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About the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)

The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) at the Monterey Institute of International Studies seeks to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by training the next generation of nonproliferation specialists and disseminating timely information and analysis. [Overview]

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Posted: June 4, 2012 Outside Publications Next Gen Nonproliferation: Training the Best and Brightest to Stop the Spread of WMDs: A story on CNS by the Carnegie Corporation of NY.
Posted: May 10, 2012 Announcement William Potter's Statement on Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)
Posted: March 30, 2012 CNS Experts Comment on National Academies of Science Test Ban Report: The report investigates the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear arsenal in the absence of nuclear weapon test explosions.
Posted: March 9, 2012 Press Release Jon Wolfsthal Appointed New CNS Deputy Director: CNS is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Wolfsthal as its new Deputy Director, effective April 1, 2012.
Posted: March 1, 2012 OPCW Director General Visits Monterey: MIIS and CNS host the OPCW Director General Mr. Ahmet Üzümcü.
Posted: February 29, 2012 Press Release CNS Experts Comment on Negotiating Breakthrough with North Korea: The DPRK agreed to moratoria on long-range missile launches, nuclear testing, uranium enrichment, and other nuclear activities. CNS experts welcome this positive development.
Posted: February 13, 2012 Commentary CNS Experts Comment on Escalating Tensions with Tehran
Posted: January 18, 2012 Announcement CNS Mourns the Passing of Thérèse Delpech: One of France's foremost intellectuals and prolific writers, Thérèse died in Paris on 17 January 2012 after a long illness.
Posted: December 18, 2011 Press Release Passing of North Korea's Kim Jong-il: DPRK Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il has died. CNS experts on North Korea are available for comment on the impact of Kim's passing.; See also: North Korea Special Collection for comprehensive DPRK coverage.
Posted: December 14, 2011 Press Release BW Task Force Recommendations on Implementing a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East: A high-level task force's recommendations could ultimately lead to the abolition of biological weapons in the region.
Posted: November 8, 2011 Google Earth Model 3D Model of Syria's Hakasa Spinning Company: Media reports over the last couple weeks indicated that IAEA inspectors had raised some concerns about satellite images of a complex in northwest Syria.
Posted: November 7, 2011 Commentary CNS Experts React to Impending IAEA Report on Iran Weaponization Efforts
Posted: October 28, 2011 Press Release Monterey Institute Student's Innovative Geospatial Analysis Work Cited by Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller: Second-year student, Tamara Patton, developed analysis technique to aid arms control verification.; See also: Watch Tamara's presentation on NukeTube.tv
Posted: October 14, 2011 Press Release Announced Today: Progress Towards a Middle East Zone Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Finnish Undersecretary of State Jaakko Laajava is named as the Facilitator of the 2012 Middle East Conference.; See also: CNS factsheet analyzing his role and the prospects for the conference
Posted: September 6, 2011 Outside Publications The Long Journey Toward A WMD-Free Middle East: Patricia Lewis and William C. Potter, for Arms Control Today.
Posted: September 6, 2011 Outside Publications Salvaging the 2012 Conference: Nabil Fahmy, for Arms Control Today.
Posted: August 26, 2011 Commentary Recent Libya Developments - CNS Experts Comment
Updated: August 4, 2011 Announcement In Remembrance of Jonathan Tucker: It is with great sadness and dismay that we observe the passing of Jonathan Tucker.
Posted: June 24, 2011 Press Release Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Members Issue New Guidelines on Nuclear Transfers - CNS Experts Available for Comment
Posted: May 2, 2011 CNS in the News Death won't end terror: Locals assess impact of bin Laden: William Potter was quoted by the Monterey County Herald.
Posted: April 25, 2011 Video Seminar VIDEO | Middle East in Transformation: Ambassador Nabil Fahmy speaks in Monterey: On April 20, 2011, Nabil Fahmy, former Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S. and nonresident chair of the CNS Middle East Nonproliferation Project spoke at MIIS about the wave of change sweeping across the Middle East.
Updated: April 22, 2011 Press Release Earthquake Damages Nuclear Reactors in Japan - CNS Experts Available for Comment
Updated: March 31, 2011 Outside Publication What Was The Cause Of The High Cl-38 Radioactivity In The Fukushima Daiichi Reactor #1
Posted: December 7, 2010 Press Release CNS Experts Available for Comment on IAEA Approval of Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank
Updated: November 29, 2010 Press Release CNS Experts Available for Comment on North Korea's Artillery Bombardment of Yeonpyeong Island and Revelation of LWR and Uranium Enrichment at Yongbyon
Posted: November 10, 2010 Press Release CNS Experts Available for Comment on Release of North Korea Sanctions Report to UN Security Council
Posted: October 27, 2010 Press Release CNS and the Austrian Foreign Ministry launch the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation: The new center will serve as an international hub for dialogue, research, and education in the area of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.
Posted: November 4, 2010 Press Release The UK and France Agreement on Defense and Security Cooperation in Warhead Maintenance
Posted: October 29, 2010 Press Release Dr. Jeffrey Lewis to Join CNS: CNS is pleased to announce that Dr. Jeffrey Lewis will soon join the Center as the Director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program.
Posted: September 1, 2010 Press Release CNS Experts Comment on White House Announcement Regarding Export Control Reform Efforts [PDF]: President Obama announced steps toward reforming the U.S. export control system, including his intention to establish an Export Enforcement Coordination Center.
Updated: Jun 23, 2010 Announcement Tragic News about the Passing of Dr. Alexander Pikayev: It is with great sadness that we report the death of Dr. Alexander Pikayev on June 16, 2010.

Posted: May 28, 2010 Press Release 2010 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference Adopts Final Document with Substantive Recommendations
Posted: May 27, 2010 Dr. Avner Cohen Joins CNS as Senior Fellow: Dr. Cohen will be based at the Center's Washington, DC, office.
Posted: May 11, 2010 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Met With William C. Potter: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with CNS Director William C. Potter on May 10, 2010. The major focus of their discussion was disarmament and nonproliferation education.
Posted: April 28, 2010 Media Advisory CNS Director to Speak at the Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones Meeting [PDF]: A conference of states parties to nuclear-weapon-free zone (NWFZ) treaties will take place at the United Nations in New York on April 30. CNS Director William Potter will address the conference. Two CNS experts on nuclear-weapon-free zones are available for comment.
Posted: April 26, 2010 Media Advisory CNS Experts Head to 2010 NPT RevCon, Available for Comment [PDF]: On May 3-28, CNS experts are heading to New York to attend the 2010 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference.
Posted: April 22, 2010 Tehran Times Misquotes Dr. Pikayev: CNS condemns the behavior of the Tehran Times for misquoting Dr. Alexander Pikayev's remarks during the recent disarmament conference in Iran. The remarks attributed to him were taken out of context and edited so as to distort their intent and bear little correspondence to what he actually said. Dr. Pikayev and CNS deplore the unprofessional conduct of the Tehran Times and disavow the misleading publication.
Updated: April 22, 2010 Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Speaks to MIIS Nonproliferation Students: Ambassador Yukiya Amano talked with MIIS students following his participation at the Nuclear Security Summit.; April 15-16, Monterey; Now includes Amano's remarks.
Posted: April 21, 2010 CNS Experts Available for Comment on NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting Discussing Nuclear Weapons [PDF]: On April 22 and 23, NATO foreign ministers will hold informal meetings in Tallinn, Estonia, and discussions will include the alliance's stance on nuclear weapons.
Posted: April 21, 2010 Ward Wilson Joins CNS as Senior Fellow: The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has awarded a $390,000 grant to Princeton-based nuclear weapons policy analyst and award-winning writer Ward Wilson.
Posted: April 8, 2010 Press Release CNS Experts Welcome Release of Nuclear Posture Review [PDF]: This report heralds the most significant shift in U.S. nuclear policy since the end of the Cold War, but falls short of the shifts advocated by President Obama himself.
Posted: February 12, 2010 CNS Experts Comment on Iranian Uranium Enrichment Claims [PDF]: CNS experts monitoring the Iranian nuclear program comment on recent developments, reflecting Arab skepticism about Iran's nuclear claims, dismay at Iran's continued defiance of Security Council demands, and disbelief that Tehran will be able to manufacture fuel for its research reactor.
Posted: January 29, 2010 CNS Experts offer comment and analysis on the Federal Budget FY 2011 [PDF]: On Monday, February 1, 2010, the United States Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2011 will be released. For comment and analysis on nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons-related spending—including threat reduction programs and other nonproliferation efforts—please contact the CNS experts listed in this document.
Posted: January 28, 2010 CNS Director Highlights the Need for U.S. Export Control Policy Reform that Addresses Nonproliferation Realities [PDF]: CNS Director, Dr. William Potter, gave testimony before a field hearing for the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives, calling attention to the need to devise more effective controls focused on WMD nonproliferation, increase funding for export control enforcement, and explore new remedies for export control violations.
Posted: December 4, 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.
CNS 20th Anniversary Celebration Mentioned: The CNS 20th Anniversary Celebration was the topic of ArmsControlWonk.com.
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.
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.