Event Reports

Participants of the 2017 workshop “Nuclear Security Policy and Practice in the African Continent” in Accra, Ghana

CNS Workshop Builds African Capacity to Strengthen Nuclear and Radiological Security

FEBRUARY 6–10, 2017: CNS and the African Center for Science and International Security (AFRICSIS) conducted their second joint capacity-building workshop.

Upcoming Monterey CA

Anticipating the Trump Administration’s Nuclear Posture Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2017: Seminar with Dr. Brad Roberts.

CTBTO Executive Secretary Visits CNS to Meet with CTBTO Youth Group and Center Staff

FEBRUARY 3, 2017: Dr. Lassina Zerbo traveled to Monterey to spend the day at CNS with students and staff.

CIF Youth Forum in Nagasaki

US and Russian Critical Issues Forum Students Shine in the Youth Forum in Nagasaki

DECEMBER 11, 2016: Four CIF students were invited by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the “Forum of Youth Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons.”

2016-17 Critical Issues Forum Focuses on CTBT

This year’s participants will study nuclear weapon-testing history, the CTBT negotiations, the treaty’s current status, challenges, and prospects.

Keeping Up the Momentum on Nuclear Security Improvements

DECEMBER 7, 2016: A multicultural panel of experts provided different perspectives, analysis, and recommendations.

42nd Parliament, House of Commons Chamber in session

CNS Expert Melissa Hanham Testifies in Canadian Parliament on DPRK Sanctions

NOVEMBER 30, 2016: Sanctions are not a panacea, Hanham asserts, but they have slowed Pyongyang’s development of WMD.

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Summits Made Some Headway on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2016: Nuclear Security Summits are improving the security of vulnerable nuclear material.

Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and CNS Director William Potter

High-level Russian Official Leads Discussion on Bilateral Relations

NOVEMBER 12, 2016: Ambassador Sergey Kislyak shared ideas on areas for progress in deteriorated US-Russia relations.

MENACS delegation at the BWC RevCon

Launch of New Biological Weapons Convention Website

NOVEMBER 7-25, 2016: A CNS project’s new website aims to enhance knowledge and awareness of the biological weapons regime.