MARCH 14-15, 2014: CNS hosted a 2-day diplomatic workshop in Annecy, France.
Conventional wisdom in Washington DC suggests the US is the only nuclear weapon state not modernizing its nuclear forces, but it is dead wrong.
Video of a seminar with Ambassador Alfredo Labbé Villa and Ambassador Susan Burk on November 14, 2013.
JANUARY 7, 2014: Report shows costs will be three times the current annual expenditure and result in reduced nuclear capabilities.
Guest lecture with guest speaker Michael Krepon, co-founder of the Stimson Center.
APR. 19: The Critical Issues Forum concluded with students from three countries presenting their findings on nuclear disarmament.
Statements on Cluster 3 issues continued, the plenary session was quiet as regional groups met with Chair in closed meetings discussing the Chair’s summary.
The Conference continued at its usual pace with no real surprises, suggesting Egypt’s walkout may not have as great an effect as its delegation may have hoped.
Egypt announced that its delegation was withdrawing from the remainder of the PrepCom due to the perceived lack of seriousness in establishing a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East.