
DECEMBER 2009
Posted: December 18, 2009
CNS in the News
Nearing Arms Pact, U.S. and Russia Look Ahead
- Nikolai Sokov was quoted by The New York Times.
Posted: December 18, 2009
CNS in the News
Iran criticizes Turkmen-based nuclear monitoring station
- Kenley Butler was quoted by Central Asia Online.
Updated: December 15, 2009
Panel Discussion
Reducing and Regulating Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons in Europe
- Panel includes Miles Pomper - CNS Senior Research Associate, Nikolai Sokov - CNS Senior Research Associate, with commentary by Tarja Cronberg - Senior Adviser, Finnish Institute of International Affairs.
Posted: December 14, 2009
Obama Administration Takes a New Approach to Biological Weapons
Posted: December 11, 2009
CNS 20th Anniversary Celebration
- As part of its celebration, CNS hosted an expert conference of CNS alumni, distinguished nonproliferation analysts and policy practitioners; a staged reading of Richard Rhodes' new play, Reykjavik, about the 1986 summit meeting between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev; and a gala celebratory event.
Updated: December 11, 2009
SMART Negotiations Result in a Smart Treaty
Posted: December 10, 2009
CIF Teachers Workshop
U.S. / Russian High School Teachers Explore Nuclear Nonproliferation at the CIF Teacher Workshop
- Sixteen U.S.
teachers and three Russian teachers participated to develop
curricula this year's topic "Nuclear Nonproliferation: Global
Opportunities and Regional Challenges."
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Seminar
Nonproliferation Agendas and Policies of NATO and the European Union
- Speaker Vyachaslau Pazdnyak, Associate Professor, European Humanities University, Vilnius, Lithuania Head, Analytical Center "Wider Europe", Minsk, Belarus.
Posted: December 9, 2009
Seminar
The DPRK and Proliferation
- Speaker Dr. Jonathan Brewer, Member of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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Seminar
The DPRK and Proliferation
- Speaker Dr. Jonathan Brewer, Member of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Posted: December 4, 2009
Breaking the U.S.-Russian Deadlock on Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons
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Winning on Ballistic Missiles but Losing on Cruise: The Missile Proliferation Battle
Posted: December 3, 2009
CNS Experts Comment on Recent Iran Developments [PDF]
- During the last few days, the already tense standoff between Iran, the United States and other members of the international community has become even more charged.
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CNS Experts Comment on Amano Taking Helm at IAEA [PDF]
- On December 1, 2009, Yukiya Amano became the fifth Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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Toward A Nuclear-Free World
- Experts present 3 steps toward a nuclear-free world.
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Nations that Dismantled Nuclear Arms Point the Way Forward
NOVEMBER 2009
Posted: November 24, 2009
Announcement
Top Russian Nonproliferation Expert Joins CNS
- Dr. Alexander Pikayev has joined the Center's pool of senior analysts, providing expert commentary and participating in educational and outreach activities in the Newly Independent States.
Posted: November 18, 2009
NPR Breakfast Briefing
Presentations by the Winners of the 2009 Doreen and Jim McElvany Nonproliferation Challenge Competition
- Featured a keynote address by Jon B. Wolfsthal, Special Adviser to the Vice President for Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security and Director for Nonproliferation, National Security Council.
[Includes audio of the event, presentations and articles by the authors.]
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Seminar
Unknown Jihad: The Caucasus Emirate
- Gordon M. Hahn, Senior Researcher - Terrorism Research and Education Program, author of "Russia's Islamic Threat" and "Russia's Revolution From Above".
OCTOBER 2009
Posted: November 4, 2009
Panel Discussion
The Proliferation Consequences of Laser Enrichment Technology (audio file)
- Discussion of the pending Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license application for a proposed laser enrichment facility in Wilmington, North Carolina and its impact on U.S. nuclear nonproliferation efforts.
View the Power Point presentation or the transcript.
Posted: October 21, 2009
Announcement
New Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies Degree For Fall 2010
- Expanding the scope of two unique and highly regarded programs, the Monterey Institute announced a new master's degree program in nonproliferation and terrorism studies for the fall 2010 semester.
Posted: October 19, 2009
CNS In the News
Nuclear Agreement Missing: Expert Warns About Difficulties
- A Monterey Herald article on the ISSS/ISAC Annual Conference 2009 "Challenges to the State in an Age of Anxiety" held on October 15-17.
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ISSS/ISAC Annual Conference 2009
Insecurity and Durable Disorder: Challenges to the State in an Age of Anxiety
- Global insecurity may flow from system drivers that constitute friction points in the international system. How is the state to respond?
Posted: October 15, 2009
CNS in the News
Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament: Challenges and Priorities for Future International Co-operation
- A PIR Center article on an event co-sponsored by CNS.
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CNS in the News
The Status of START Negotiations [Russian]
- Nikolai Sokov was interviewed by Voice of America.
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Seminar
The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy
- Speaker David Hoffman, Assistant Managing Editor for Foreign News The Washington Post.
Posted: October 12, 2009
Announcement
Call for Applications | Program on Strategic Stability Evaluation (POSSE)
- CNS and the Center for International Strategy, Technology & Policy at Georgia Tech invite applications to participate in the new Project on Strategic Stability Evaluation (POSSE). This initiative seeks to promote international scholarship on issues of strategic stability under deeply reduced or eliminated nuclear arsenals.
Posted: October 2, 2009
Seminar
The Changing Nature of Missile Proliferation
- Speaker James Plotts
Posted: October 1, 2009
CNS in the News - Audio Interview
AUDIO | Iranian Guards Will Carry Out Missile Test [mp3 audio]
- Dennis M. Gormley was interviewed on WTOP.com on September 26, 2009.
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CNS in the News
Disclosure of Iran Site Raises Nuclear, Diplomatic Tensions
- Leonard S. Spector was quoted in the Los Angeles Times on September 26, 2009.
SEPTEMBER 2009
Updated: September 30, 2009
Video Panel Discussion
VIDEO | International Law and the Proliferation of WMD
- On September 16, 2009, CNS and the Georgetown University Institute for International Law and Politics, as part of their joint Project on Nonproliferation Policy and Law, hosted a book launch event for "International Law and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction" by author Dr. Daniel H. Joyner Associate Professor, University of Alabama School of Law. (Oxford University Press, 2009)
Posted: September 29, 2009
Seminar
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
- Speaker Charles Ferguson, Philip D. Reed Senior Fellow for Science and Technology at the Council on Foreign Relations Adjunct Professor in the security studies program at Georgetown University.
Posted: September 28, 2009
Video Interview
Video Interview with the CTBTO's Tibor Tóth
- Tibor Tóth, Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization in an interview by Kaegan McGrath, conducted at the United Nation Headquarters in New York, 25 September 2009.
Posted: September 25, 2009
Audio Interview
UNSC Meeting on Nonproliferation [mp3 audio]
- Miles Pomper was interviewed on the "Today" program on China Radio International.
Updated: September 24, 2009
Panel Discussion
VIDEO | H1N1 Panel: Where are we with Pandemic Influenza?
- Multiple videos of panelists discussing recommendations for dealing with the 2009-10 influenza season.
- For physicians, nurses and health professionals. Presented by the Monterey County Health Education Consortium.
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Twitter
Real-Time CTBTO updates on Twitter
- Kaegan McGrath will be writing Twitter updates (CNS_Updates) from the CTBT Conference over next 2 days.
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Seminar
Countering Nuclear Smuggling Through Deterrence
- The International Technical Working Group (ITWG) and Other Tools
- Speaker David Smith, Global Security Principal Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Posted: September 21, 2009
Book Review Event
International Law and the Proliferation of WMD [PDF]
- By author Dr. Daniel H. Joyner Associate Professor, University of Alabama School of Law. (Oxford University Press, 2009)
- Read More...
Posted: September 11, 2009
Video Seminar
VIDEO | About U.S. - Russian Relations: A Conversation with Sergei Kislyak [1:16]
- Dr. William Potter, director of CNS talks with the ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States, Ambassador Sergei Kislyak, about U.S.-Russian relations, including prospects for nuclear arms control, NATO expansion, and the Iranian nuclear program.
Posted: September 4, 2009
Annoucement
Dr. Chen Kane Joins CNS [PDF]
- CNS is pleased to announce that Dr. Chen Kane has joined the Washington, DC, office as a senior research associate.
Posted: September 1, 2009
Seminar
A Conversation About U.S. - Russian Relations
- A Monterey County Herald article about a CNS seminar on August 26 with speaker Ambassador Sergei Kislyak of the Russian Federation to the U.S., and served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation from 2003-2008.
AUGUST 2009
Updated: August 31, 2009
Video Seminar
Prospects for Reducing U.S. and Russian Non Strategic Nuclear Weapons
- Speaker Miles Pomper, CNS Senior Research Associate
- August 25, 2009, Monterey, CA
Posted: August 24, 2009
Announcement
CNS Washington, DC Office now on Twitter.com
- The CNS Washington, DC office will regularly tweet about staff publications, events, media appearances and other related DC-area nonproliferation news.
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Seminar
Saddam's WMD Strategy from Iraqi State Documents
- "The Iraq Perspectives Project: An Introduction to the Revelations of Saddam's WMD Strategy from Iraqi State Documents"
Speaker Dr. Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Associate Dean of International Relations IE University, Spain
Updated: Aug 21, 2009
Course
CNS Conducts Intensive International Safeguards Course
- Report on a one-week course conducted in Monterey aimed at graduate students and professionals interested in pursuing careers in nonproliferation and nuclear safeguards.
Updated: August 20, 2009
NPR Breakfast Briefing
AUDIO | The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty: Assessing the Past, Building the Future
- Featuring a presentation by Lewis A. Dunn, Science Applications International Corporation, based on his July 2009 NPR article. With commentary by Miles Pomper, CNS.
July 16, Washington, DC
Posted: August 18, 2009
CNS in the News
S. Korean Launch Raises Questions
- Dennis M. Gormley was quoted in an article from the Washington Post.
Updated: August 12, 2009
Video | Seminar
German Minister of State: Nuclear Policy, CNS Study
- German Federal Foreign Office Minister of State, Gernot Erler reviewed Germany's disarmament and nonproliferation policies and introduced a major study by CNS.
Posted: August 10, 2009
Job Opportunity
Professor - Nonproliferation Studies
- The Graduate School of International Policy and Management at the Monterey Institute of International Studies invites applications for a full-time faculty position in Nonproliferation Studies.
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Seminar
Does Proliferation Beget Proliferation?
- Assessing "Reactive Proliferation" Potential in the Middle East and Asia
Speaker Philipp C. Bleek, PhD Candidate at Georgetown University
Posted: Aug 4, 2009
Outside Publication
Obama's Challenging NPT Agenda
- The Obama administration is positioning
the U.S. to gain concessions at the upcoming NPT review conference.
JULY 2009
Posted: July 30, 2009
Outside Publication
Disarmament Movement Needs Youth Involvement to Counter Cynicism
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CNS in the News
A Midsummer Tale of Two Chinese Spies
- Stephanie Lieggi was quoted in an article from the Asia Times Online.
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CNS in the News
Clinton's Expansive Iran Policy, Redux
- Miles Pomper was quoted in an article from the World Politics Review.
Posted: July 24, 2009
CNS in the News
Continued Commitment Needed on U.S. Chemical Disarmament, OPCW Chief Says
- Jonathan B. Tucker was quoted in an article from the Global Security Newswire.
Posted: July 22, 2009
CNS in the News
Experts Warn NPT Conference Will Test Obama's Nonproliferation Goals
- Comments by Lewis Dunn at a CNS sponsored breakfast briefing is featured in an article by the Global Security Newswire; the article also includes quotes by Miles Pomper.
Posted: July 21, 2009
CNS in the News
Is Myanmar going nuclear with North Korea's help?
Posted: July 16, 2009
Announcement
CNS Congratulates Ambassador Amano as New IAEA Director General
- Ambassador Yukiya Amano will succeed Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei as Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency.
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Announcement
CNS Student Awarded PIR Center Prize
- Monterey Institute student Nikita Perfilyev was awarded the special prize "New Talent in Nonproliferation" by the Russian Center for Policy Studies (PIR Center) on July 3, 2009.
Posted: July 14, 2009
Discussion
NATO Parliamentarians Visit CNS
- On July 10, the Science and Technology Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) visited CNS.
Posted: July 13, 2009
CNS in the News
Canada's Nuclear Relations with Russia
- Miles Pomper was interviewed by the Press Center of Nuclear Energy and Industry, Regnum.ru [Russian] and Polit.ru [Russian].
Posted: July 10, 2009
CNS in the News
In N. Korea, Missiles Herald A Defiant 4th
- Seven Are Launched on U.S. Holiday
Posted: July 8, 2009
NPR Nonproliferation Challenge
Nuclear Weapons as Fetish Objects
- Innovative topic takes $10,000 prize in the 2009 Doreen and Jim McElvany Nonproliferation Challenge.
$1,000 Student Prize goes to unique analysis of the role that corporations play in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
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Feature Story
Building a Community of Young Nonproliferation Specialists in Russia
- CNS sponsors a new nonproliferation session at the Snezhinsk International Scientific Conference.
Posted: July 6, 2009
Interview
VIDEO | Only Presidents Can Push START Through
- The absolute key to a successful negotiation is presidential intervention.
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Interview
VIDEO | Obama is Serious About Disarmament
- Obama's upcoming visit to Moscow could likely result in an agreement between Moscow and Washington.
JUNE 2009
Posted: June 18, 2009
CNS in the News
Nuclear terror would strain day-after bomb sleuths
- If terrorists used a nuclear bomb to destroy the heart of a great city, how would we know who did it, with what?
Posted: June 11, 2009
Seminar
Nuclear Learning Revisited
- Amandeep S. Gill, Visiting Fellow at CISAC, Stanford University Member of the Indian Foreign Service Served in the Indian Mission to the UN in Geneva, the Indian Embassy in Tehran and the High Commission of India in Colombo
- June 11, Monterey, CA
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Tauscher in Hot Seat For Key State Department Post
- She is likely to face not only questions about her background, but also the Obama administration's emerging arms-control strategy - and its vision of a future free of nuclear weapons.
Posted: June 10, 2009
Job Opportunity
Senior CNS Research Associate, CNS Washington DC
- This position will entail research, analysis, and writing on nonproliferation and related security issues involving both state and non-state actors. This is a full-time, exempt staff position.
Posted: June 9, 2009
Seminar
A Regional Approach for Future Nuclear Fuel Cycle in Asia Pacific
- Professor Jor-Shan Choi, Global COE Program University of Tokyo (Todai)
- June 9, Monterey, CA
Posted: June 8, 2009
Luncheon Briefing
VIDEO | Engaging China and Russia on Nuclear Disarmament
- What are the potential roadblocks to success and how do nuclear weapons fit into China and Russia's national grand strategies?
[See Voice of America extensive coverage (in Russian) of this seminar]
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Panel Discussion
VIDEO | Legal and Policy Implications of Ambiguous Rocket Launches
- Learning from the North Korean case, panelists explore the rights and responsibilities of launching and overflown states.
[View Ben Baseley-Walker's Powerpoint presentation]
May 18, Washington, DC
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Seminar
Role of Infrasound Signal Detection in Verifying the CTBT
- Bharath Gopalaswamy, Postdoctoral Associate, Peace Studies Program Cornell University
- June 5, Monterey, CA
Posted: June 4, 2009
Feature Story
Seminar on Disarmament and Nonproliferation Education
- CNS co-hosted a seminar held as a side event of the 2009 NPT PrepCom at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Posted: June 3, 2009
Seminar
Disarmament and Nonproliferation Education: An Essential Tool for a World Without Nuclear Weapons
- A seminar entitled "Disarmament and Nonproliferation Education: Yes, We Can!" was held as a side event of the 2009 NPT Preparatory Committee (PrepCom).
May 8, United Nations Headquarters in New York
MAY 2009
Updated: May 27, 2009
Seminar
VIDEO | Better Safe than Sorry: The Ironies of Living with the Bomb
- Michael Krepon, co-founder of the Henry L. Stimson Center, talks about his most recent book: Better Safe than Sorry: the Ironies of Living with the Bomb and why there has not been another mushroom cloud since 1945.
May 7, 2009, Monterey, CA
Posted: May 21, 2009
Panel Discussion
VIDEO | Attribution: Post-Nuclear Event
- What are the ramifications of a nuclear attack, such as a detonation by terrorists in an urban center? How can first responders and local authorities best react? How can the "nuclear signature" of such an attack be identified and traced?
- Browse more videos on NukeTube.tv
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Job Opportunity
CNS Research Associate, Washington DC
- Assist in the operations and implementation of activities tasked to and performed at CNS, as described in the link above. This is a full-time (37.5 hours per week), non-exempt staff position.
Posted: May 15, 2009
US-Russia Arms Control Deal First Step Towards Global Disarmament
- Officials will soon begin to negotiate a nuclear weapons reduction that, if successful, could convince other nuclear powers to follow suit.
Posted: May 13, 2009
Malawi Ratifies the Pelindaba Treaty
- The African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty is one ratification away from entering into force.
Posted: May 12, 2009
U.S., Russian High School Students Present Research On Nuclear Disarmament
- This year's spring conference, held April 23-24, 2009 in Monterey, witnessed remarkably successful results and the largest number of participants in the history of the program.
Posted: May 11, 2009
Global Spread of 'Loose Nukes' Reignites Disarmament Efforts
- The most grave challenge to the NPT is its failure to deal with nuclear terrorism.
Posted: May 8, 2009
Conference
Disarmament and Nonproliferation Education [PDF]
- Practical Ways and Tools to Raise Public Awareness through Education and its Role in Strengthening the NPT
May 8, United Nations Headquarters
Posted: May 6, 2009
Job Opportunity
Director, International Organizations and Nonproliferation Program
- Develop the Center's projects and initiatives on international organizations and nonproliferation regimes, including policy research and publications, diplomatic initiatives, outreach, teaching, fund-raising, and project management. This is a full-time exempt staff position requiring extensive specialized knowledge, experience, and professional stature.
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Job Opportunity
CNS Research Associate
- Assist in the operations and implementation of activities tasked to and performed at CNS, as described in the link above. This is a full-time (37.5 hours per week), non-exempt staff position.
Posted: May 4, 2009
Commission Meeting
Final Declaration of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission
- Dr Hans Blix chaired the final meeting of the WMDC, held in Washington DC on 30 April 2009 to refocus attention on its recommendations.
APRIL 2009
Posted: April 30, 2009
Film Screening & Discussion
33 Minutes: Protecting America in the New Missile Age
- A screening of the Heritage Foundation's controversial new film about the need for U.S. missile defense development and deployment.
Seminar
Responsible Reporting in the Age of Bioterrorism
- Speaker Joby Warrick, National Intelligence Reporter, The Washington Post.
1996 Pulitzer Prize winner for meritorious public service by a newspaper reporter.
April 30, 2009 (Thursday)
2:30 - 4:00 pm
Monterey, CA
Posted: April 27, 2009
Conference
U.S., Russian Students Talk Treaties at Monterey Conference
- More than 70 students and teachers from 11 U.S. high schools and 10 schools in Russia's
closed nuclear cities gathered to present research at a conference sponsored by CNS.
Updated: April 24, 2009
Luncheon Briefing
Engaging China and Russia on Nuclear Disarmament
[See Voice of America extensive coverage (in Russian) of this seminar]
- Speakers Jing-Dong Yuan, Director, CNS East Asia Nonproliferation Program; and
Nikolai Sokov, CNS Senior Research Associate.
April 21, 2009 (Tuesday)
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Washington, D.C.
Updated: April 17, 2009
Seminar
VIDEO | The Future of US-Russian Arms Control
- Speaker Dr. Alexander Pikayev, Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russia.
April 10, 2009 (Friday)
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Monterey, CA
Updated: April 17, 2009
Seminar
VIDEO | Verifying the CTBT
[View Scientific American article]
- Using seismological methods to study nuclear weapons test explosions and their implications for the scientific and arms control worlds.
Updated: April 6, 2009
Seminar
VIDEO | A Political History of Nuclear Weapons, 1938-2008
- Thomas C. Reed, co-author of The Nuclear Express, Former Secretary of the Air Force, recently spoke at CNS.
March 31, 2009 (Tuesday)
12:15 - 2:00 pm
Monterey, CA
Posted: April 6, 2009
N. Korean Rocket Launch to Prompt Toughened Missile Defense
- Jing-dong Yuan was quoted in an article on Yonhap News Agency.
Updated: April 3, 2009
Seminar
VIDEO | Nonproliferation Review Special Luncheon Briefing
- Includes videos, photos, remarks, essays, and presentations.
Updated: April 2, 2009
Seminar
International Security Developments in Central Asia
- Speaker Ambassador Erlan A. Idrissov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States (and former Kazakh Foreign Minister).
April 2, 2009 (Thursday)
4:00 - 5:30 pm
Monterey, CA
Posted: April 1, 2009
Miles Pomper Joins CNS [PDF]
- Miles A. Pomper joins the Center's Washington DC office as a senior research associate, after serving as Editor-in-Chief of Arms Control Today since March 2003.
MARCH 2009
Posted: March 26, 2009
Seminar
Bombs Away? New Prospects for Nuclear Disarmament
- Speakers Dr Patricia Lewis, CNS Deputy Director and Dr William Potter, CNS Director.
March 25, 2009 (Wednesday)
7:00 pm
Irvine Auditorium of the Monterey Institute of International Studies
499 Pierce at Jefferson Streets in downtown Monterey
For more information about this event: www.unamontereybay.org
Posted: March 24, 2009
The 2009 NPT Briefing Book
- The most comprehensive source of background and reference material on the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and its associated regime is now available online.
Updated: March 23, 2009
Panel Discussion
Nuclear Energy in the Middle East: Clearing the Legal Hurdles
- VIDEO: Includes video presentations and speaker remarks, and presentation PDFs.
Seminar
Stewarding a Reduced Stockpile
- Speaker Bruce Goodwin, Associate Director of Defense and Nuclear Technologies at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
March 23, 2009 (Monday)
12:15 - 2:00 pm
Monterey, CA
CNS Seminar Room (D-100)
400 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
Posted: March 20, 2009
China Voices Concern Over Korean Peninsula
- China voiced its concern with close ally North Korea pushing ahead with plans for a rocket launch.
Posted: March 18, 2009
Breakfast Briefing
Bioterrorism: Clear and Present Danger or Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?
- AUDIO: Includes audio of the event, speaker presentations, and photos.
Posted: March 17, 2009
Panel Discussion
Biorisk Management to Address the Insider Threat
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The FBI's August 2008 announcement that Dr. Bruce Ivins was the perpetrator of the 2001 Amerithrax attacks and subsequent release of documentation to support that charge has intensified concerns about what is commonly known as the "insider threat." Are current policies and practices sufficient to prevent a repeat Ivins scenario? If not, what biorisk management measures should be considered to reduce the possibility of future misbehavior at America's biological laboratories? Please join us for a discussion of these issues.
Featuring dueling presentations on the topic by Benjamin Garrett and Amy E. Smithson.
Held March 17, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
Posted: March 5, 2009
The Smallpox Destruction Debate: Could a Grand Bargain Settle the Issue?
- Creative diplomacy is needed to end debate over the last known stocks of smallpox, preserved in repositories in Russia and the U.S.
FEBRUARY 2009
Posted: February 27, 2009
Workshop
CNS Conducts Workshop on Implementing UNSC Resolution 1540 in Uzbekistan
- On February 10-11, CNS, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, held a workshop on implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540.
A Feature Story by
Margarita Sevcik,
Kenley Butler,
Dauren Aben
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Panel Discussion
Preventive War: Do Weapons of Mass Destruction Change the Rules?
- AUDIO: Page includes audio recording of the full event and photos
- Does the destructive power of WMDs permit states to act in self-defense against WMD programs even when threats are not immediate or clearly-defined? A panel discussion held on January 27, 2009 at Georgetown University.
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Seminar
Nuclear Security Spending: Assessing Costs, Examining Priorities
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Speaker Stephen Schwartz, Editor, The Nonproliferation Review.
February 27, 2009 (Friday)
12:15 - 2:00 pm
Monterey, CA
CNS Seminar Room (D-100)
400 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
Posted: February 24, 2009
Seminar
India's Emergence as a 'Responsible' Nuclear Power
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Speaker Karthika Sasikumar, Associate, International Security Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
February 24, 2009 (Tuesday)
12:15 - 2:00 pm
Monterey, CA
CNS Seminar Room (D-100)
400 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
Posted: February 23, 2009
Give Iran a Break
- Liviu Horovitz and Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova wrote a letters to the editor of the International Herald Tribune.
Posted: February 20, 2009
MEETING
International Advisory Board Meeting
- Senator Sam Nunn (Ret.) hosted the CNS International Advisory Board meeting on Thursday, February 5, 2009, in Washington, DC.
[Video added: Feb 18, 2009] Posted: February 10, 2009
SEMINAR: Consolidation of Fissile Materials in Russia's Nuclear Complex
- VIDEO: The Seminar (48 min)
VIDEO: Q&A Session (38 min)
- Speaker Pavel Podvig, Research Associate and Acting Associate Director for Research, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University.
Pavel Podvig's presentation is based on work done for the International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM) [fissilematerials.org].
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
12:15-2:00 P.M.
Monterey, CA
CNS Seminar Room (D-100)
400 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
Posted: February 13, 2009
SEMINAR: Intelligence Support to Nonproliferation Policymaking Future Challenges
- Speaker Dennis Gormley, CNS Senior Fellow.
February 13, 2009
12:15 - 2:00 pm
Monterey, CA
CNS Seminar Room (D-100)
400 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
[Video added: February 4, 2009] Posted: January 27, 2009
SEMINAR: The Design of the NPT
- VIDEO: The Seminar (52 min)
VIDEO: Q&A Session (46 min)
- Speaker Mr. Dane Swango, Predoctoral Fellow at CISAC Stanford, PhD Candidate at UCLA.
Dane Swango discusses the goals, design, implementation, and limitations of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT).
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
12:15-2:00 P.M.
Monterey, CA
CNS Seminar Room (D-100)
400 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
Posted: February 4, 2009
Iran Reports Launching Its Own Satellite
- Leonard Spector was quoted in an article in the Washington Post.
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Beijing Wants It Both Ways in Space
- Jing-dong Yuan was quoted in an article in the Asia Times Online.
JANUARY 2009
Posted: January 28, 2009
ANNOUNCEMENT: CNS Announces New Middle East Project
- CNS is embarking on an ambitious program of work in the Middle East focused on Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones, regional security dialogue, and the NPT Treaty, with Ambassador Nabil Fahmy as nonresident Chair.
Posted: January 8, 2009
Panetta Picked To Head CIA
- William Potter was quoted in an article in the Monterey County Herald.
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U.S. Should Produce Own Isotopes: Expert
- William Potter and Cristina Hansell were quoted in an article on Montreal Gazette.
Posted: January 6, 2009
U.S. and Russian High School Teachers Discuss Nuclear Disarmament at Workshop
- Twenty U.S. and Russian high school teachers attended a Critical Issues Forum Teacher Development Workshop on December 4-6, 2008 in Monterey.
A CNS Feature Story by
Masako Toki.
December 2008
Posted: December 19, 2008
CNS Conducts Seminar on Radiological Source Security in Georgia
- On November 20-21, 2008, an international seminar was conducted by CNS, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
A CNS Feature Story by
Margarita Sevcik.
Updated: December 17, 2008
VIDEO: Whither Smallpox? The Debate Over Destruction of the Virus Stocks
[Additional Video: Q&A session]
- Speaker Jonathan B. Tucker, Senior Fellow, CNS Washington DC Office.
Dr. Tucker talks about the ongoing debate over the destruction of laboratory stocks of the smallpox virus after the disease was eradicated over 30 years ago.
December 5, 12:15-2:00pm (Friday)
Monterey, CA
McGowan Room 100 (MG-100)
411 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
View more videos
Posted: December 11, 2008
The Culture of Curiosity: Why Iraq Failed to Build a Bomb, and Why Iran Won't Fail
- Speaker Dr. Peter Zimmerman, Former Chief Scientist of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
12:15-2:00 P.M.
Monterey, CA
CNS Seminar Room (D-100)
400 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
Posted: December 5, 2008
US and Russian High School Teachers Discuss Nuclear Disarmament [PDF]
- Twenty high school teachers will participate in the Critical Issues Forum (CIF)
Teachers Development Workshop.
December 4-5, Monterey, CA
[Details in PDF link]
November 2008
Posted: November 19, 2008
At Peace with Nuclear Expansion
- Speaker Dr. Ray Juzaitis, Department Head and Professor of Nuclear Engineering Texas A&M University.
November 19, 12:15-2:00pm (Wednesday)
Monterey, CA
CNS Seminar Room (D-100)
400 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
Posted: November 14, 2008
Biodefense in the 21st Century: The Political Realities
- Speaker Dr. Kenneth Bernard, Former Assistant to President Bush for Biodefense on Homeland Security Council Chaired the White House Biodefense Policy Coordinating Committee Drafted Decision Directives for President Bush on both "Biodefense for the 21st Century" and Agricultural Bioterrorism.
November 13, 12:15—2:00pm (Thursday)
Monterey, CA
CNS Seminar Room (D-100)
400 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
Posted: November 11, 2008
Patricia Lewis honored with Joseph A. Burton Forum Award
- CNS is pleased to announce that Deputy Director and Scientist-in-Residence Dr Patricia Lewis, has been honored by the American Physical Society and awarded the 2009 Joseph A. Burton Forum Award for her contributions to arms control and international security.
Posted: November 10, 2008
Nuclear physicist at MIIS works to limit weapons
- A Monterey Herald article on Dr Patricia Lewis, CNS' new deputy director and scientist-in-residence.
Posted: November 7, 2008
Rethinking the Unthinkable: Four Critical Mistakes in Thinking about Nuclear Weapons
- Ward Wilson (Grand Prize Winner of the 2008 Doreen and Jim McElvany Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest)
November 7, 12:15—2:00pm (Friday)
Monterey, CA
Room D-100
400 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
Posted: November 10, 2008
MIIS speaker wants nukes dismantled
A Monterey Herald article on the talk.
Posted: November 6, 2008
Evidence from Imagery: The Iran and Syrian Nuclear Program—An Open and Shut Case?
- Dr. Frank Pabian
November 6, 12:15—2:00pm (Thursday)
Monterey, CA
Room D-100
400 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
October 2008
Posted: October 23, 2008
The Role of Nuclear Weapons in Russian National Security Policy: Current Status and Possible Evolution
- Speaker: Major-General (Ret.) Vladimir Dvorkin, Professor, Senior Research Fellow at IMEMO Russian Academy of Sciences
October 30, 12:15-2:00pm (Thursday)
Monterey, CA
McGowan Room 102 (MG-102)
411 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
Posted: October 14, 2008
Seizing The Moment
- A one-day consultation on breakthrough measures to build a new east west consensus on weapons of mass destruction and disarmament. An event co-sponsored by CNS.
24 October 2008 — New York
Posted: October 8, 2008
Ensuring U.S. Medical Isotope Supply and Minimizing Risks of Nuclear Terrorism
- CNS/AAAS event on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC on October 6, 2008.
September 2008
Posted: September 15, 2008
CNS Welcomes Dr. Patricia Lewis as Deputy Director and Scientist-in-Residence
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2009 Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest announced
- This contest, featuring a $10,000 grand prize, is open to students, professors, journalists, policy analysts, activists, and others worldwide, to generate new scholarly insights and specific recommendations for resolving today's nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons challenges.
July 2008
Posted: July 25, 2008
Israel's Airstrike on Syria's Nuclear Reactor: Preventive War and the Nonproliferation Regime
- a public event co-sponsored with CNS and the Arms Control Association.
Posted: July 24, 2008
Book Launch: Missile Contagion: Cruise Missile Proliferation and the Threat to International Security
- by Dennis M. Gormley. This event took place in Washington, D.C. at noon, on Thursday, July 24, 2008. View link for more details.
Posted: July 21, 2008
The Global Elimination of Civilian Use of Highly Enriched Uranium
- The Nonproliferation Review held a Luncheon Briefing in Washington D.C. for a discussion with authors Cristina Hansell and Robert Nurick on their articles appearing in a special section of the July 2008 issue. [Includes articles and presentation.]
Posted: July 1, 2008
Winners Announced for the 2008 Doreen and Jim McElvany Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest
- $13,000 in prizes to be awarded to the four winning entries.
June 2008
Posted: June 26, 2008
Book Launch Event: Missile Contagion: Cruise Missile Proliferation and the Threat to International Security [PDF]
- by Dennis M. Gormley. This event will take place in Washington, D.C. at noon, on Thursday, July 24, 2008, and a complimentary lunch will be provided. View link for more details.
April 2008
Posted: April 30, 2008
Measuring Nuclear Proliferation: Nuclear Ladders, Iran, and the National Intelligence Estimate
- On April 3, 2008, CNS and the United States Institute of Peace co-sponsored a seminar with government officials, academics, journalists, and U.S. intelligence members.
Posted: April 28, 2008
CNS Hosts Spring 2008 Critical Issues Forum: U.S. & Russian High School Students Study Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy [PDF]
- the Critical Issues Forum annual conference was held in Monterey from 17-18 April.
Posted: April 17, 2008
Nuclear Nonproliferation in the Next Generation: U.S. & Russian High School Students Study Nuclear Renaissance: Benefits vs. Risks [PDF]
- the Critical Issues Forum annual conference is being held in Monterey from 17-18 April.
Posted: April 16, 2008
Symposium on Nuclear Nonproliferation, featuring Dan Rather
- the full video of panel discussing, which included William Potter, is now available through the Rowan University website.
Posted: April 3, 2008
Measuring Nuclear Proliferation: Nuclear Ladders, Iran, and the National Intelligence Estimate
- CNS and the United States Institute of Peace co-sponsored a seminar with a group of leading current and former government officials, academics, journalists, and members of the U.S. intelligence community.
Posted: April 1, 2008
Paranoid Potbellied Stalinist Gets Nuclear Weapons: How the U.S. Print Media Cover North Korea
- The Nonproliferation Review hosted a luncheon briefing in Washington D.C. with the author of this article for its recent March issue. [Now includes audio of the event.]
March 2008
Posted: March 12, 2008
Paranoid Potbellied Stalinist Gets Nuclear Weapons: How the U.S. Print Media Cover North Korea
- The Nonproliferation Review hosted a luncheon briefing in Washington D.C. with the author of this article for its recent March issue.
2007
- Fluctuating Intelligence Estimates on Iran
- an audio recording by speaker Dr. Ibrahim Al-Marashi.
- Posted: December 23, 2007
- Future of the NPT
- an audio recording by speaker Ambassador Richard Butler.
- Posted: December 23, 2007
- A Nuclear Weapons Free-World: Why Both the Vision and the Practical Steps Toward It Are Essential
- an audio recording by speaker Ambassador James Goodby.
- Posted: December 23, 2007
- Nonproliferation Review Luncheon Briefing
- Held on November 29th, 2007 in Washington D.C. for a discussion with the author of an article from the recent November issue. [Includes audio recording of the event.]
- Posted: November 29, 2007
- Special Event Marks the Appointment of Dr. William Potter to World's First Nonproliferation Endowed Chair.
- On October 23, 2007, MIIS celebrated the endowment of the world's first professorship in nonproliferation studies, named in honor of Senator Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar.
- Posted: October 31, 2007
- Doreen and Jim McElvany 2008 Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest.
- The Nonproliferation Review has provided updated rules and information about this $10,000 prize contest, which is open to students, professors, journalists, policy analysts, activists, and others worldwide.
- Posted: September 19, 2007
- Nonproliferation Review Luncheon Briefing
- Held on July 24th, 2007 in Washington D.C. for a discussion with the authors of two articles from the recent July issue. [Now includes an audio recording of the event.]
- Posted: August 9, 2007
- Testimony of Dr. Lawrence Scheinman
- before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on S. 1138: a bill to enhance nuclear safeguards and provide nuclear fuel supply assurances, July 31, 2007. [PDF format]
- Posted: August 1, 2007
- Nonproliferation Review Luncheon Briefing
- Held in Washington D.C. for a discussion with the authors of two articles from the recent July issue.
- Posted: July 24, 2007
- Testimony by Jing-dong Yuan
- on China's nonproliferation policies before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Commission, July 12, 2007.
- Posted: July 16, 2007
- CNS Renamed in Honor of Dr. James Martin
- a generous contribution by Dr. James Martin will support the work of the Center, which will now be known as "The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies."
- Posted: July 2, 2007
- Proliferation Awareness Workshop in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
- The second in a seminar series providing Central Asian border guards and customs officials with updated WMD proliferation information.
- Posted: June 25, 2007
- Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest
- MIIS, CNS and The Nonproliferation Review announce this $10,000 prize contest open to students, professors, journalists, policy analysts, activists, and others worldwide.
- Posted: June 22, 2007
- CNS Student Awarded "Most Outstanding Paper" at the 2007 WIIS Summer Symposium
- Jessica Varnum, CNS Graduate Research Assistant and Certificate Student, received the award. [Includes abstract]
- Posted: June 18, 2007
- Missile Nonproliferation Challenges: Assessment and Prospects for Multilateral Solutions
- a presentation by Dennis M. Gormley for a seminar sponsored by the European Union's Institute for Security Studies.
- Posted: June 5, 2007
- Charting a Course for Improved U.S. Space Security
- Testimony of James Clay Moltz before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, May 23, 2007. [PDF format]
- Posted: June 5, 2007
- Two Perspectives on the North Korea Nuclear Problem
- Dr. Siegfried S. Hecker and Dr. Xiyu Yang presented a seminar at CNS on Friday, June 1, 2007.
- Posted: June 5, 2007
- Outer Space: Next Frontier for Proliferation or Forum for Cooperation?
- Six U.S. schools and ten schools in Russia's "closed nuclear cities" participated in the Critical Issues Forum (CIF) Spring 2007 conference May 3-4, 2007 in Monterey.
- Posted: May 22, 2007
- Nonproliferation Review Luncheon Briefing
- held on May 17, 2007 in Washington D.C. for a discussion with the authors of two articles from the recent March issue. [Includes audio of the event and presentations.]
- Posted: May 17, 2007
- CNS Welcomes Dr. Amy E. Smithson
- Posted: April 20, 2007
- In Memoriam
- the Monterey Institute Center for Nonproliferation Studies regrets the passing of David Fischer and Paul Leventhal.
- Posted: April 13, 2007
- Nuclear Proliferation: 2016
- a panel of Nonproliferation Review authors gave presentations in an event hosted by CNS in Washington D.C.
- Posted: March 12, 2007
- MIIS Master's Program Among Nation's Top 20
- The Monterey Institute of International Studies has been ranked by Foreign Policy magazine, a major scholastic journal, as among the top 20 schools in the nation providing masters' programs in international relations studies.
- Posted: March 2, 2007
- Future Nuclear Strategies of the NPT Nuclear Weapon States
- a panel of experts gave presentations in an event hosted by CNS in Washington D.C. [Includes recorded audio]
- Posted: February 12, 2007
- CNS Forum: Experts Discuss China's ASAT Test
- CNS held a panel discussion on February 2, 2007, that included three presentations by CNS researchers.
- Posted: February 2, 2007
- Identifying, Confronting, and Controlling Proliferation Threats
- a recent briefing event hosted by CNS in Washington D.C. [Includes recorded audio and other media.]
- Posted: January 17, 2007
2006
- Outer Space: Next Frontier for Proliferation or Forum for Cooperation?
- U.S. and Russian high school teachers study space security with CNS staff at the Critical Issues Forum teacher development workshop.
- Posted: December 22, 2006
- International Advisory Board Meeting
- a brief report on the recent meeting including streaming video of Egyptian Ambassador Nabil Fahmy's public lecture to the Monterey Institute community on Iran.
- Posted: December 19, 2006
- Nuclear Doctrines in the Post-Post Cold War System
- a recent briefing event hosted by CNS in Washington D.C. [Includes recorded audio and other media.]
- Posted: December 6, 2006
- The Promise and Potential Risks of Synthetic Biology
- a recent briefing event hosted by CNS in Washington D.C.
- Posted: December 6, 2006
- Space Weapons: Then and Now
- a recent briefing event hosted by The Nonproliferation Review in Washington D.C. [Includes recorded audio and other media.]
- Posted: November 30, 2006
- Israel's Nuclear Policies and a NWFZ in the Middle East: How Feasible Is It?
- a report by Edith Bursac on a recent talk given by Dr. Zeev Maoz at CNS.
- Posted: November 15, 2006
- Education and Training in Nonproliferation, Security Culture, and MPC&A
- a report on a CNS-organized international seminar on nonproliferation education and training, held in Moscow on November 1-3, 2006.
- Posted: November 10, 2006
- Training Workshop on Nonproliferation and Export Controls
- On October 16-18, 2006, CNS, in cooperation with the U.S. State Department, organized a "Proliferation Awareness Training Workshop" in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
- Posted: November 9, 2006
- Final Report of the Sixth US-China Conference
- co-organized by CNS and the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association, now available. [PDF format]
- Posted: October, 2006
- Seminar on Implementing UNSC Resolution 1540 in Central Asia and the Caucasus
- organized by CNS in Almaty, Kazakhstan, October 9-10, 2006.
- Posted: October 23, 2006
- Mohamed ElBaradei Calls for a New Global Security Landscape
- On May 30, 2006, Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei spoke in Monterey.
- Posted: May 31, 2006
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