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A World Free of Nuclear Weapons for the Next Generation

US and Russian high school students presented research on nuclear disarmament at the 2009 Critical Issues Forum (CIF) Conference.

Winners of the 2008 Doreen and Jim McElvany Challenge

Winners of the 2008 Doreen and Jim McElvany Challenge Competition

Keynote Speaker Representative Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) Chair, Strategic Forces Subcommittee, House Armed Services Committee   Ward Wilson (Grand Prize) “The Myth of Nuclear Deterrence“ Nuclear deterrence is sometimes treated as a known quantity—a definite thing that keeps us safe and ensures our security. It has also often been used as a justification for possessing nuclear […]

OP#15: Engaging China and Russia on Nuclear Disarmament

Occasional Paper #15: Analysis and recommendations on how to place Beijing and Moscow on “the road to zero.”

US and Russian High School Teachers Discuss Nuclear Disarmament

Masako Toki January 6, 2009 Critical Issues Forum (CIF) Teacher Development Workshop Twenty teachers from US and Russian high schools launched the 2008-2009 Critical Issues Forum (CIF) with the Teacher Development Workshop, which took place from December 4 to 6, 2008 at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) in Monterey. Teachers from high […]

CNS Conducts Seminar on Radiological Source Security in Georgia

Government representatives address problems of securing radiological sources and radioactive waste management in Georgia.

Central Asia Becomes A Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone

The treaty was signed approximately eight years after the presidents of Central Asia first issued their joint declaration calling for the zone.

Central Asia Becomes A Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone

Ratification represents a nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation milestone.

US-Japan Non-Governmental Cooperation on International Arms Control and Nonproliferation

US and Japan established the Commission to conduct official discussions on a regular basis.

The Iran Counter-Proliferation Act

The likely impact of the Iran Counter-Proliferation Act, in light of the Bush Administration’s tightened sanctions against Iran.

Workshop on Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540

Implementing the United Nations Security Council Resolution in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.