Event Reports

The Closest We Ever Came to Nuclear War

AUGUST 11, 2015: Benoît Pelopidas speaks on new insights on the ‘Cuban Missile Crisis’ and the 1995 ‘Black Brant Event.’

Magical Thinking and the Real Power of Hiroshima

The 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing is a big moment to take stock of where we are, how we’ve gotten here, and where we’re headed.

Summer School on Disarmament and Nonproliferation in Mexico City

CNS and the Mexican Foreign Ministry held the 2nd annual Summer School on Nuclear Disarmament & Nonproliferation in Mexico City, July 13-17, 2015.

India-China Strategic Relations and the Nuclear Dimension

India-China Strategic Relations and the Nuclear Dimension

Video lecture by Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (Retd), Adjunct Fellow, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

CTBTO Eminent Persons in Seoul

CNS Director William Potter facilitated a meeting of the CTBTO Eminent Persons Group in Seoul, South Korea.

Security: Are We Safer in the Dark

Security: Are We Safer in the Dark?

Video lecture by Thomas Blanton, Director of the National Security Archive, at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Radiological and Nuclear Security Tutorial

Online CBRN Awareness Training – Five Lessons Learned

We learned five lessons through the “Project 10” course on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.

Rose Gottemoeller: Officials Praise MIIS at 2015 Carnegie Conference

High Ranking Officials Praise MIIS at 2015 Carnegie Conference

Statements by Rose Gottemoeller, US undersecretary of state for arms control & Lassina Zerbo, executive secretary of the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty

Short Course for Practitioners in Washington, DC

The courses are being offered to US Government personnel, including fellows working at US government agencies. Officials from a number of foreign embassies will also be invited to participate.

Amb. Taous Feroukhi, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano, CNS Director William Potter, and CTBTO Executive Secretary Lassina Zerbo

Vienna Diplomats Assess NPT Review Conference Outcome  

Diplomats examine the outcome of the 2015 Review Conference and its implications for the future of the nonproliferation regime.