Russia

NISNP Core Group: Meetings and Training

An informal network of nonproliferation specialists who have participated in training programs and maintain contact with CNS.

The Way Forward for US-Russian Nonproliferation Cooperation

The US-Russian cooperative programs for nuclear nonproliferation have made unprecedented efforts to enhance the security of a significant amount of fissile material in Russia, but now face the challenge of maintaining long term success.

Nuclear Weapons, Fissile Material, and Export Controls in the Former Soviet Union

Jon Brook Wolfsthal Cristina Chuen Emily Ewell Daughtry June 18, 2001 Status Report On June 18, 2001 the sixth edition of the joint Monterey Institute-Carnegie Endowment Nuclear Status Report was released at the Carnegie Endowment’s Nonproliferation Conference in Washington, DC. This report is the most complete single source of information on Russia’s nuclear arsenal and stockpile, the […]

Nuclear Status Report in the Former Soviet Union

Nuclear Status Report: Nuclear Weapons, Fissile Material, and Export Controls in the Former Soviet Union

2001 Workshop on Russian Nuclear Regionalism and US Policy

Policymakers, non-governmental analysts, and journalists met for the workshop in Washington, DC.

The “Tactical Nuclear Weapons Scare” of 2001

Approaches and positions towards tactical nuclear weapons will need rethinking and reformulation.

Russia’s Blue Water Blues

Before sinking, did the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk collide with another submarine or was it an explosion onboard?

The Kursk Was in Dangerous Company

Amidst the inherent costs and risks of nuclear submarines more and more countries want them.

The Kursk Accident

Updates on the efforts to rescue sailors from the Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kursk.

A Tragic, 118-Count Indictment of the Russian Nuclear Navy

Inability to save 118 sailors from the Kursk highlights multiple problems facing Russia’s nuclear fleet.