Sig Hecker Articles

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The Human Dimension to Kazakhstan’s Plutonium Mountain

US, Russia, and Kazakhstan scientists write the story of nonproliferation cooperation at Semipalatinsk in the two-volume book, “Doomed to Cooperate.”

CNS Distinguished Professor of Practice Dr. Siegfried Hecker holding his a book, talking about the book, Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea's Nuclear Program.

Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea’s Nuclear Program

CNS Distinguished Professor of Practice Dr. Siegfried Hecker gave a book talk on his newly released book, Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea’s Nuclear Program.

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Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea’s Nuclear Program

Between 2004 and 2010, Dr. Siegfried Hecker, made seven trips to North Korea exploring ways to reduce the danger of Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program.

CNS and MIIS Professor Jeffrey Lewis, CNS and MIIS Distinguished Professor Practice Siegfried Hecker, and CNS Distinguished Non-Resident Scholar Robert Carlin (Source: Eduardo Fujii)

A Full Spectrum Look at North Korea’s Nuclear Program: From Above, On the Ground, and In Person

The three presentations demonstrated the power of the viewing from a multi-spectrum perspective and highlighted CNS’ unusual and diverse pool of expertise.

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US-Black Sea Nonproliferation Professionals Exchange: US Module

Participants from six countries fostered ties between US and Black Sea technical and policy communities with tours of both of the National Laboratories, nuclear science museums, and Washington DC.

Siegfried (Sig) Hecker

Distinguished Professor of Practice [email protected] Santa Fe, NM Activities Member of the National Academy of Engineering, a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Indian Institute of Metals Fellow of the American Association of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society, the American Society […]

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How to Rebuild the Global Nuclear Order Post-Ukraine?

Dr. Hecker highlighted the importance of scientists and diplomats working together on these complex issues.

Dr. Siegfried Hecker Appointed as Distinguished Professor of Practice

The former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory and one of the most honored U.S. nuclear scientists has joined CNS.

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Doomed to Cooperate: A US-Russian Lab-to-Lab Collaboration Story

Lab-to-Lab Home The Book Timeline Authors The Human Dimension e-Archive About Home Joint Verification Experiment Science Collaboration Nuclear Materials Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Experts What’s New Welcome to the website dedicated to the US-Russian lab-to-lab cooperation! This web site documents the collaboration between the nuclear weapons laboratories of the U.S. and Russia after the end of […]

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US-Russia Nuclear Relations

VIDEO: Siegfried Hecker on the evolution of Cold War nuclear relations going from confrontation to limited cooperation.