CNS Staff in the News
Interviews, quotes, and references to CNS staff in various news media.
2012
Posted: December 14, 2012
Audio Interview
What North Korea's Rocket Launch Tells Us About Iran's Role
Posted: December 14, 2012
Intelligence on Syrian troops readying chemical weapons for use prompted Obama's warning
Posted: December 14, 2012
U.N. agency expects deal soon on Iran nuclear probe
Posted: December 14, 2012
UN, International envoys renew efforts to engage Iran on nuclear program
Posted: December 14, 2012
Iranian Bomb Graph Appears Adapted from One on Internet
Posted: December 12, 2012
Audio Interview
What US foreign policy should be in the Middle East
Posted: December 11, 2012
Syria's chemical weapons pose a grave dilemma
Posted: December 7, 2012
U.S. Anxiously Shaping Contingency Options for Syrian Chemical Arsenal
Posted: December 6, 2012
Syria: first state with WMDs to topple?
Posted: December 6, 2012
Fears grow for fate of Syria's chemical weapons
Posted: November 30, 2012
Audio Interview
Next Steps in Preventing Nuclear Terrorism
Posted: November 14, 2012
Outside Publications
U.S., Russia Clash Over Mideast WMD Talks Delay
Posted: November 8, 2012
Outside Publications
From Sudan to cyber, secret war with Iran heats up
Posted: November 8, 2012
Video Interview
Syrian opposition groups form united front
Posted: November 8, 2012
Outside Publications
Hezbollah under fire, but Lebanon hold is tight
Posted: October 31, 2012
Outside Publications
Syria war puts anti-US alliance on the defensive
Posted: October 26, 2012
Beirut: Echoes Of 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing In Hassan Attack
Posted: October 25, 2012
Audio Interview
Who was behind the car bomb attack in Beirut?
Posted: October 25, 2012
Exclusive: U.S. Rushes to Stop Syria from Expanding Chemical Weapon Stockpile
Posted: October 17, 2012
German Publication
Al-Qaida in Syrien Unheilige Allianzen
Posted: October 16, 2012
Audio Interview
Russia No Longer Wants U.S. Aid To Secure Nukes
Posted: October 16, 2012
Paul Ryan says the Obama administration 'watered down sanctions' against Iran
Posted: October 5, 2012
Bibi's red line raises more questions than it answers
Posted: October 1, 2012
Despite Duel at U.N., Israel and Iran May Talk Nukes by Year's End
Posted: October 1, 2012
Amid Dim Prospects for Mideast WMD Summit, Some Hopes Glimmer
Posted: October 1, 2012
How to Help Iran Build a Bomb
Posted: September 20, 2012
Report criticizes U.S. missile-defense system
Posted: September 14, 2012
Why you can't just bomb Syria's WMD into oblivion
Posted: September 11, 2012
[In German] "Sehen Scheitern des Zionismus"
Posted: September 11, 2012
Obama HEU Reduction Proposal Insufficient, Health Care Providers Say
Posted: September 4, 2012
What about Israel's nuclear weapons?
Posted: August 30, 2012
U.N. nuclear watchdog creates task force to monitor defiant Iran
Posted: August 30, 2012
Envisioning a post-Assad Syria as civil war grinds on
Posted: August 28, 2012
Audio Interview
The Conflict in Lebanon
Posted: August 24, 2012
Syrian Chem Weapons Seen at Risk as Nation Splinters
Posted: August 23, 2012
Audio Interview
IAEA Suspicious Of Iran's Parchin Military Base
Posted: August 20, 2012
Lebanon's growing Syria crisis
Posted: August 17, 2012
Suggestion Russia May Limit HEU Use Prompts Cautious U.S. Response
Posted: August 10, 2012
Audio Interview
Encoding Geopolitics: Virus Infects Banks In Lebanon
Posted: August 9, 2012
Virus Seeking Bank Data Is Tied to Attack on Iran
Posted: August 9, 2012
Book details Soviet plans to wage germ warfare with lethal 'designer' strains
Posted: August 8, 2012
Video Interview
The defection of Syria's prime minister
Posted: August 8, 2012
The problem with Netanyahu's judgment, when it comes to WMD
Posted: August 6, 2012
US general asks cut in nuclear stockpile
Posted: August 6, 2012
Audio Interview
Search for rebels' identity
Posted: August 3, 2012
No imminent threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, experts say
Posted: July 31, 2012
Assad Has Many Generals to Fight Syrian Rebels
Posted: July 31, 2012
Al Qaeda is seeking to manipulate tensions in the Middle East to its own advantage, warn experts
Posted: July 30, 2012
[In Korean] Miles Pomper quoted on prospects for US-ROK nuclear agreement negotiations
Posted: July 20, 2012
Video Interview
Fears Mount Over Assad's Stockpiles of Chemical Weapons
Posted: July 19, 2012
Syria's Ballistic Missile Arsenal Looms As Assad Regime Buckles
Posted: July 19, 2012
Audio Interview
Concern about chemical weapon stockpile in Syria
Posted: July 17, 2012
Video Interview
Chemical Weapons in Syria
Posted: July 17, 2012
Audio Interview
Al-Qaeda in Syria
Posted: July 13, 2012
Syria's Chemical Weapons: A Perfect Storm?
Posted: July 11, 2012
U.S. Proposes Bigger Medicare Payouts to Avoid Bomb-Grade Uranium
Posted: June 26, 2012
Syria's chemical weapons: How secure are they?
Posted: June 26, 2012
NNSA Considers Clarifying Statement on Russian Isotope Commitment
Posted: June 18, 2012
West avoiding action in Syria, blaming Russia
Posted: June 18, 2012
Syrian civil war spills over into Lebanon
Posted: June 18, 2012
PONI Debates the Issues: Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons in Europe
Posted: June 15, 2012
Iran Swears It's Building Nuke Subs
Posted: June 15, 2012
Arms race in Syria: US and Russia trade accusations as killing spirals
Posted: June 11, 2012
Become a nuclear superpower... in ten steps
Posted: June 7, 2012
House Panel Clears Bill to Adopt Nuclear Security Pacts
Posted: June 7, 2012
Study: Government Low-Balls Cost of Nuclear Fleet
Posted: June 4, 2012
Israel's Deployment of Nuclear Missiles on Subs from Germany
Posted: May 21, 2012
Could Al Qaeda be infiltrating the Syrian uprising?
Posted: May 15, 2012
Kodak had secret nuclear reactor
Posted: May 15, 2012
The Syria Crisis: Is al-Qaeda Intervening in the Conflict?
Posted: May 14, 2012
Did you know? Kodak Park had a nuclear reactor
Posted: May 14, 2012
Suicide attacks in Syria add wild card element
Posted: May 8, 2012
Experts say even if North Korea performs 3rd nuke test, a useable weapon may still be far off
Posted: May 7, 2012
North Korea's Performance Anxiety
Posted: April 30, 2012
Congress Wants Broken Laser to Zap North Korea's Broken Missiles
Posted: April 27, 2012
New North Korean Missile Is Called Into Question
Posted: April 25, 2012
Iran Considers Halting Nuclear Expansion to Avert EU Oil Ban
Posted: April 25, 2012
Suspected Sale by China Stirs Concern at White House
Posted: April 19, 2012
Miles Pomper was quoted on the Korean Nuclear Industry
Posted: April 18, 2012
Miles Pomper was quoted on U.S.-Russian disputes over missile defense
Posted: April 18, 2012
North Korea rocket failure may ease world's nuclear fear
Posted: April 18, 2012
ICBM Coalition Of Rural Senators Fights Nuclear Weapons Cuts
Posted: April 17, 2012
Jeffery Lewis was quoted regarding North Korea's Rocket Testing
Posted: April 6, 2012
Miles Pomper was quoted regarding assessment/overview of Nuclear Security Summit
Posted: April 2, 2012
U.S. deal with europeans limits risk of illicit nuclear bombs
Posted: March 27, 2012
Sommet de Séoul: quelle sécurité pour le matériel fissile?
Posted: March 27, 2012, 2012
Medvedev, Obama fire back at critics over missile comments
Posted: March 27, 2012
BBC Newshour on the Nuclear Security Summit
Posted: March 27, 2012
Seoul set on revisiting enrichment deal with US
Posted: March 27, 2012
Canada Pressured Over Bomb-Grade Uranium for Medical Use
Posted: March 27, 2012
Obama sees progress toward securing loose nukes
Posted: March 27, 2012
World Leaders Vow to Secure Loose Nuclear Material by 2014
Posted: March 27, 2012
Japan goes off script at nuclear summit to slam North Korea
Posted: March 27, 2012
Nuclèaire: la Chine hausse le ton contre la Corèe du Nord
Posted: March 27, 2012
Obama Appeal to China to Restrain North Korea
Posted: March 27, 2012
On-Set Expert Interview
Posted: March 26, 2012
Experts urge leaders to think globally about nuclear security
Posted: March 26, 2012
Seoul Nuclear Security Summit to chart course to prevent nuclear terrorism
Posted: March 26, 2012
Syrian uprising raises fears over chemical weapons
Posted: March 26, 2012
Seoul Nuclear Security Symposium Gives Preview Of Next Week's Summit
Posted: March 26, 2012
Koreans Shrug at Nuke Terror, Bin Laden, Threats
Posted: March 23, 2012
Nuclear security push slowing down, analysts say
Posted: March 22, 2012
Islamists seek influence in Syria uprising
Posted: March 22, 2012
Harper targeted over Nordion's bomb-grade uranium deal with Russia
Posted: March 20, 2012
Fierce fighting in Damascus signals rebels remain unbowed
Posted: March 12, 2012
Skeptics doubt U.S. can be certain about Iran's nuclear progress
Posted: March 12, 2012
Legislative Quagmire Grips Nuclear Security Pacts in U.S.
Posted: March 12, 2012
One year later, will Fukushima evacuees ever return home?
Posted: March 6, 2012
What About Israel's Nukes?
Posted: March 5, 2012
Possible nuclear weapons cuts worry Republican lawmakers
Posted: February 29, 2012
Interview
Syria's Divided Opposition
Posted: February 28, 2012
U.N. sees spike in Iran's uranium production
Posted: February 28, 2012
Interview
Leonard S. Spector on the Future Status of Syrian Chemical Weapons
Posted: February 28, 2012
Why the world isn't intervening in Syria
Posted: February 20, 2012
How Syria's Assad plans to survive
Posted: February 17, 2012
Getting to Zero
Posted: February 17, 2012
Nuclear New Math
Posted: February 16, 2012
Strike talk keeps Israel's Iran options open
Posted: February 9, 2012
[in Russian] Elena Sokova quoted by Deutsche Welle
Posted: February 9, 2012
Jeffrey Lewis was quoted by Nature
Posted: February 3, 2012
[in Russian] Nikolai Sokov quoted by Kommersant
Posted: January 26, 2012
LANL posts 'banner year'
Posted: January 26, 2012
Preventing a Nuclear Iran, Peacefully
Posted: January 26, 2012
Interview
[in Russian] Dr. Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress on Fukushima and its implications
Posted: January 4, 2012
Mass protests in Syrian city as monitors arrive
Posted: January 3, 2012
OPINION: N. Korean provocations possible, but should not be over-interpreted
Posted: January 3, 2012
Security situation to remain vulnerable in 2012
2011
Posted: December 23, 2011
A FISST-ful of danger: Chalk River keeps wary eye on deadly radioactive stockpile
Posted: December 15, 2011
Audio Interview
S Korea, US negotiate new uranium reprocessing deal
Posted: December 15, 2011
Avner Cohen: Israel's Iran dilemma
Posted: December 6, 2011
Will the United States really spend $700 billion in the next decade on nuclear weapons programs?
Posted: December 6, 2011
Despite Downed U.S. Drone Claims, Iran War Talk May Be Overblown
Posted: December 6, 2011
U.S. Watching Syrian Chemical Arms Amid Fear of Attack, Diversion
Posted: December 6, 2011
MIIS student transforms nuclear intelligence
Posted: December 6, 2011
South Korea and U.S. Differ on Nuclear Enrichment
Posted: December 6, 2011
Clinton Moves to Inject New Urgency into Bioweapon Concerns at Geneva Event
Posted: November 29, 2011
The Real Lesson of Iraq
Posted: November 28, 2011
Worldview: What not to do about Iran
Posted: November 21, 2011
Iran spurns UN Mideast nuclear forum
Posted: November 21, 2011
Armenia resists calls to close nuclear plant
Posted: November 21, 2011
Western allies running out of options to stop Iran nuke program
Posted: November 21, 2011
Iran nuclear report: IAEA claims Tehran working on advanced warhead
Posted: November 21, 2011
IAEA report: World stares at Iran-Israel conflict
Posted: November 21, 2011
Engaging Iran's nuclear peril
Posted: November 21, 2011
No Smoking Gun in the IAEA Report on Iran: Media Hype for Ratcheting up Pressure
Posted: November 16, 2011
To Save Our Economy, Ditch Taiwan
Posted: November 15, 2011
Interview
West mulls new sanctions on Iran
Posted: November 15, 2011
Pentagon weighs cuts to nuclear arsenal
Posted: November 15, 2011
Turkey's Russian nuclear reactor: is it safe?
Posted: November 15, 2011
Engineer: Suspected Syrian Nuke Site Is Textiles
Posted: November 9, 2011
Fukushima scare prompts look at 'criticality' criteria
Posted: November 8, 2011
Supercomputers offer tools for nuclear testing — and solving nuclear mysteries
Posted: November 8, 2011
Iran nuclear report: IAEA claims Tehran working on advanced warhead
Posted: November 8, 2011
Cost of Nuclear Weapons Program in Dispute
Posted: November 7, 2011
Behind anti-Iran rhetoric, fears of nuclear gains
Posted: November 7, 2011
That Secret Nuclear Facility in Syria? It's a Textile Factory
Posted: October 21, 2011
Experts Divided on Impact to U.S. of Russia, China Nuke Modernization
Posted: October 17, 2011
Finland to Host Meeting on WMD-Free Mideast
Posted: October 14, 2011
Radiation in Tokyo not from Fukushima
Posted: October 10, 2011
Interview
Window for strike on Iran nuke facilities growing slimmer
Posted: October 6, 2011
Interview
Will pressure on Syria have to bypass the UN? (Part 1) |
Part 2
Posted: October 6, 2011
US eyes Syrian opposition
Posted: September 29, 2011
Interview
Bilal Y. Saab on Syria's Uprising
- Six months into Syria's uprising, anti-regime protesters show few signs of throwing in the towel, despite the crackdown.
Posted: September 29, 2011
Global Zero: Obama's Distant Goal of a Nuclear-Free World
Posted: September 27, 2011
Syrian uprising showing signs of armed rebellion
Posted: September 20, 2011
US official: Program aimed at Libyan scientists
Posted: September 19, 2011
How did North Korea nearly put itself out of the missile business? It was just too good at selling
Posted: September 12, 2011
Scientist: N. Korea Likely to Test Nukes Again
- Siegfried Hecker's recent lecture at the VCDNP office was covered by the Associated Press.
Posted: September 12, 2011
Secret Bid to Arm Qaddafi Sheds Light on Tensions in China Government
- Stephanie Lieggi was quoted in the New York Times.
Posted: August 31, 2011
U.S., Israel Monitor Suspected Syrian WMD
- Intelligence Services Allege Significant Stockpiles of Gases, Missiles at Military Bases Could Be Targets Amid Unrest
Posted: August 17, 2011
Forecasting Proliferation
- Michael Krepon posted an abridged version of his book review of Forecasting Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century (2010) by William Potter and Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova in ArmsControlWonk.com.
Posted: August 8, 2011
Why Did Japan Surrender?
- Ward Wilson and CNS are mentioned in the Boston Globe.
Posted: July 22, 2011
40% of Missiles in Developing World Came from North Korea
- Joshua Pollack's report in the July issue of The Nonproliferation Review, "Ballistic Trajectory: The Evolution of North Korea's Ballistic Missile Market," receives South Korean press coverage:
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Posted: June 7, 2011
Turkey calls for implementation of global non-proliferation regime
- Jessica Varnum was quoted by SETimes.
Posted: June 6, 2011
Audio Interview
Syria Faces Criticism over "Secret Nuclear Reactor"
- Leonard S. Spector was quoted on National Public Radio's Morning Edition.
Posted: June 6, 2011
European Union to Tackle Middle East WMD Issue at July Meeting
- William Potter and Dr. Patricia Lewis were quoted by NationalJournal.
Posted: May 27, 2011
Audio Interview
Attack On Pakistani Base Renews Nuclear Qualms
- Sharad Joshi was quoted on National Public Radio.
Posted: May 27, 2011
Audio Interview
Miles Pomper on Minimizing HEU
- Miles Pomper was interviewed on Korean radio station tbs eFM regarding the importance of minimizing highly enriched uranium.
Posted: May 20, 2011
After a Year, Scant Progress Toward Conference on Mideast WMD-Free Zone
- William Potter and Chen Kane were quoted by the Global Security Newswire.
Posted: May 4, 2011
President Obama wants US to ratify Treaty of Rarotonga
- William Potter was quoted by the ABC Radio Australia on the subject of the South Pacific Nuclear Weapon Free Zone.
Posted: May 2, 2011
Death won't end terror: Locals assess impact of bin Laden
- William Potter was quoted by the Monterey County Herald.
Posted: April 22, 2011
Video Interview
Enduring Partnerships: is corruption now Afghanistan's main battlefield?
- Sharad Joshi was interviewed by NATO Review on corruption in Afghanistan.
Posted: April 22, 2011
Interview [In Japanese]
Information disclose to the world is the most important
- Miles Pomper was interviewed by Nikkei on Fukushima.
Posted: April 22, 2011
After the Nuclear Posture Review: Obama's disarming influence
- The Nonproliferation Review was quoted by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Updated: April 22, 2011
Press Release
Earthquake Damages Nuclear Reactors in Japan - CNS Experts Available for Comment
Posted: February 25, 2011
New Disarmament and Nonproliferation Centre Launched In Austrian Capital
- The Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation will be managed by the Monterey Institute of International Studies and is located close to Vienna's United Nations complex.
Posted: February 9, 2011
Cables Document Attempts to Smuggle Nuclear, Radiological Materials
- Elena Sokova was quoted in the Global Security Newswire.
Posted: February 7, 2011
Taipei leaves dual-use doubt
- Stephanie Lieggi was quoted in Asia Times.
Posted: February 7, 2011
A Curious Tale of Uranium Bricks
- Stephen I. Schwartz was quoted in Arms Control Wonk.
Posted: January 25, 2011
Audio Interview
No Panic At Lack Of Progress In Iran Nuclear Talks
- Leonard Spector was interviewed on All Things Considered.
Posted: January 3, 2011
Did Moscow really promise Egypt a nuclear bomb?
- William C. Potter was quoted in Foreign Policy.
2010
Posted: December 23, 2010
Treaty Battle May Presage Key GOP Senator's National Security Role
- Jeffrey Lewis was quoted in the Global Security Newswire.
Posted: December 16, 2010
Interview
North Korea-Iran Nuclear Cooperation
- Jeffrey Lewis was interviewed on the Council on Foreign Relations web site.
Posted: December 13, 2010
With help from billionaire Warren Buffett, U.N. sets up nuclear fuel 'bank'
- Lawrence Scheinman was quoted in the Washington Post.
Posted: December 6, 2010
Audio Interview
World Powers, Iran Discuss Nuclear Issues
- Leonard Spector was interviewed on All Things Considered.
Posted: November 29, 2010
White House Escalates Showdown with Kyl over New START Agreement
- Jeffrey Lewis was quoted in the Global Security Newswire.
Posted: November 19, 2010
How the U.S. Snoops on Russian Nukes From Space
- Jeffrey Lewis and Stephen Schwartz were quoted in Wired.
Posted: November 17, 2010
Jessica Varnum to contribute to ArmsControlWonk.com
- Jeffrey Lewis welcomes Jessica Varnum as a contributor to the blog.
Posted: November 17, 2010
CNS Experts Quoted on National Public Radio and in the Boston Globe
- Leonard Spector was interviewed on All Things Considered regarding highly-enriched nuclear material storage in Aktau, Kazakhstan.
- Nikolai Sokov was quoted in Boston Globe on the prospects for New START ratification.
Posted: November 9, 2010
Book Review
Military Affairs / Breaking the Taboo
- Avner Cohen's new book, The Worst-Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain With the Bomb, was reviewed by Bruce Riedel in Haaretz.com.
Posted: November 8, 2010
Nuclear Bomb Material Found For Sale on Georgia Black Market
- Elena Sokova was quoted by the Guardian.
Posted: November 4, 2010
Is an Existential Crisis Behind a Spate of Nuclear Blunders?
- Jeffrey Lewis and Stephen Schwartz were quoted by the Associated Press.
Posted: October 29, 2010
Book Review
Clear and Present Danger
- Avner Cohen's new book, The Worst-Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain With the Bomb, was reviewed in Haaretz.com.
Posted: October 28, 2010
NATO Seen Likely to Delay Nuke Pullback Decision
- Jeffrey Lewis and Miles Pomper are quoted in the Global Security Newswire, on how the NATO Strategic Concept can and should address tactical nuclear weapons in Europe.
Posted: October 22, 2010
Video
President Chavez's Deal to Acquire Russian Nuclear Reactors [In Spanish]
- Miles Pomper, was interviewed on "Foro Interamericano" on VOA-TV.
Posted: October 22, 2010
U.S. Experts: Pyroprocessing Is Not the Solution [In Korean]
- Miles Pomper, was quoted in Yonhap News Agency.
Posted: October 20, 2010
Book Review
Why Israel Should Declare Itself a Nuclear Power
- Avner Cohen's new book, The Worst-Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain With the Bomb, was reviewed in Newsweek.
Posted: October 14, 2010
Book Review
Vague, Opaque and Ambiguous: Israel's Hush-Hush Nuclear Policy
- Avner Cohen's new book, The Worst-Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain With the Bomb, was reviewed in The New York Times.
September 29, 2010
VOANews.com covers NPR Briefing Event [in Georgian]
- Coverage of the CNS event, "Organized Crime and the Trafficking of Radiological Materials: The Case of Georgia", with Alexander Kupatadze of George Washington University, by Georgian news site VOANews.com.
Posted: September 27, 2010
US-Vietnam nuclear deal has experts divided
- Miles Pomper, was quoted in Deutche Welle.
Posted: September 23, 2010
Moscow and Washington Could Cooperate on Missile Defense [In Russian]
- CNS Director, William Potter, was quoted extensively on ratification of New START in Nezavisimaya Gazeta.
Posted: September 13, 2010
Turning Russian Nukes into U.S. Energy
- CNS Director, William Potter, was quoted in Time Magazine.
Posted: July 21, 2010
Nuclear Licensing Process Raises Proliferation Concerns
- Miles Pomper was quoted in The Washington Independent.
Posted: July 14, 2010
U.S. Wary of South Korea's Plan to Reuse Nuclear Fuel
- Miles Pomper was quoted in The New York Times.
Posted: July 7, 2010
Audio Interview
Touching On Israel's Nuclear Secrets
- Avner Cohen interviewed on National Public Radio's All Things Considered regarding about the well-known "secret" program. Originally aired on July 6.
Posted: July 6, 2010
Pakistan and China Move Closer in Nuclear Embrace
- Jing-dong Yuan was quoted by Reuters.
Posted: June 15, 2010
It Seems Like Old Times: Change of Tune or Same Old Song?
- Avner Cohen was quoted in the blog Tehranbureau.
Posted: June 8, 2010
189 Nations Reaffirm Goal of Ban on Nuclear Weapons
- William C. Potter was quoted in The New York Times.
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At nuclear conference, U.S. expects little, gains little
- Miles Pomper was quoted in The Washington Post.
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Israel assails resolution on nuke weapons as 'flawed'
- Avner Cohen was quoted in The Washington Times.
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A responsible nuclear power?
- Avner Cohen was quoted in The Guardian.
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Avner Cohen on Israel and South Africa
- Avner Cohen was quoted in ArmsControlWonk.com.
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South African official doubts Israeli nuclear arms sale offer
- Avner Cohen was quoted in News That Matters.
Posted: June 7, 2010
Israel's Policy of Nuclear 'Ambiguity' Comes Under Fire
- Avner Cohen was quoted at length in The Jerusalem Post.
Posted: June 7, 2010
Discussion | CNS in the News
Dr. Jonathan B. Tucker featured on the Science Channel
- Dr. Jonathan B. Tucker joined a discussion with other experts on the Science Channel's Creating Synthetic Life: Your Questions Answered.
Posted: June 2, 2010
CNS in the News
A Surprising Consensus on Nuclear Nonproliferation
- William C. Potter was quoted in TIME Magazine.
Posted: May 28, 2010
Nuclear Nonproliferation Conference Faces Possible Collapse on Final Day
- William C. Potter was quoted at length in the Global Security Newswire.
Posted: May 27, 2010
Fake Botox -- a security threat?
- The Ken Coleman and Raymond A. Zilinskas article for the June 2010 issue of Scientific American, "Security: Fake Botox, Real Threat" [PDF] is mentioned in the Los Angeles Times.
Posted: May 27, 2010
Counterfeit Botox Production Poses Increasing Bioterror Threat, Experts Warn
- The Ken Coleman and Raymond A. Zilinskas article for the June 2010 issue of Scientific American, "Security: Fake Botox, Real Threat" [PDF] is mentioned in the Global Security Newswire.
Posted: May 21, 2010
U.S. Mum over China's Links to Iran
- Stephanie Lieggi was quoted in the Asia Times.
Posted: May 18, 2010
Audio Interview
A Chemistry Lesson on Uranium
- Leonard S. Spector interviewed on National Public Radio's All Things Considered regarding Iran's agreement to ship low enriched uranium to Turkey. Originally aired on May 17.
Posted: May 10, 2010
Quote
Patricia Lewis quoted by the Associated Press on NPT
- Patricia Lewis was quoted in the article, "US nuke agenda may bring success at treaty session".
Posted: May 4, 2010
Video
Leonard S. Spector comments on NPT Meeting for PBS NewsHour
Posted: May 3, 2010
Interview
Leonard Spector interviewed for NPR's Morning Edition
- Leonard Spector, interviewed by Mike Shuster for "U.S., Iran Expected To Spar At U.N. Nuclear Meeting."
Posted: April 27, 2010
Global Insights: NATO Decides to Keep Its Nukes
- Johan Bergenäs was quoted in World Politics Review.
Posted: April 26, 2010
No "Reset Button" for Tactical Nuclear Weapons
- William Potter was quoted in the Daily Kos.
Posted: April 14, 2010
Obama Wins Backing for Nuclear Security Goal as Summit Ends
- Miles Pomper was quoted by Bloomberg.
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Plutonium Security Risks Given Short Shrift at Summit, Experts Say
- Miles Pomper was quoted in Global Security Newswire.
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Obama's Nuclear Strategy: What's Different
- Stephen Schwartz was quoted in Time.
Posted: April 13, 2010
Ukraine agrees to give up stockpile
- William Potter was quoted in Politico.
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India, US complete negotiations for two reprocessing facilities
- Miles Pomper was quoted in Nuclear Fuel.
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Experts Praise Nuclear Reductions [in Portuguese]
- Miles Pomper and Nikolai Sokov were quoted in Correio Brazilense.
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New START Treaty is Confirmed to be Signed
[in Chinese]
- Miles Pomper was quoted in Sanlian Life Weekly Magazine.
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US-India deal clouds nuclear summit
- Miles Pomper was quoted in Asia Times.
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Obama leads summit effort to secure nuclear materials
- Miles Pomper was quoted in The Washington Post.
Posted: April 7, 2010
Obama in Prague: Four Things He'll Have to Accomplish
- Miles Pomper was quoted in Newsweek.
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Obama's Nuclear Strategy: What's Changed, What Hasn't
- Stephen Schwartz was quoted in Time.
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U.S. Warns of Possible Nuke Attack on N. Korea: Pentagon
- William C. Potter was quoted in Yonhap News.
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The "Decisive Dozen" of START Ratification
- Sophie Walker and Miles Pomper were quoted in UN Dispatch, in regards to their analysis: Ratification of the START Follow-On: The Decisive Dozen.
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Analysis: Obama Sticks to Middle Ground on Nukes
- Stephen Schwartz was quoted in AOL News.
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Many Nations Disregard U.N. Antiterror Mandate
- Johan Bergenäs was quoted by the Global Security Newswire.
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Uranium-Mining Nations Flout UN on Nuclear Terror
- Johan Bergenäs was quoted in an article by the AP.
- Also mentioned in the
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
The Washington Post,
Monterey County Herald,
and WPIX.
Posted: April 2, 2010
New START Seen Facing Political, Technical Challenges in Russia
- Miles Pomper was quoted by the Global Security Newswire.
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The New Treaty on Strategic Nuclear Arms: Pros and Cons [Russian]
- Johan Bergenäs was quoted by Voice of America Russia.
Posted: March 30, 2010
Fissile Material Ban Should Include Civilian HEU, Experts Say
- Miles Pomper was quoted by the Global Security Newswire.
Posted: March 15, 2010
Pakistani Scientist Khan Describes Iranian Efforts to Buy Nuclear Bombs
- Leonard S. Spector was quoted by The Washington Post.
Posted: March 1, 2010
How Nuclear Equipment Reached Iran
- Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress and Stephanie Lieggi were quoted by the Associated Press.
Posted: February 3, 2010
China May Hamper U.S. Diplomacy Over Taiwan Arms Sale: Experts
- Jing-dong Yuan was quoted by Agence France-Presse.
Posted: January 31, 2010
New Chief of IAEA Enter Stormy' Times
- Chen Kane was quoted by the Stanley Foundation.
Posted: January 27, 2010
Implications of a Global Black Market for Botox
- Dr. Kenneth Coleman was a guest on The Diane Rehm Show radio broadcast.
Posted: January 25, 2010
Officials Fear Toxic Ingredient in Botox Could Become Terrorist Tool
- Raymond Zilinskas and CNS were cited in The Washington Post, and on the front page of The Monterey Herald.
Posted: January 12, 2010
Iran Unlikely to Gain Nuclear Material from Central Asia
- Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova was interviewed by Central Asia Online.
Posted: January 7, 2010
Experts: Russia Nuke Deal in Weeks, Maybe Months
- Miles Pomper was quoted by Agence France Presse.
2009
Posted: December 18, 2009
Nearing Arms Pact, U.S. and Russia Look Ahead
- Nikolai Sokov was quoted by The New York Times.
Posted: December 18, 2009
Iran criticizes Turkmen-based nuclear monitoring station
- Kenley Butler was quoted by Central Asia Online.
Posted: December 14, 2009
Obama Administration Takes a New Approach to Biological Weapons
Posted: December 4, 2009
CNS 20th Anniversary Celebbration Mentioned
Posted: December 3, 2009
Nations that Dismantled Nuclear Arms Point the Way Forward
Posted: October 19, 2009
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
Event
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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Interview
The Status of START Negotiations [Russian]
- Nikolai Sokov was interviewed by Voice of America.
Posted: October 1, 2009
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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Staff Quoted
Disclosure of Iran Site Raises Nuclear, Diplomatic Tensions
- Leonard S. Spector was quoted in the Los Angeles Times on September 26, 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 11, 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.
Posted: August 18, 2009
S. Korean Launch Raises Questions
- Dennis M. Gormley was quoted in an article from the Washington Post.
Posted: July 30, 2009
A Midsummer Tale of Two Chinese Spies
- Stephanie Lieggi was quoted in an article from the Asia Times Online.
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Clinton's Expansive Iran Policy, Redux
- Miles Pomper was quoted in an article from the World Politics Review.
Posted: July 24, 2009
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
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
Is Myanmar going nuclear with North Korea's help?
Posted: July 13, 2009
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 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.
Posted: June 18, 2009
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
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: 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 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: 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.
Posted: April 24, 2009
Nuclear Disarmament is a Serious Task for the International Community [Russian]
- Voice of America (in Russian) discusses the presentation by Jing-Dong Yuan, Director, CNS East Asia Nonproliferation Program and Nikolai Sokov, CNS Senior Research Associate, on April 21, 2009, of CNS Occasional Paper "Engaging China and Russia on Nuclear Disarmament".
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.
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: February 23, 2009
Give Iran a Break
- It is unfortunate that Iran receives equally harsh reaction to military missile tests and a peaceful satellite launch.
Posted: February 12, 2009
Nuclear Deterrence
- Stephen Schwartz wrote a letter to the editor of The Washington Times, in response to an article.
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Federal Weapons Labs May Shift to Pentagon, Leaving Universities Behind
- Stephen Schwartz was quoted in an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Freed Pakistani Scientist Could Revive Nuclear Sales
- Leonard Spector was quoted in an article on National Public Radios' Morning Edition.
Posted: February 6, 2009
China's Final Frontier
- Jing-dong Yuan was interviewed in an article in the New Statesman.
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.
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.
2008
Posted: December 11, 2008
Central Asian Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Clears Final Hurdle
- William C. Potter was quoted at length in an article in the Global Security Newswire.
Posted: November 10, 2008
Nuclear physicist at MIIS works to limit weapons
- A Monterey Herald article on Patricia Lewis, CNS' new deputy director and scientist-in-residence.
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MIIS speaker wants nukes dismantled
- "Disputes their usefulness in shooting war"
A Monterey Herald article on the recent talk at CNS by Ward Wilson (Grand Prize Winner of the 2008 Doreen and Jim McElvany Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest).
Posted: October 28, 2008
Rate of Nuclear Thefts 'Disturbingly High,' Monitoring Chief Says
- Cristina Hansell was quoted at length in this New York Times article.
Posted: May 5, 2008
Is the U.S. Underestimating the Syrian Threat?
- Leonard S. Spector was interviewed on National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation.
March 26, 2008
Would Nuclear Interest in Arab Countries Only Be Used for Civilian Purposes?
- Tariq Khaitous was interviewed for an article for the Italian newspaper, Corriere Della Serra. [in Italian only]
March 7, 2008
Understanding Ricin
- Jonathan B. Tucker was interviewed for an article in Newsweek.
March 4, 2008
Robotics Prof Sees Threat in Military Robots
- Dennis Gormley was interviewed in an article for Scientific American.
January 31, 2008
Radioactive Cargo on Train to Iran Investigated
- Alexander Melikishvili was interviewed in a report for National Public Radio's All Things Considered.
2007
November 14, 2007
Apocalypse When?
- William C. Potter and other experts are featured in an article from The National Interest.
March 12, 2007
Dirty bomb materials still available
- video including an interview with Leonard S. Spector regarding the recent GAO report on the dirty bomb threat on NBC News.
2007
President Putin's Munich Speech
- an interview with CNS Director William Potter by International Affairs Forum.
February 5, 2007
Iran's Nuclear Program
- Sammy Salama gave an interview concerning Iran's nuclear program with al-Jazeera.
2007
Modern Marvels: Weapons of Mass Destruction
- CNS staff were interviewed for this History Channel program.
January 25, 2007
The Dangers of Nuclear Smuggling
- William Potter was interviewed by Lisa Mullins on PRI's The World.
January 23, 2007
China Downplays Talk of Space-Weapon Race
- Jing-dong Yuan was interviewed for National Public Radio's All Things Considered.
2006
October 11, 2006
How Will the World React to a Nuclear North Korea?
- Jing-dong Yuan speaks on National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation.
October 10, 2006
A Floating Chernobyl?
- Cristina Hansell is quoted in an article of Popular Science.
October 3, 2006
Interview of Dr. Daniel Pinkston on National Public Radio's To The Point
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