Miles Pomper’s Articles

NATO Nuclear Dilemma: NATO Ministers of Defense and of Foreign Affairs meet at NATO headquarters in Brussels 2010

Russia’s Actions Resolve NATO Nuclear Dilemma — For Now

Changes to NATO’s defense posture are likely to involve a strengthening of its conventional, rather than nuclear deterrent.

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Mind the Gap: Regimes & Strengthening Radiological Security

There are insufficient legal and financial incentives to protect high-risk radiological sources from terrorists.

Highly Enriched Uranium

Ending the Civilian Use of Highly Enriched Uranium

Recommendations to achieve the goal, a legacy of the Nuclear Security Summit process begun by President Obama.

US-Vietnam Nuclear Deal

US-Vietnam Nuclear Pact Meets the “Silver Standard”

New nuclear cooperation agreement with Vietnam may not be perfect, but it is progress.

Barack Obama speaking at the Nuclear Security Summit, Wikimedia Commons

The 2014 Nuclear Security Summit: Are We Safe Yet?

53 national leaders met in The Hague for the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit. Are we safer?

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OP#19: Alternatives to High-Risk Radiological Sources

Occasional Paper #19: Sustainably preventing terrorism means finding substitutes for high-risk radiological sources, such as cesium chloride in blood irradiators.

Radiation Cancer Treatment, Wikimedia Commons

US and Russia Can End Use of Weapons-Usable Uranium for Medical Uses

The US and Russia don’t have to use weapons-uranium for civil purposes. CNS Senior Researcher Miles Pomper explains how.

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Experts Provide Insights on 2013 International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) General Conference

Experts prepared Fact Sheets on the issues facing member states.

NATO’s New Nuclear Policy

NATO’s Deterrence and Defense Posture Review (DDPR) fails to resolve the issues of nuclear weapons deployed in Europe.

The New US Plans for Missile Defense: Enough to Reinvigorate US-Russian Arms Control?

A decision to cancel a controversial interceptor is unlikely to overcome the missile defense obstacles that have stalled US-Russian arms control.