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A Conversation on Semiconductors, CHIPS Act, and Export Controls

The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors and Science (CHIPS) Act invests US $250 billion to bolster semiconductor capacity, expand academic R&D, and create a broader, more inclusive workforce.

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Raising Next Generation Nonproliferation Experts through the Summer Undergraduate Program

Fellows receive invaluable job training, work closely with CNS experts, and participate in an engaging lecture series.

Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Power Station. (Fukushima, Japan) Photo Credit: Tokyo Electric Power Co., TEPCO (Src: Wikipedia Commons)

Concrete Alternative: A Better Solution for Fukushima’s Contaminated Water Than Ocean Dumping

The old adage that “dilution is the solution to pollution” no longer holds true in the strained ocean environment of 2023.

Maritime and Sanctions Compliance Spring Events

Maritime and Sanctions Compliance Spring Events

Several events on the topic of maritime and sanctions compliance were hosted recently.

Visiting Fellows Program

The Visiting Fellows program offers intensive training to junior and mid-career professionals in foreign ministries and other relevant government departments, national export control and regulatory bodies, journalists, research and academic institutions to obtain an in-depth understanding of the nonproliferation and disarmament regime and related international policy-making process. Established in 1991, the Visiting Fellows program is […]

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Why the IAEA model may not be best for regulating artificial intelligence

An intense focus is needed to identify possible pathways through which AI could threaten humanity.

Seeing first-hand how the U.S. State Department carries out U.S. nonproliferation policy.

CNS Congratulates Spring 2023 Visiting Fellows on Completion of Nonproliferation Training

Last month, CNS bid farewell to the latest group of visiting fellows following the successful completion of their intensive, 15-week nonproliferation training program.

Shizuka Kuramitsu

MIIS MANPTS student Shizuka Kuramitsu featured in NHK’s Science & Culture Journal

Originally from Hiroshima, she is about to complete her Master’s degree on Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.

Tenth Review Conference of Parties to Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Further Strengthening the NPT Review Process: Reflections and Recommendations

Thomas Markram, CNS, and the VCDNP’s Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova review which aspects of the review process are in greater need of improvement and where changes are most feasible.

Forecasting Russian Military Innovation: The Role of Soviet “Zombie Weapons”

This seminar video outlines the methodology behind this forecasting project and describe its major results to date.