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Feature Story

Contrary to expectations, the new Russian Military Doctrine reduces reliance on nuclear weapons. More...
Posted: February 5, 2010 Image: Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.
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On February 1, CNS and the Royal Embassy of Norway hosted a panel discussion on nuclear security at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. More...
Posted: February 5, 2010 Image: Australia's OPAL LEU reactor.
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Recent Features

UNSCR 1887 Part 2: Packaging Nonproliferation and Disarmament at the United Nations
Kaegan McGrath and Vasileios Savvidis, sencond part of an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
William C. Potter Congressional Testimony [PDF]
William C. Potter testified before the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives, January 15, 2010.
View story [Image: Angarsk Electrolytic Chemical Combine] The Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel Reserve at Angarsk
Cole J. Harvey, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
View story [Image: U.S. President Obama] Obama's Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament Agenda: Building Steam or Losing Traction?
Theodore Kalionzes and Kaegan McGrath, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
View article [Image: Miles Pomper] Stakes Rise For U.S.-ROK Nuclear Energy Talks
Miles Pomper, an article for the newsletter of the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy.
View story [Image: WMD Commission Chair Bob Graham and Vice-Chair Jim Talent] Grading the Report Card: Assessing the WMD Commission Chairs' Biological Scoring
In the WMD Commission chairs' report card released on January 26th, two grades stand out in the biological risk category.
View article [Image: Jonathan B. Tucker] Seeking Biosecurity Without Verification: The New U.S. Strategy on Biothreats [PDF]
Jonathan B. Tucker, an article for Arms Control Today.
View story [Image: Obama and Medvedev sign an agreement.]
OPINION - A View from Moscow
START Follow On Treaty: Deadlines and Deadlocks
Prospects for a new strategic arms control agreement between the United States and Russia may be hampered by domestic politics in both countries.
View article [Image: William C. Potter] In Search of the Nuclear Taboo: Past, Present, and Future [PDF]
William C. Potter, a paper for IFRI's Security Studies Center Proliferation Paper No. 31.
View article [Image: Proliferation Complexity: The Intersection of Policy, Operations, Media, Intelligence, and Science] Proliferation Complexity: The Intersection of Policy, Operations, Media, Intelligence, and Science [PDF]
A Rapporteur Report, July 7-9, 2009, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, California.

CNS 20th Anniversary

Multimedia from the "The Power of Nonproliferation Education and Training" conference and other events.
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The Impact of CNS Watch CNS 20th Anniversary Conference videos
CNS Alumni discuss how CNS training has helped their careers.

The Inventory

A regularly-updated public reference covering all international organizations, treaties, and agreements relevant to WMD disarmament & nonproliferation.

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Nonproliferation Review

Triannually features WMD articles, reports, & viewpoints. Volume 16.3 now available.
Vol 17.1 March 2010
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NukeTube.tv

Video & Audio recordings of notable speakers, presentations, interviews, and discussions.
Interview
Dangerous Nuclear Legacy of the Cold War Watch video of Dr. Patricia Lewis on the dangerous nuclear legacy of the Cold War
Dr. Patricia Lewis interviewed in TalkWorks Films 2010: Prominent experts and policy makers talk about President Obama's global nuclear disarmament initiative.
Audio Seminar
AUDIO | The U.S. Nuclear Deterrent: Are Smaller Weapons Better?
Dr. Keir A. Lieber and Dr. Daryl G. Press present the findings of their recent article in Foreign Affairs.

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