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December 2012

Outside Publications
Radioactive Decay
We can't keep relying on a Vietnam-era treaty to stop nuclear proliferation.
View story [Image: Launch of the Unha-3 SLV (Src: Korean Central News Agency) ]
Feature Story
CNS Experts Available for Comment on North Korea's Rocket Launch
On December 12, DPRK successfully launched the Unha-3 SLV. CNS experts available for comment on implications of this launch.
Outside Publications
Thinking beyond chemicals in Syria
Outside Publications
Flawed graph weakens case against Iran nuclear program
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Obama's Syria Red Line
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Supposed Iranian nuke graph off; UN still worried

November 2012

Outside Publications
DIY graphic design
Outside Publications
Critical Questions: Urgent Decisions for the Second Obama Administration
Outside Publications
U.S. Nuclear Cooperation as Nonproliferation: Reforms, or the Devil You Know?
What killed Arafat?
Outside Publications
Rockets' Red Glare
Civil Society and Disarmament 2012
Dealing with Syria's Dangerous Arsenals
Outside Publications
Obama, Congress should push NATO missile defense program off 'fiscal cliff'
Outside Publications
Obama's post-election Syria policy is unlikely to change, but it should
Outside Publications
A New Path to Accidental Nuclear War in South Asia?
Outside Publications
The Soviet Biological Weapons Program—a History
Nonproliferation Review
Shadow Wars: Covert Operations Against Iran's Nuclear Program
Outside Publications
What a simulated conference on a WMD-Free Middle East highlights about real life
Outside Publication
Turkish-Iranian Relations: From "Friends with Benefits" to "It's Complicated"
Outside Publication
Not Ready for a 'Solar Sandy'

October 2012

Audio Interview
Who was behind the car bomb attack in Beirut?
Outside Publications
The death of Lebanon's intelligence tsar
Outside Publications
2012 MEWMDFZ Conference: to participate or not to participate, why is it even a question?
Outside Publications
Missiles Away! If you like frantic arms buildups, here's a new Asia policy for you.
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Civil society engagement in Middle East arms control
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Axis of resistance: Syrian uprising threatens Hizbullah's strategic alliances
Outside Publications
Al-Qaeda enters the fray in Syria

September 2012

Outside Publications
Will Syria enable al-Qaeda resurgence in Middle East?
Outside Publications
How to unsnag US-South Korea nuclear negotiations
Outside Publications
The Fifty-Megaton Elephant in the Room: Why aren't America and China talking about their nukes?
Outside Publications
Goldilocks Missile Defense
Outside Publications
An Israeli strike won't delay Iran's nuclear weapons program. It will start it.
Outside Publications
Israeli Talk of Attacking Iran Damages Relationship with US
Outside Publications
"The Country I Saw," or "How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love North Korea's Bomb (Almost)"

August 2012

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Hillary Clinton must insist on a united Syrian opposition
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Preventing the Use of Syrian Chemical Weapons
Outside Publications
US nuclear cooperation agreements and the Middle East
Outside Publications
It's Not as Easy as 1-2-3
Outside Publications
Extended Nuclear Deterrence in Northeast Asia

July 2012

Outside Publications
North Korea's Procurement Network Strikes Again: Examining How Chinese Missile Hardware Ended Up in Pyongyang
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Egypt's Nuclear Politics
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Financial Interdictions to Curb Proliferation
Outside Publications
Opportunity After the Disaster
Outside Publications
Pakistan's Babur and Ra'ad Cruise Missiles: Strategic Implications for India
Outside Publications
Assessing the DPRK Panel of Experts
Outside Publications
G8 or SCO, Which Way to Go?
Outside Publications
Syrian Conflict Promises Toxic Outcome - Part I

June 2012

CNS Testimony
Miles Pomper testifies to Canadian Senate on implementing legislation for nuclear terrorism treaties
Outside Publications
The Risks of the Nuclear 'Renaissance'
Outside Publications
A closer look at Jordan's nuclear energy plans
Outside Publications
The Bomb and the Beard: The Egyptian MB's Views Toward WMD
Outside Publications
Next Gen Nonproliferation: Training the Best and Brightest to Stop the Spread of WMDs

May 2012

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Take Russia to 'task' on bioweapons transparency
Outside Publications
What the Hell Should We Do About Syria?
Outside Publications
Assessing the Al-Qaeda Threat in Syria
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The Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: How Much of a Success?
Outside Publications
Delaying Decisions: NATO's Deterrence and Defense Posture Review
Outside Publications
Al-Assad is shooting himself in the foot
Outside Publications
Israel's leadership: Messianic and then some
Outside Publications
Progressive Pragmatism or Cynicism in Confronting North Korea?
WMD Junction
So Long, Mom, I'm Off to Drop the Bomb: A Case Study in Public Usage of an Educational Tool
What the surprising popularity of a website suggests about our complicated relationship with nuclear weapons.

April 2012

View story [ Image: Location of Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Facility (Src: Google Earth) ] FAQ: North Korea's Possible Nuclear Test
North Korea appears to be preparing for its third nuclear test. This new FAQ examines details of the possible test and potential ramifications.
Outside Publications
The North Korean Nuclear Program in Transition: Approximate 3D Visualization of Yongbyon U-Enrichment Facility
Outside Publications
Taking Down Damascus in Moscow
WMD Junction
Seizing the Opportunity to Create a WMD-free Middle East
A conference in Finland could transform Middle Eastern security, but only if Middle Eastern states abandon business as usual.
WMD Junction
The Real Price of Ballistic Missile Defenses
A news story misstates the cost of US missile defense efforts, prompting a response from our resident budgetary expert.
View article [ Sohae Satellite Launching Station (Src: Google Maps) ] FAQ: North Korea's Upcoming Space Launch
CNS has compiled an FAQ to keep you informed as North Korea prepares for its upcoming rocket launch.
Outside Publications
Nuclear Politics and the Non-Aligned Movement
Outside Publications
Squandered Opportunities in Seoul

March 2012

Outside Publications
Strategic Trade Controls in Asia: Learning by Example
Outside Publications
Netanyahu's contempt for the Holocaust
Outside Publications
Assad's toxic assets
WMD Junction
Fukushima's Impact on Japan's Nuclear Fuel Cycle Policy
WMD Junction
Paris-Based Banking Group Tightens Rules Against Financing of Banned Weapon of Mass Destruction-Related Transfers
On February 16, 2012, the Financial Action Task Force adopted a new rule to strengthen implementation of UN nonproliferation sanctions.
Outside Publications
The Nonproliferation Tiger: Indonesia's Impact on Nonproliferation in Asia and Beyond
Outside Publications
Walking Back Iran Sanctions with Re-Engagement
Outside Publications
Map: Where nuclear work is done in North Korea

February 2012

Outside Publications
Why Damascus remains eerily calm
Outside Publications
Israel Fears Losing Nuclear Monopoly, Talks of War with Iran
Commentary
CNS Experts Comment on Escalating Tensions with Tehran
Outside Publications
No Hotline to Tehran
Outside Publications
The futility of predicting Iran's future

January 2012

Outside Publications
The 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit and HEU Minimization
Outside Publications
Sweeping Up Dirty Bombs - A Shift From Normative to Pro-Active Measures
Outside Publications
What if the Iranians start killing scientists?
View article [ Image: Davutoglu and Ahmadinejad (Src: worldbulletin.net) ]
WMD Junction
Understanding Turkey's Position on the Iranian Nuclear Program
Turkey doesn't want an Iranian nuclear weapon—but it also doesn't want to hamper its own access to nuclear energy technology.
View article [ Image: BWC Review Conference ]
WMD Junction
Is Biosecurity the Low-Hanging Fruit?
Eliminating biological weapons could be the first step toward the successful creation of a WMD-free zone in the Middle East.
Outside Publications
The Seoul Nuclear Summit

December 2011

Outside Publications
Stand on uranium sales needed
New Zealand and other members of the South Pacific Nuclear Weapons Free Zone have a responsibility to speak out against Australian uranium sales to India.
Outside Publications
Israeli Domestic Debate on War with Iran
Outside Publications
Nuclear Energy: Nationalize the Fukushima Daiichi Atomic Plant
View article [ Image: Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un (Src: AP) ]
Feature Story
Avoiding a North Korean Nuclear Nightmare
No one knows what policies North Korea's new young leader he will pursue, or what will happen if he is challenged from within.
View article [Image: Paul van den IJssel and Hillary Rodham Clinton]
Feature Story
Lucky Number Seven? The 2011 Biological Weapons Convention Review Conference
The BWC Review Conference adopted a forward-looking document containing a number of proposals to strengthen and improve the Convention.
Outside Publications
A New Hamas in the Making?
Outside Publications
Avner Cohen's The Worst Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain With the Bomb "a must read"
Outside Publications
Israel's Iran dilemma

November 2011

Outside Publications
Challenging Status Quo Key to Safer Nuclear Power
Audio Podcast
Six Minutes To Doomsday: Assessing the State of the Nuclear Threat
Outside Publications
What a Syrian Civil War Means for the U.S.
Outside Publications
Syria plays games with the Arab League [Subscribers Only]
Outside Publications
World Anxious as Iran Inches Toward Nuclear Bomb
The global community plots counter measures as the IAEA confirms Iran's nuclear weapon plans.
Outside Publications
A New Nuclear Reaction
Unlike the past, Israel's public refuses to relay existential keys to 'just two persons,' or even an inner cabinet of eight ministers; this in itself is a positive development.
Outside Publications
The Evolution of Economic Coercion: From Sanctions to Targeted Financial Measures [Subscribers Only]
Outside Publications
The Proliferation of WMD in the Modern World: Trends and Straining Regimes
View article [Image: MAUD report]
WMD Junction
Atomic Atonement
On the 70th anniversary of the report which led to the development of the atomic bomb, can the UK take the lead again, this time in pioneering nuclear disarmament?
Outside Publications
International Politics in Times of Change

October 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.
Outside Publications
Full Cost Accounting and the B53
CNS Testimony
Nuclear Weapons Modernization in Russia and China: Understanding Impacts to the United States
Outside Publications
How to Worry Kim Jong-il
Deterring North Korea is a tough job, but someone has to do it. A better earth penetrating nuclear weapon might help.

September 2011

View story [ Image: Joshua Pollack (left) and Dennis Gormley ]
Video
Tracking North Korea's Ballistic Missiles Sales: Implications for the Missile Technology Control Regime
Joshua Pollack, Senior Policy Analyst, Science Applications International Corporation; with commentary by Dennis Gormley, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
Outside Publications
The IAEA's Political Balancing Act
View article [ Image: Contagion movie poster ]
Feature Story
Contagion: A Movie Pandemic Versus the Reality of Public Health
A professional in the real-life fight against emerging infectious diseases evaluates Contagion's dramatic, but not exactly accurate, portrayal of a rapidly unfolding global pandemic.
View article [ Image: Former Libyan CW production facility at Rabta (Src: GeoEye) ]
Feature Story
Can Libya be Locked Down?
In a post-Qaddafi era, who will secure Libya's chemical and biological weapons materials?
View article [ Image: Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko ]
Feature Story
Bringing Belarus Back to the Table
Belarus is using its stock of highly enriched uranium as political leverage; how can Washington persuade Minsk to let go of its HEU?
View story [ Image: Stephen Schwartz ]
Video
Building Budgetary Transparency and Accountability for the US Nuclear Weapons Program
Stephen Schwartz, Editor of the The Nonproliferation Review.
Outside Publications
Two treaties. One Congress. No time to wait.
Congress has a chance to take real steps to reduce the risks of nuclear terrorism -- if only they would act.
View article [ Image: Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria. (Photo: D. Calma/IAEA) ]
Feature Story
CNS & VCDNP Scholars Provide Insights on IAEA General Conference
Outside Publications
The Long Journey Toward A WMD-Free Middle East
Outside Publications
Salvaging the 2012 Conference
View article [ Image: 1989 Paris summit that created FATF ]
WMD Junction
International Task Force Takes Aim at Illicit Proliferation Funding
Javier Serrat, for WMD Junction.
View story [ Image: Tamara Patton ]
Video
Using Geospatial Analysis Tools for Nonproliferation Research
Tamara Patton, Graduate Research Assistant at CNS discusses how to construct accurate digital 3D models of buildings, such as reactors, using only aerial satellite imagery and shadow measurement techniques in Google SketchUp and Google Earth.
Outside Publications
How Saudi Arabia Can Contain Iran — and Other Benefits from Syria's Turmoil

August 2011

View article [ Image: Libya's Muammar Qaddafi ]
Commentary
Recent Libya Developments - CNS Experts Comment
Outside Publications
Assad's Chemical Romance
As Syria descends into chaos, its stockpiles of chemical weaponry could turn into a proliferation nightmare.
Outside Publications
The Role of Civil Society in Promoting a WMDFZ in the Middle East
View article [ Image: Anthrax Letters ]
WMD Junction
New Questions About the FBI's Anthrax Case: Valid Concerns or Red Herring?
Jonathan B. Tucker, for WMD Junction.
Outside Publications
Possible Elements of an NWFZ in the Middle East
Outside Publications
The Role of Civil Society in Promoting a WMDFZ in the Middle East
Outside Publications
Leaving Its Comfort Zone: Japan's Special Role in Creating a World Free of Nuclear Weapons
Masako Toki, an op-ed for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
View story [ Image: Dr. Seth Carus ]
Video
Biological Warfare in the American Civil War
Dr. Seth Carus, Director, Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.

July 2011

Outside Publications
Lessons from Fukushima: A New "Carrot & Stick" Approach to Nuclear Safety
Dr. Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress authored this paper for the Asan Institute in South Korea.
Outside Publications
The Secrets of Bashar al-Assad [In Italian]
Javier Serrat, for Centro Studi "Geopolitica.info".
View article [ Image: Presidents Nixon and Pompidou, 1973 ]
WMD Junction
US-French Nuclear Cooperation: Stretching the Limits of National Strategic Paradigms
Bruno Tertrais, for WMD Junction.
Watch video [ Image: Dr. Thomas Jonter ]
Video
Testing the Swedish Nuclear Weapons Program Against IR Theories
Dr. Thomas Jonter shares his findings on why Sweden's active nuclear weapons program abstained from building an atomic bomb.
View article [ Image: 'The Last Washington Painting,' © by Alan Sonneman ]
WMD Junction
Carmageddon: How Californians Learned to Stop Driving and Love the Bomb
Benoît Pelopidas, for WMD Junction.
Watch video [ Image: Leonard S. Spector ]
Video
Mapping the Nonproliferation Landscape: Part 2
The nonproliferation regime is crucial, but it is only a small part of overall international nonproliferation efforts.
Outside Publications
Summer Reading for the Well-Read Wonk
Stephen Schwartz suggests interesting articles from The Nonproliferation Review for aspiring wonks, for Arms Control Wonk.
Outside Publications
NSG's India Waiver Highlights Flawed U.S. Approach
Javier Serrat, for World Politics Review.
Watch video [ Image: Asan Plemum videos ]
Video
CNS Staff Speak at the Asan Plemum
Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, Miles Pomper, and Leonard Spector speak on various topics at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, June 12-15, 2011.
View article [ Image: United States Capitol ]
WMD Junction
House Committee Adopts Tough New Rules for Nuclear Trade Agreements
Cole J. Harvey, for WMD Junction.

June 2011

Outside Publications
Toward the Global Norm: Supporting the Minimization of Highly Enriched Uranium in the Civilian Sector
Miles Pomper authored this paper for the Asan Institute in South Korea.
Press Release
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Members Issue New Guidelines on Nuclear Transfers
CNS Experts Available for Comment.
Outside Publication
Dagan did Israel a favor by warning against Iran strike
Avner Cohen, for Haaretz.com.
Outside Publication
Enhancing Compliance With an Evolving Treaty: A Task for an Improved BWC Intersessional Process
Kirk C. Bansak, for Arms Control Today.

May 2011

Outside Publication
CALPREPARE Newsletter
CNS' CBW Nonproliferation Program is a part of the PERRC project with UC Berkeley.
Outside Publication
The IAEA Raises the Pressure on Syria's Assad
Javier Serrat, for World Politics Review.
View article [ Image: WMD Junction home page ]
New Publication
CNS Launches WMD Junction
WMD Junction aims to provide a respected outlet for a wide range of timely and thoughtful commentary that cannot await the publication cycles of peer-reviewed journals.
Outside Publication
Can Turkey Still Be a 'Model Partner' In Resolving the Iran Nuclear Impasse?
Philipp C. Bleek, for Today's Zaman.
Issue Brief
From Donor to Partner: The Evolution of U.S. Cooperative Threat Reduction into Global Security Engagement
Chen Kane, for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
View story [Image: Map of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones ]
Feature Story
Obama Seeks Senate OK for Protocols to Two Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaties
Now up for ratification fifteen years after their signing, these two protocols are likely to face Republican opposition.

April 2011

Earthquake Damages Nuclear Reactors in Japan - CNS Experts Available for Comment
Outside Publication
FY-2010 Process Monitoring Technology Final Report
Dawn Verdugo co-authored this report on radiochemical research on safeguards for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

March 2011

Outside Publication
What Was The Cause Of The High Cl-38 Radioactivity In The Fukushima Daiichi Reactor #1
Dr. Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, on ArmsControlWonk.com.
Issue Brief
From Theory to Reality: The Evolution of Multilateral Assurance of Nuclear Fuel
Cole Harvey, for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Watch video [ Image: Dr. Jeffrey Lewis ]
Video Interview
States Demand Nuclear Waste Reform
Dr. Jeffrey Lewis was interviewed on CBS News.
Outside Publication
Time for Leadership: South Korea and Nuclear Nonproliferation
Chen Kane, Stephanie Lieggi, and Miles Pomper, for Arms Control Today.
View story [Image: Protester holding Egyptian flag ]
Feature Story
The Egyptian Revolution and the Future of WMD in the Middle East: Q&A With Nabil Fahmy
Issue Brief
Japan's Defense Guidelines: New Conventional Strategy, Same Old Nuclear Dilemma
Masako Toki, for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

February 2011

View article [ Image: Kirk Bansak ]
Outside Publication
Parts of the Sum: Unpacking the Dynamics of Biological Weapons Proliferation
Kirk Bansak, for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
View story [Image: Iskander, a new Russian SRM ]
Feature Story
A Second Sighting of Russian Tactical Nukes in Kaliningrad
Russian tactical nuclear weapons appear to have a curious propensity to surface with some regularity in Kaliningrad oblast.
Watch video [ Image: Leonard Spector ]
Video
International Law and the Threat of Force
View article [ Image: Sharad Joshi ]
Outside Publication
Playing Politics: How the Regional Context Impedes Confronting Myanmar's Alleged Nuclear Program
View story [Image: Rose Gottemoeller and Anatoli Antonov ]
Feature Story
As New START Enters into Force, Challenges Ahead Are Even More Challenging
The U.S. and Russia are expected to launch the next stage of reduction negotiations, but even setting the agenda is an almost insurmountable obstacle.

JANUARY 2011

View story [Image: Duma voter ]
Feature Story
New Start Ratification in Russia: Apparent Smooth Sailing Obscures Submerged Drama and Revelations
The Duma's resolution on New START was shaped to balance the one adopted by the U.S. Senate. The votes in both countries suggest that further nuclear arms reductions will not be a trivial task.
Outside Publication
Going Global: Issues Facing South Korea as an Emerging Nuclear Exporter
Miles Pomper, Stephanie Lieggi, and Chen Kane, in KEI's Tomorrow's Northeast Asia.
Outside Publication
Chinese Transparency Needed on Nuclear Arms
Nikita Perfilyev, for The Hill.
View story [Image: Presidents Hu and Obama ]
Feature Story
US-China Summit Visit Offers Opportunity to Discuss Nuclear Issues
As Hu Jintao visits the US this week, President Obama has a unique opportunity to move forward disarmament agenda.
Outside Publication
China and No First Use
Jeffrey Lewis on ArmsControlWonk.com.
Outside Publication
Interning at the IAEA, Personal Experiences
Sarah Poe, Master's Candidate Spring 2011, MIIS, for the INMM Communicator.


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