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International High School Conference on a World Free of Nuclear Weapons

APR. 19: The Critical Issues Forum concluded with students from three countries presenting their findings on nuclear disarmament.

NATO’s New Nuclear Policy

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

Chemical Weapons: Syria Military

How Chemical Weapons Could Change Strategy for Syria

Audio Interview: CNS expert, Amy Smithson, featured on NPR.

Looking Backward and Forward: Day 1 of the 2013 NPT PrepCom

The second session began on April 22, 2013 as scheduled.

CNS article

Implementation of the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Action Plan

An updated report released ahead of the 2nd NPT PrepCom.

Implementation of the 2010 NPT Action Plan

An updated report on implementation of the 2010 NPT Action Plan’s disarmament section released ahead of the 2nd NPT PrepCom.

CNS article

OP#17: Ugly Truths: Saddam Hussein and Other Insiders on Iraq’s Covert Bioweapons

Occasional Paper #17: Scholars can evaluate the thinking of Saddam Hussein thanks to captured records.

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.