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US Navy in Full Chemical Protective Gear

Keeping the Biological Weapons Convention Relevant

NOVEMBER 1, 2016: Officials have the opportunity to revise the way in which discussions are planned and held to better protect against biological weapons.

Emerging Technology, International Security, and International Law

OCTOBER 6, 2016: Experts urge early engagement by industry, academia, and other producers of emerging technologies.

Fall 2016 Visiting Fellows. From left to right: Mr. Xin Zhang (China), Ms. Sylvia Mishra (India), Ms. Oluwadamilola Ogunjobi (Nigeria), Mr. Nasser Moudden (Morocco), and Mr. Belgacem Addoum (Morocco).

Fall 2016 Visiting Fellows Session Commences in Monterey

OCTOBER 14, 2016: CNS welcomed five new visiting fellows from China, India, Morocco, and Nigeria this semester.

A Serious Solution for Syria

The conflict in Syria is a disturbing example of the failure of international response, and the normalization of chemical weapons use in its absence.

President Barack Obama talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office Monday, May 18, 2009. Offical White House Photo by Pete Souza. (Source: White House Flickr.com account)

Why the US-Israel Military Aid Package Matters

Despite record levels of US military assistance to Israel under the Obama administration, the state of US-Israel relations has worsened, not strengthened, in recent years.

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Improving the Security of All Nuclear Materials

A report on legal, political, and institutional options to advance international oversight.

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Why Is North Korea’s Fifth Nuclear Test Different From Its Other Tests?

A look at five other states’ weapons milestones, and what they indicate about Kim Jong-un’s progress.

Dr. Chen Kane makes an intervention during the BWC workshop

Toward the 8th BWC Review Conference

JULY 8, 2016: CNS and the US Department of State co-sponsored a workshop on the the Eighth Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC).

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The Common-Sense Fix That American Nuclear Policy Needs

The president should declare that the US won’t use nuclear weapons against any target that could be reliably destroyed by conventional means.

Vladimir Putin. Photo courtesy Kremlin.ru.

Russia’s Nuclear Paranoia Fuels Its Nuclear Propaganda

A classic disinformation campaign about US nukes reveals a lot about Moscow’s military anxieties.