Miles Pomper’s Articles

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?

Cesium 137

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.

Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP)

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.

OP#16: Rethinking Spent Fuel Management in South Korea

Occasional Paper #16: 12 practicable recommendations for South Korea, the 5th-largest nuclear energy producer and a major nuclear power plant exporter.

Launch of the Unha-3 SL

CNS Experts Available for Comment on North Korea’s Rocket Launch

On December 12, North Korea successfully launched the Unha-3 SLV.