William Potter’s Articles

Sam Nunn, Richard Lugar First Recipients of Nuclear Security Award Created in Their Honor

This new international award recognizes those dedicated to advancing the cause of nuclear security.

Belarus Agrees to Remove All HEU

Belarus plans to eliminate its highly enriched uranium (HEU) stocks prior to the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul.

Belarus Agrees to Remove All HEU

Belarus plans to rid its highly enriched uranium (HEU) stocks prior to the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, Korea.

MIIS-NPT Review 2000 Simulation

Students participated in a semester-long simulation of the NPT Review Conference

Reducing & Regulating Nonstrategic (Tactical) Nuclear Weapons in Europe: Moving Forward?

MAY 10, 2010: A panel discussion held between sessions of the RevCon.

NFWZ Clearinghouse

William Potter, Leonard Spector, Lawrence Scheinman, Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova, Nikolai Sokov April 28, 2010 Introduction Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zones (NWFZs) are recognized as important tools of international nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament. In 2009, both the Central Asian NWFZ Treaty and the African NWFZ Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba) entered into force. NWFZs now cover 116 countries including the entire territory of the southern hemisphere. […]

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.”

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.

Uranium Smuggling Case: Nuclear Materials Still on the Loose

Reports of the seizure of weapons-grade uranium in Georgia raise concerns.