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DECEMBER 2010

Posted: December 22, 2010 Feature Story New START Ratification: A Bittersweet Success: Senate ratification of New START aids strategic stability but issues raised during its consideration and the concessions made to win its approval will be challenge to Obama's nonproliferation agenda and the next stage of nuclear arms reductions.; Nikolai Sokov and Miles A. Pomper
Posted: December 22, 2010 Feature Story New START and the Maintenance and Modernization of US Nuclear Weapons: Faced with senators who are skeptical of and even openly hostile to his nonproliferation and disarmament agenda, President Barack Obama went to unprecedented lengths to try and secure Republican support for the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START).; Stephen I. Schwartz
Posted: December 17, 2010 Outside Publication Medical Isotope Production: The US Must Follow South Africa's Lead: Miles Pomper and William C. Potter for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Posted: December 15, 2010 Video | Seminar Smuggling in Radiological and Nuclear Materials via Georgia: Alexandre Kukhianidze, CNS Visiting Fellow.; Also watch the Q&A session
Posted: December 15, 2010 Video | Seminar Understanding the Rationality of Terrorist Violence: Dr. Michael Freeman, Assistant Professor, Defense Analysis Department, Naval Postgraduate School.; Also watch the Q&A session
Posted: December 1, 2010 Feature Story The Treaty of Pelindaba: Establishing the African Commission on Nuclear Energy: Established in November 2010, AFCONE is required by the Pelindaba Treaty to ensure treaty obligation compliance and peaceful nuclear cooperation, regionally and internationally.; Dr. Patricia Lewis and Hubert Foy
Posted: December 7, 2010 Press Release CNS Experts Available for Comment on IAEA Approval of Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank
Posted: December 1, 2010 Feature Story Belarus Agrees to Remove All HEU: Belarus plans to eliminate its highly enriched uranium (HEU) stocks (believed to be over 170 kg) prior to the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, Korea.; William Potter

NOVEMBER 2010

Posted: November 30, 2010 Outside Publication At Sea Over Naval HEU: Expanding Interest in Nuclear Propulsion Poses Proliferation Challenges: Cole J. Harvey, for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Updated: November 29, 2010 Press Release CNS Experts Available for Comment on North Korea's Artillery Bombardment of Yeonpyeong Island, Revelation of LWR and Uranium Enrichment at Yongbyon
Posted: November 24, 2010 Feature Story Nato and Nato-Russia Summits Fail to Resolve Key Disarmament Issues, but Create New Opportunties for the Future: Lisbon did not lead to major breakthroughs in nuclear disarmament. Nonetheless, there are modest opportunities for progress on several fronts.; Miles Pomper and Nikolai Sokov
Posted: November 22, 2010 Outside Publication NORK Enrichment Facility: Post by Jeffrey Lewis on ArmsControlWonk.com about recent revelations of an enrichment facility in North Korea.
Posted: November 19, 2010 Video | Seminar Fifty Years of Arms Control Negotiating Experience: Ambassador James Goodby looks back at some of his experience as negotiator and talks about the lessons he learned during his distinguished career.; Also watch the Q&A session
Posted: November 10, 2010 Video | Seminar The Future of U.S.-Russia Arms Control: Ambassador Linton Brooks discusses the future of U.S.-Russia arms control.; Also watch the Q&A session
Posted: November 10, 2010 Video | Seminar U.S. Export Controls: Gene Christiansen Senior Aerospace Engineer Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Department of Commerce.; Also watch the Q&A session
Posted: November 3, 2010 Outside Publication Japan's Dilemma: Nuclear Trade vs. Nuclear Disarmament Advocacy: Masako Toki, for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Posted: November 2, 2010 Feature Story Missiles, Maneuvers and Mysteries: Review of Recent Developments in North Korea: DPRK's leadership succession and nuclear activities have garnered attention recently. A new report examines recent DPRK actions, including the parading of new missiles systems.; Catherine Boye, Melissa Hanham, Seungho Lee, a CNS Feature Story.

OCTOBER 2010

Posted: October 29, 2010 Outside Publication Last of the Nuclear Mohicans: Israel Dostrovsky embodied David Ben-Gurion's ideal of the Zionist scientist - a researcher who divided his time between science and security.; Avner Cohen, an op-ed for Haaretz.com.
Posted: October 28, 2010 Video | Interview President Chavez's Deal to Acquire Russian Nuclear Reactors [In Spanish]: Miles Pomper was interviewed on "Foro Interamericano" on VOA-TV.
Posted: October 20, 2010 Video | Panel Discussion The Worst-Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain with the Bomb: Avner Cohen discussed his latest book, with commentary by: Morton Halperin, Samuel W. Lewis, and Bruce Riedel.; See also: Event Photos
Posted: October 8, 2010 Outside Publication Pathogens and Arms Control: Can Bioscience Police Itself? [Excerpt]: Amy Smithson, for Survival.
Posted: October 7, 2010 Outside Publication Beyond Missile Defense: Alternative Means to Address Iran's Ballistic Missile Threat [Summary Only]: Miles A. Pomper and Cole J. Harvey, for Arms Control Association.

SEPTEMBER 2010

Posted: September 30, 2010 Press Release New Book by Avner Cohen Calls on Israel to Modify Nuclear Policy: Information on the new book The Worst-Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain with the Bomb, by Avner Cohen
Posted: September 30, 2010 North Korea and Myanmar: A Match for Nuclear Proliferation?: Myanmar's dual-use imports could have multiple applications.; Catherine Boye, Melissa Hanham, and Robert Shaw, for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Posted: September 28, 2010 Video | Seminar Turkey's Nuclear Future: A View from Ankara: Dr. Mustafa Kibaroglu, Professor, International Relations Department Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.; Also watch the Q&A session
Posted: September 27, 2010 Outside Publication Stop Holding onto Dangerous Nuclear Material: Congress should ban HEU exports for medical isotopes.; Alan J. Kuperman and Miles Pomper, for The Hill.
Posted: September 17, 2010 Video | Seminar 30 Years after Iran-Iraq War: Counterproliferation Lessons: Dr. Ibrahim Al-Marashi talks about factors of the Iran-Iraq war that are relevant to policy makers concerned with WMDs today.; Also watch the Q&A session
Posted: September 16, 2010 Outside Publication Taking Control: Stopping North Korean WMD-Related Procurement: North Korea's WMD-related procurement is a serious challenge to its neighbors, but these countries are having some success in stopping the networks.; Stephanie Lieggi, Robert Shaw, and Masako Toki, for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, September/October 2010 issue.
Posted: September 3, 2010 Video | Seminar Corruption: A Central Enabling Factor in Nuclear Proliferation: Dr. Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and author of "Securing the Bomb" on August 25, 2010.; Also watch the Q&A session
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.

AUGUST 2010

Posted: August 27, 2010 Outside Publication Israel Ponders a Nuclear Iran: Would a nuclear Iran mean the end of Israel's policy of nuclear opacity?; Avner Cohen, for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Posted: August 25, 2010 Outside Publication Bringing Israel's Bomb Out of the Basement: Israel needs to end its policy of nuclear opacity and reinforce its credentials as a responsible nuclear state.; Avner Cohen and Marvin Miller, an op-ed for The New York Times. Also in Foreign Affairs and Haaretz.com.
Posted: August 6, 2010 2010 NPT Review Conference Final Document Volume I [PDF]: An update to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Resources Page.

JULY 2010

Posted: July 26, 2010 Outside Publication Missile Defence: Towards Practical Cooperation with Russia: Moscow might accept defences aimed at Iran, but a system that could intercept strategic missiles is not realistic.; Nikolai Sokov, for Survival.
Posted: July 26, 2010 Outside Publication Disarmament Forum: Maritime Security: Explores efforts to minimize risks of WMD proliferation through cooperation at sea, and considers related security threats.; Joshua Newman, Dawn Verdugo et al., for UNIDIR.; View other books by CNS staff
Updated: July 16, 2010 Feature Story Brazil Challenges International Order by Backing Iran Fuel Swap: The article analyses the motivations behind Brazil's involvement in the negotiations of a nuclear fuel swap deal with Iran.; Eduardo Fujii and Sarah Diehl, a CNS Feature Story.
Posted: July 1, 2010 Outside Publication Double-Edged DNA: Preventing the Misuse of Gene Synthesis: Dr. Jonathan B. Tucker, for the Spring 2010 issue of Issues in Science and Technology.; Commentary also available.

JUNE 2010

Updated: June 23, 2010 Feature Story Why Russia Supported Sanctions Against Iran?: On the eve of the Obama-Medvedev Summit, CNS is honored to publish a recent analysis by Alexander Pikayev on the issue of Russian support of UN sanctions on Iran.; Alexander Pikayev, a CNS Feature Story.
Posted: June 22, 2010 Outside Publication The U.S.-Russian Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation: Cole J. Harvey, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: June 22, 2010 Outside Publication The Role of Regional Organizations in Combating WMD Terrorism [PDF]: Johan Bergenäs, for G8/G20 Summit Magazine.
Posted: June 18, 2010 Outside Publication A Six Month Review and Analysis of Lady Ashton's Tenure: What Role for WMD Nonproliferation under the EU's New Foreign Policy Chief?; Johan Bergenäs, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: June 17, 2010 Feature Story The 2010 NPT Review Conference: Deconstructing Consensus [PDF]: The 2010 NPT RevCon took place in New York on May 3-28, 2010. In this new report, CNS experts give a first-hand account and analysis of the events that unfolded in New York.; By William Potter, Patricia Lewis, Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova, and Miles Pomper
Posted: June 15, 2010 Outside Publication Chinese Perceptions of the Utility of Nuclear Weapons [PDF]: Prospects and Problems in Disarmament; Jing-Dong Yuan, for the French Institute of International Affairs.
Posted: June 8, 2010 Outside Publication Yitzhak Rabin would have opposed sale of nuclear weapons: Avner Cohen, for The Independent.
Posted: June 8, 2010 Outside Publication What Price Deterrence?: Almost 65 years after the creation of nuclear weapons, why should Congress and the public be continually in the dark about their true costs?; Stephen I. Schwartz, for the Stimson Center blog Budget Insight.
Posted: June 7, 2010 Outside Publication Diplomatic Pressure Narrows Iran's Nuclear Options: More nations are wary about adding to nuclear weapons in the Middle East; Leonard S. Spector, for The Epoch Times.

MAY 2010

Updated: May 28, 2010 Seminar Video VIDEO | Russian-Iranian Relations: The Energy Factor: Dr. Brenda Shaffer, School of Political Science and Department of Asian Studies University of Haifa.; May 19, 2010, Monterey, CA
Updated: May 28, 2010 Seminar Video VIDEO | BioPortal and Its Value for International and Local Disease Surveillance: Speaker Michael Ascher, MD, Senior Medical Advisor to the California Emergency Management Agency; Professor at University of California, Davis.; April 6, 2010, Monterey, CA
Posted: May 26, 2010 Outside Publication Security: Fake Botox, Real Threat [PDF]: Use of counterfeit Botox is growing worldwide and illicit laboratories in China may pose security threats.; Ken Coleman and Raymond A. Zilinskas, for the June 2010 issue of Scientific American.; Article mentioned in:
Fake Botox -- a security threat?, Los Angeles Times.; Counterfeit Botox Production Poses Increasing Bioterror Threat, Experts Warn, Global Security Newswire.
Posted: May 25, 2010 Outside Publication From Proliferator to Model Citizen? [PDF]: A review of China's recent export control enforcement efforts and its potential impact in the region.; Stephanie Lieggi, for Strategic Studies Quarterly.
Posted: May 21, 2010 Interview VIDEO | Dual Use Research: A Dialogue: Jonathan B. Tucker was one of several experts interviewed for a new educational video on dual-use research in the life sciences prepared by the National Institutes of Health.
Posted: May 21, 2010 Interview | CNS in the News VIDEO | Iran Sanctions and the Brazil-Turkey Deal [SPANISH]: Miles A. Pomper interviewed on Russia Today TV (in Spanish) regarding the draft Iran sanctions resolution in Security Council and the Brazil-Iran-Turkey deal. Originally aired on May 18, 2010.
Posted: May 19, 2010 Clegg Should "Get Real" on U.K.'s Trident Replacement: A reconfigured U.K. nuclear deterrent based on Astute-class submarines may not be such an obvious way of cutting U.K. defense spending.; Thomas Young, for World Politics Review.
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, 2010.; Includes transcript and NPR's recorded program.
Posted: May 17, 2010 Impact of the Cheonan Incident on the Six-Party Talks: More than a month after the suspicious sinking of S. Korean navy vessel the Cheonan, Beijing is taking the Herculean step of meeting with both North and South Korea to restart the Six-Party Talks.; Melissa Hanham, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Updated: May 14, 2010 Feature Story Delegitimizing Nuclear Weapons: Examining the Validity of Nuclear Deterrence [PDF]: A new CNS study examines beliefs surrounding nuclear deterrence and nuclear weapons, and questions the value that has been assigned to nuclear arms.; A paper by Ken Berry, Patricia Lewis, Benoît Pélopidas, Nikolai Sokov and Ward Wilson.
Updated: May 14, 2010 Feature Story Reducing and Regulating Tactical (Nonstrategic) Nuclear Weapons in Europe: Moving Forward?: A report and panel discussion updating a December 2009 report examining the attitudes toward these weapons.; A paper by Johan Bergenäs, Miles Pomper, William Potter, and Nikolai Sokov; Now includes panel discussion details and presentations.
Posted: May 14, 2010 Outside Publication Lady Ashton and Tehran: the Nuclear Options: The EU's diplomatic chief has been talking tough on Iranian nuclear policy; at this meeting she may silence her critics.; Johan Bergenäs, for the Guardian.
Posted: May 11, 2010 Outside Publication Uranium Enrichment and the NPT: Preventing the Next Iran: As states meet at the NPT Review Conference, it is important to address the spread of dual-use technologies such as uranium enrichment.; Cole Harvey, for World Politics Review.
Posted: May 10, 2010 Issue Brief Malaysia's Export Control Law: A Step Forward, But How Big?: Stephanie Lieggi and Richard Sabatini, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: May 7, 2010 Outside Publication World Politics Review Special Report: The Global Nuclear Agenda: Johan Bergenäs and Miles Pomper, for World Politics Review.
Outside Publication [SWEDISH] Sweden's role for disarmament: Stockholm should organize a disarmament meeting next year to keep the momentum.; Johan Bergenäs, for Sydsvenskan.
Posted: May 6, 2010 Issue Brief The U.S.-India Reprocessing Agreement and Its Implications: Cole J. Harvey, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: May 4, 2010 Feature Story Indonesia Takes the Lead on the CTBT: Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa announced that Indonesia would ratify the CTBT in the near future, without waiting for the U.S. to ratify first.; Sean Dunlop and Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova.
Posted: May 4, 2010 Video | CNS in the News Leonard S. Spector comments on NPT Meeting for PBS NewsHour: Leonard S. Spector, in the segment "Iran Draws Western Criticism at Opening of U.N. Nuclear Talks" on PBS NewsHour.
Posted: May 4, 2010 Outside Publications NPT Review Faces Challenges as Iran Knocks on Door: Nations have chance to reconfirm the value of the nonproliferation treaty.; Leonard Spector, for the Yale Global
Posted: May 4, 2010 Outside Publications Missile Defense: The Future of NATO Burden Sharing?: In the event that forward-deployed nuclear weapons in Europe are withdrawn, the political role that these weapons perform within NATO could be fulfilled by the European missile defense architecture.; Thomas Young, for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Posted: May 3, 2010 Remarks Remarks by William C. Potter to the 2nd International NWFZ Conference [PDF]: Remarks by Professor William C. Potter to the 2nd International Conference of States Parties and Signatories of Treaties that Establish Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones and Mongolia.; April 30, United Nations

APRIL 2010

Posted: April 27, 2010 Outside Publication [SWEDISH] Sweden's role throughout and beyond the NPT Review Conference: Johan Bergenäs, invited as guest blogger on skrotakarnvapen.nu by four major Swedish NGO's ahead of the NPT Review Conference.
Posted: April 26, 2010 Outside Publication A Global Commitment to Nuclear Education and Training: How one little-noticed outcome of Obama's Nuclear Security Summit -- a new commitment to nuclear education and training -- could change the world.; William C. Potter, for Foreign Policy.
Posted: April 23, 2010 Feature Story Nuclear Disarmament Proposals from 1995 to 2009: A Comparative Chart: This newly updated chart compiles 38 proposals released in the last 15 years and identifies measures and ideas put forward, thus producing schematic summaries and an overall comparison.; Vasileios Savvidis and Jessica Seiler.
Posted: April 21, 2010 Issue Brief UN Aviation Agency Seeks to Combat WMD Trafficking: Zachary Johnson, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: April 21, 2010 Issue Brief The April 2010 Nuclear Security Summit: One More Step Toward the Mountaintop: Sarah J. Diehl and Paula Humphrey, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: April 20, 2010 Feature Story The Nuclear Security Summit: Forging Consensus and Building Momentum: The summit created much needed momentum on nuclear security. Now all participants, not just the U.S., need to ensure that momentum is maintained.; Thomas Young and Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, a CNS Feature Story.
Posted: April 16, 2010 Issue Brief Russia's Lukewarm Support for International Sanctions against Iran: History and Motivations: Cole Harvey and Richard Sabatini, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: April 15, 2010 Outside Publication Letter to the Editor: The Coming Glut of Japanese Spent Fuel: Leonard S. Spector, a letter published in Arms Control Today.
Posted: April 12, 2010 E-Mail Newsletter "Vienna+Geneva" e-Newsletter: A newsletter devoted to nonproliferation/disarmament activities of Europe-based international organizations.
Posted: April 9, 2010 Outside Publication No More Cold War Thinking: There is international political momentum to cut the nuclear weapons stockpiles in Europe — Nato should pay attention.; Johan Bergenäs and Miles Pomper, for Guardian News.
Updated: April 9, 2010 CNS Special Publication Inventory of International Nonproliferation Organizations & Regimes: A regularly-updated public reference covering all international organizations, treaties, and agreements relevant to WMD disarmament and nonproliferation.
Updated: April 9, 2010 Special Publication Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone Clearinghouse: An overview over the most important features of NWFZs and links to basic resources and documents.
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: April 7, 2010 Feature Story OPINION - A View from Moscow New START: Preliminary Thoughts in Moscow: CNS expert Alexander Pikayev analyses the new nuclear arms reduction treaty to be signed April 8 by Presidents Obama and Medvedev.; Alexander A. Pikayev, a CNS Feature Story.
Posted: April 2, 2010 Outside Publication Prioritizing Investment in Nuclear Security Education: The upcoming Nuclear Security Summit is an opportunity to highlight the need for improved security and nonproliferation education.; Elena Sokova, for the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
Posted: April 1, 2010 Outside Publication Future of Chemical Weapons: A confluence of military, economic, and technological trends could result in the emergence of new chemical threats from state and sub-state actors.; Jonathan B. Tucker, for The New Atlantis.

MARCH 2010

Posted: March 31, 2010 Outside Publication Reduce the Civilian Use of HEU Now: Without an international norm, phasing out civilian HEU will prove to be quite difficult.; William C. Potter and Miles Pomper, for the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
Outside Publication Are We Approaching Meltdown? [PDF]: The domestic and international politics of spent nuclear fuel in South Korea.; Park Seong-won, Miles Pomper, and Larry Scheinman, a paper published by the Korea Economic Institute.
Posted: March 30, 2010 Outside Publication Resource Guide for the 2010 NPT Review Conference [PDF]: Details issues including verification, disarmament, the nuclear fuel cycle, and others. Includes a detailed pictorial NPT timeline, and key documents.; Cole Harvey, for the Arms Control Association.
Outside Publication Previewing the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference [Abstract]: Miles Pomper, for Strategic Analysis, Volume 34, Issue 2 March 2010.
Outside Publication START Follow-On Treaty: Advancing Nuclear Disarmament Beyond U.S., Russia: Alexander Bollfrass and Johan Bergenäs, for World Politics Review.
Posted: March 29, 2010 Outside Publication UN Security Council Resolution 1540: Historical Analysis, Current Status, and the Future [PDF]: Johan Bergenäs and Dr. Lawrence Scheinman for the Center for Information on Security Trade Controls Journal, March 2010.; Also, view the original Japanese article.
Posted: March 25, 2010 Feature Story START Follow-On Talks Successfully Concluded: What's Next?: Conclusion of the Treaty of Prague is, without doubt, a success, slight delay notwithstanding. Now Obama and Medvedev need to outline the contours of the next treaty — perhaps as early as at the 2010 NPT Review Conference.; Nikolai Sokov, a CNS Feature Story.
Updated: March, 23, 2010 Special Publication Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Resources: Features articles and documents related to the NPT Review Conference prepared by CNS experts, authoritative governmental officials, experts from other leading research institutes as well as reports of CNS NPT Workshops.
Posted: March 19, 2010 CNS Testimony Addressing the Spectrum of Biological Risks: A Policy Agenda for the United States [PDF]: Jonathan B. Tucker testified on U.S. international biosecurity policies before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on March 18, 2010.
Updated: March 17, 2010 Workshop CNS NPT Workshop: RevCon 2010: Planning the Future: CNS held a two-day diplomatic workshop on the NPT, attended by over 80 ambassadors, government and international organization officials, and other experts.; March 12-13, Annecy, France
Posted: March 4, 2010 Feature Story Iraq Faces Major Challenges in Destroying Its Legacy Chemical Weapons: Iraq joined the Chemical Weapons Convention in February 2009 and now faces major challenges destroying the chemical munitions it inherited from the Saddam Hussein regime.; Jonathan B. Tucker, a CNS Feature Story.
Posted: March 3, 2010 Outside Publication Nonproliferation Issues in U.S.-ROK Nuclear Cooperation: Chen Kane, a paper presented at a U.S.-ROK workshop on nuclear energy and nonproliferation in Washington, DC on January 20, 2010.
The Role of ROK in Global Nonproliferation Efforts and Bilateral Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues [PDF]: James Kwon, a paper presented at a U.S.-ROK workshop on nuclear energy and nonproliferation in Washington, DC on January 20, 2010.
Posted: March 2, 2010 Presentation Implementation of the Recommendations of the UN Experts Group on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education [PDF]: William C. Potter, a presentation to the UN Secretary General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, February 25, 2010.
Outside Publication Bombs Away: Removing Tactical Nukes from Europe: Johan Bergenäs, for World Politics Review.
Posted: March 1, 2010 CNS Special Publication NPT Briefing Book (MCIS/CNS) 2010: The most comprehensive source of background and reference material on the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and its associated regime is now available online.; Published by Mountbatten Centre for International Studies with the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies.

FEBRUARY 2010

Posted: February 23, 2010 Outside Publication Young People to the Fore: Johan Bergenäs, for the February issue of the US State Department's EJournal, "A World Free of Nuclear Weapons."
Posted: February 19, 2010 Outside Publication Technical Steps to Support Nuclear Arsenal Downsizing: A report by the APS Panel on Public Affairs.; Patricia Lewis was a panel member.
Posted: February 18, 2010 Issue Brief Grading the Report Card: Assessing the WMD Commission Chairs' Biological Scoring: President Obama's commitment to reducing nuclear weapons while maintaining a nuclear deterrent has triggered debate about the degree of "modernization" remaining weapons should undergo to ensure readiness.; Cole J. Harvey, a CNS Feature Story.
Posted: February 17, 2010 Outside Publication Reducing Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Europe [Abstract]: Miles Pomper, William Potter and Nikolai Sokov, an article for Survival: Global Politics and Strategy.
Posted: February 13, 2010 Outside Publication Tracing an Attack: The Problems and Pitfalls of Microbial Forensics [PDF]: Gregory D. Koblentz and Jonathan B. Tucker, an article for Survival: Global Politics and Strategy.
Posted: February 12, 2010 Press Release CNS Experts Comment on Iranian Uranium Enrichment Claims [PDF]: CNS experts monitoring the Iranian nuclear program comment on recent developments.
Posted: February 10, 2010 Outside Publication Obama's Empty Threats Weaken U.S.: If Iran continues to break non-proliferation rules, Barack Obama needs international consensus before threatening Tehran again.; Johan Bergenäs, an op-ed for the Guardian News & Media Limited.
Posted: February 5, 2010 CNS Feature Story The New, 2010 Russian Military Doctrine: The Nuclear Angle: Contrary to expectations, the new Russian Military Doctrine reduces reliance on nuclear weapons.; Nikolai Sokov, a CNS Feature Story.
Posted: February 3, 2010 Outside Publication Stakes Rise For U.S.-ROK Nuclear Energy Talks: Miles Pomper, an article for the newsletter of the Center for U.S.-Korea Policy.
Posted: February 3, 2010 Issue Brief 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.

JANUARY 2010

Posted: January 29, 2010 Grading the Report Card: Assessing the WMD Commission Chairs' Biological Scoring: In the WMD Commission chairs' recent report card, released on January 26th, two grades stand out in the biological risk category.; Kirk Bansak, a CNS Feature Story.
Posted: January 29, 2010 Seeking Biosecurity Without Verification: The New U.S. Strategy on Biothreats [PDF]: Jonathan B. Tucker, an article for Arms Control Today.
Posted: January 20, 2010 Nonproliferation Review Vol 17.1 (March 2010) Table of Contents: The NPR is a refereed journal concerned with the spread of nuclear, chemical, biological, and conventional weapons. It triannually features viewpoints, articles, and reports on programs, treaties and export controls, terrorism, and the economic and environmental effects of weapons proliferation.
Posted: January 19, 2010 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.; Alexander A. Pikayev, a CNS Feature Story.
Posted: January 19, 2010 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.; Also view a list of all testimonies.
Posted: January 19, 2010 The Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel Reserve at Angarsk: Cole J. Harvey, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: January 19, 2010 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.
Posted: January 19, 2010 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.
Posted: January 6, 2010 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.; View other CNS papers.
Posted: January 4, 2010 U.S. International Nuclear Energy Policy: Change and Continuity: Miles Pomper, a paper for the Centre for International Governance Innovation Nuclear Energy Futures Project.
Posted: January 4, 2010 The Middle East's Interrupted Atomic Dreams: As oil prices drop, nuclear power is becoming less attractive in the region. So why is Iran still hanging on to its program?; Chen Kane, for Foreign Policy.

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