CNS Feature Stories

• Missile Contagion: Cruise Missile Proliferation & the Threat to International Security (Aug 5, 2008)
  New book by CNS missile expert Dennis Gormley finds U.S. unprepared to meet growing threat from proliferation of cruise missiles.
• Pilot Course on International Nuclear Safeguards Policy in Monterey (June 18, 2008)
  A two-week course was taught by CNS and the Monterey Institute with presentations by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and others.
• Report on NWFZ in the Middle East (June 13, 2008)
  New report from the Monterey Nonproliferation Strategy Group on the issue of Preconditions for a NWFZ in the Middle East.
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Recent CNS Events

• 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.]

• 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.

• March 12, 2008: Paranoid Potbellied Stalinist Gets Nuclear Weapons: How the U.S. Print Media Cover North Korea
  The Nonproliferation Review held a Luncheon Briefing in Washington D.C. for a discussion with author Hugh Gusterson on his article from the recent March issue.

Press Releases

• 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. (July 1, 2008)
• Book Launch Event: Missile Contagion: Cruise Missile Proliferation and the Threat to International Security [PDF] (June 26, 2008)
  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.
• REPORT: CNS Hosts Spring 2008 Critical Issues Forum: U.S. & Russian High School Students Study Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy [PDF] (April 28, 2008)
  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] (April 17, 2008)
  the Critical Issues Forum annual conference is being held in Monterey from 17-18 April.
• Study Finds U.S. Intelligence Community Confidence in Iran's Chemical Weapons Capability Has Diminished Steadily Since 2003 [PDF] (February 18, 2008)
• Top Ten Most Significant Events & Trends of 2007 [PDF] (January 8, 2008)
• Special Event Marks the Appointment of Dr. William Potter to World's First Nonproliferation Endowed Chair (October 31, 2007)
• Monterey Institute Center Renamed James Martin Center For Nonproliferation Studies (July 2, 2007)
• CNS Student Awarded "Most Outstanding Paper" at the 2007 WIIS Summer Symposium (June 18, 2007)
• CNS Welcomes Dr. Amy E. Smithson (April 20, 2007)
• In Memoriam: David Fischer and Paul Leventhal (April 13, 2007)
• MIIS Master's Program Among Nation's Top 20 (March 2, 2007)

Special Country Collections

• North Korea Nuclear Crisis (April 19, 2007)
• Iran Special Collection (July 31, 2003)

Background Reports on Current Nonproliferation Issues

• North Korea Special Collection
• Chart: Al-Qa`ida's WMD Activities
• NPT Briefing Book, April 2005 Edition
• The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism
• Strait Talk: Avoiding a Nuclear War between the United States and China over Taiwan
• Global Partnership Resources
• All CNS Print Publications Available On-line