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The Presidential Nuclear Initiatives, 1991-1992

An assessment of past performance and future relevance

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It Is Time to Update the President’s Nuclear Command Authority

Increased oversight, under the right circumstances, would decrease the risk of any US president using nuclear weapons preemptively or without just cause.

Nuclear power plant at night (Src: Pixababy from Pexels, used under Creative Commons Zero license)

Radioactive Material is Still Missing in Malaysia: Cause for Concern?

This material could be used to build a radiological dispersal device (RDD), commonly known as a “dirty bomb.”

U.S. developed M-388 Davy Crockett nuclear weapon mounted to a recoilless rifle on a tripod, shown here at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland in March 1961. (Department of Defense)

Point and Nuke

Remembering the era of portable atomic bombs.

OP#37: All the World is Staged: An Analysis of Social Media Influence Operations against US Counterproliferation Efforts in Syria

OP#37: All the World is Staged

An analysis of social media influence operations against US counterproliferation efforts in Syria.

Saudi Arabia energy and power icons with flag (src: Shutterstock)

Saudi Nuclear Program at a Crossroads

The program is barely in its infancy but has already spurred much controversy.

The Arirang Mass Games, held in the Rungnado May Day stadium (Src: Wikimedia Commons)

North Korea’s Nuclear Disappearing Act

Kim Jong Un has figured out that he can have his cake and eat it, too.

Kenshin Cho

Protectionist export controls could be bad for nonproliferation

It compromises the very foundation of America’s export control regime—a measured approach to mitigating the risks of global trade.

War on the Rocks

The Good Old Days of the Cold War: US–Soviet Cooperation on Nonproliferation

Emphasis given to nonproliferation enabled cooperation during some of the most frigid moments of the Cold War.

2018 US Russia Workshop

CNS Hosts High-Level US–Russia Workshop on Nonproliferation and Disarmament

A meeting was held with US and Russian nonproliferation experts to encourage potential future dialogue between the two countries.