Activities and Events

Nonproliferation activities, events, and announcements involving the CNS center, staff, and programs.
Updated: Apr 7, 2010

Past Activities/Events

Past CNS nonproliferation activities, events, and announcements.

DECEMBER 2009

CNS in the News
Nearing Arms Pact, U.S. and Russia Look Ahead
Nikolai Sokov was quoted by The New York Times.
CNS in the News
Iran criticizes Turkmen-based nuclear monitoring station
Kenley Butler was quoted by Central Asia Online.
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.
View article [Image: Jonathan B. Tucker] Obama Administration Takes a New Approach to Biological Weapons
View story [Image: "Passing the Baton" documentary.] 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.
View story [Image: Smart Treaty signing] SMART Negotiations Result in a Smart Treaty
CIF Teachers Workshop
View article [Image: CIF Teachers Workshop Participants] 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."
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.
Seminar
The DPRK and Proliferation
Speaker Dr. Jonathan Brewer, Member of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Seminar
The DPRK and Proliferation
Speaker Dr. Jonathan Brewer, Member of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
View article [Image: William C. Potter] View article [Image: Nikolai Sokov] View article [Image: Miles A. Pomper] Breaking the U.S.-Russian Deadlock on Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons
View article [Image: Dennis M. Gormley] Winning on Ballistic Missiles but Losing on Cruise: The Missile Proliferation Battle
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.
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.
View article [Image: Elena Sokova] View article [Image: Cristina Hansell] Toward A Nuclear-Free World
Experts present 3 steps toward a nuclear-free world.
View article [Image: Leonard S. Spector] Nations that Dismantled Nuclear Arms Point the Way Forward

NOVEMBER 2009

Announcement
View article [Image: Dr. Alexander Pikayev] 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.
NPR Breakfast Briefing
View story [Image: Challenge Competition Presentations] 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.]
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

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.
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.
CNS In the News
View article [Image: Dr. William Potter] 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.
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?
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.
CNS in the News
The Status of START Negotiations [Russian]
Nikolai Sokov was interviewed by Voice of America.
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.
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.
Seminar
The Changing Nature of Missile Proliferation
Speaker James Plotts
CNS in the News - Audio Interview
Listen to Interview [Image: Dennis M. Gormley] AUDIO | Iranian Guards Will Carry Out Missile Test [mp3 audio]
Dennis M. Gormley was interviewed on WTOP.com on September 26, 2009.
CNS in the News
View article [Image: Leonard S. Spector, Deputy Director] Disclosure of Iran Site Raises Nuclear, Diplomatic Tensions
Leonard S. Spector was quoted in the Los Angeles Times on September 26, 2009.

SEPTEMBER 2009

Video Panel Discussion
Watch video of International Law and WMD Proliferation 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)
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.
Video Interview
Watch Interview with Tibor Tóth 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.
Audio Interview
View article [Image: Miles Pomper, Senior Research Associate, Washington, DC office] UNSC Meeting on Nonproliferation [mp3 audio]
Miles Pomper was interviewed on the "Today" program on China Radio International.
Panel Discussion
VIDEO | H1N1 Panel: Where are we with Pandemic Influenza? Watch video of 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.
Twitter
View Twitter Page [Image: Kaegan McGrath] Real-Time CTBTO updates on Twitter
Kaegan McGrath will be writing Twitter updates (CNS_Updates) from the CTBT Conference over next 2 days.
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
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...
Video Seminar
Watch video of Sergei Kislyak: U.S. - Russian Relations 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.
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.
Seminar
View article [Image: Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak] 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

Video Seminar
Watch video of Miles Pomper: Prospects for Reducing U.S. and Russian Non Strategic Nuclear Weapons Prospects for Reducing U.S. and Russian Non Strategic Nuclear Weapons
Speaker Miles Pomper, CNS Senior Research Associate
August 25, 2009, Monterey, CA
Announcement
View CNS Washington, DC Twitter Page 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.
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
Course
View story [Photo: Several safeguards course participants] 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.
NPR Breakfast Briefing
View article [Image: Lewis A. Dunn] 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
CNS in the News
S. Korean Launch Raises Questions
Dennis M. Gormley was quoted in an article from the Washington Post.
Video | Seminar
View article [Image: Gernot Erler, German Federal Foreign Office Minister of State] 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.
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.
Seminar
Does Proliferation Beget Proliferation?
Assessing "Reactive Proliferation" Potential in the Middle East and Asia
Speaker Philipp C. Bleek, PhD Candidate at Georgetown University
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

Outside Publication
Disarmament Movement Needs Youth Involvement to Counter Cynicism
CNS in the News
A Midsummer Tale of Two Chinese Spies
Stephanie Lieggi was quoted in an article from the Asia Times Online.
CNS in the News
Clinton's Expansive Iran Policy, Redux
Miles Pomper was quoted in an article from the World Politics Review.
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.
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.
CNS in the News
Is Myanmar going nuclear with North Korea's help?
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.
Announcement
View article [Image: Nikita Perfilyev] 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.
Discussion
View article [Image: NATO Session] NATO Parliamentarians Visit CNS
On July 10, the Science and Technology Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) visited CNS.
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].
CNS in the News
In N. Korea, Missiles Herald A Defiant 4th
Seven Are Launched on U.S. Holiday
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.
Feature Story
View story [Image:Several nonproliferation session attendees] Building a Community of Young Nonproliferation Specialists in Russia
CNS sponsors a new nonproliferation session at the Snezhinsk International Scientific Conference.
Interview
Watch video of Dr William Potter on Russia Today: Only Presidents Can Push START Through VIDEO | Only Presidents Can Push START Through
The absolute key to a successful negotiation is presidential intervention.
Interview
Watch video of Dr William Potter on Russia Today: Obama is Serious About Disarmament VIDEO | Obama is Serious About Disarmament
Obama's upcoming visit to Moscow could likely result in an agreement between Moscow and Washington.

JUNE 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?
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
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.
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.
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
Luncheon Briefing
Watch video of Nikolai Sokov & JD Yuan: Engaging China & Russia on Nuclear Disarmament 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]
Panel Discussion
Watch video of Legal and Policy Implications of Ambiguous Rocket Launches 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
Seminar
Role of Infrasound Signal Detection in Verifying the CTBT
Bharath Gopalaswamy, Postdoctoral Associate, Peace Studies Program Cornell University
June 5, Monterey, CA
Feature Story
View story [Image: Several seminar panelists] 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.
Seminar
Disarmament and Nonproliferation Education 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

Seminar
Watch video of Michael Krepon: Better Safe than Sorry: The Ironies of Living with the Bomb 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
Panel Discussion
Watch multiple panel videos, Attribution: Post-Nuclear Event 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
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.
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.
Malawi Ratifies the Pelindaba Treaty
The African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty is one ratification away from entering into force.
View event details [Image: Spring 2009 CIF conference participants] 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.
Global Spread of 'Loose Nukes' Reignites Disarmament Efforts
The most grave challenge to the NPT is its failure to deal with nuclear terrorism.
Conference
View event details [Image: Conference Flyer] 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
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.
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.
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

Film Screening & Discussion
View event details [Image: 33 Minutes film cover] 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
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.
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.
Seminar
Watch video of Dr. Alexander Pikayev, The Future of US-Russian Arms Control 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
Seminar
Watch video of Paul G. Richards, Ph.D, Verifying the CTBT 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.
Seminar
Watch Thomas C. Reed, A Political History of Nuclear Weapons, 1938-2008 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
N. Korean Rocket Launch to Prompt Toughened Missile Defense
Jing-dong Yuan was quoted in an article on Yonhap News Agency.
Seminar
View Briefing page videos, photos, essays and presentations VIDEO | Nonproliferation Review Special Luncheon Briefing
Includes videos, photos, remarks, essays, and presentations.
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

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

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
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.
Panel Discussion
View Event page videos and presentations 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)
China Voices Concern Over Korean Peninsula
China voiced its concern with close ally North Korea pushing ahead with plans for a rocket launch.
Breakfast Briefing
View event details [Photo: Event attendees] Bioterrorism: Clear and Present Danger or Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?
AUDIO: Includes audio of the event, speaker presentations, and photos.
Panel Discussion
Biorisk Management to Address the Insider Threat
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.
View article with Jonathan B. Tucker, Senior Fellow, Washington, D.C. Office 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

Workshop
View story [Photo: Uzbekistan UNSC Resolution 1540 Workshop attendees.] 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
Panel Discussion
Panel Speakers 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.
Seminar
Nuclear Security Spending: Assessing Costs, Examining Priorities
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)
Seminar
India's Emergence as a 'Responsible' Nuclear Power
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)
Give Iran a Break
Liviu Horovitz and Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova wrote a letters to the editor of the International Herald Tribune.
MEETING
View meeting details [Photo: Ambassador Sergei Kislyak, Senator Sam Nunn (Ret.), Dr. William Potter, Senator Richard Lugar] International Advisory Board Meeting
Senator Sam Nunn (Ret.) hosted the CNS International Advisory Board meeting on Thursday, February 5, 2009, in Washington, DC.
View video of Pavel Podvig, Consolidation of Fissile Materials in Russia's Nuclear Complex (48 min) 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)
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)
View video of Dane Swango, The Design of the NPT (52 min) 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)
Iran Reports Launching Its Own Satellite
Leonard Spector was quoted in an article in the Washington Post.
Beijing Wants It Both Ways in Space
Jing-dong Yuan was quoted in an article in the Asia Times Online.

JANUARY 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.
Panetta Picked To Head CIA
William Potter was quoted in an article in the Monterey County Herald.
U.S. Should Produce Own Isotopes: Expert
William Potter and Cristina Hansell were quoted in an article on Montreal Gazette.
View story [Image: Workshop participants] 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

View story [Image: Radiological Source Security seminar participants] 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.
Dr. Jonathan B. Tucker, Smallpox Virus Stocks Destruction Debate 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
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)
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

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)
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)
Patricia Lewis, CNS Deputy Director and Scientist-in-Residence 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.
Nuclear physicist at MIIS works to limit weapons
A Monterey Herald article on Dr Patricia Lewis, CNS' new deputy director and scientist-in-residence.
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)
MIIS speaker wants nukes dismantled
A Monterey Herald article on the talk.
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

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)
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
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

CNS Welcomes Dr. Patricia Lewis as Deputy Director and Scientist-in-Residence
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

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.
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.
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.]
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

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

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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

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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