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High-level Russian Official Leads Discussion on Bilateral Relations

NOVEMBER 12, 2016: Ambassador Sergey Kislyak shared ideas on areas for progress in deteriorated US-Russia relations.

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Trump And Nuclear Weapons: Here’s What’s At Stake

CNS’s William Potter and Miles Pomper on what to expect from President-Elect Trump’s nuclear policy.

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How American and Russian Nuclear Scientists Joined Forces to Mitigate Post-Cold War Dangers

VIDEO: Dr. Siegfried S. Hecker is a research professor and senior fellow at Stanford University.

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Tracking Radioactive Sources in Moldova through Social Media

In collaboration with NARNRA, CNS researchers use social media and network analysis to locate radiological sources in Moldova.

A Serious Solution for Syria

The conflict in Syria is a disturbing example of the failure of international response, and the normalization of chemical weapons use in its absence.

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Putin suspends US-Russia plutonium disposal agreement

CNS experts are available to comment on the latest downturn in US-Russia relations.

President Barack Obama talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office Monday, May 18, 2009. Offical White House Photo by Pete Souza. (Source: White House Flickr.com account)

Why the US-Israel Military Aid Package Matters

Despite record levels of US military assistance to Israel under the Obama administration, the state of US-Israel relations has worsened, not strengthened, in recent years.

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Why Is North Korea’s Fifth Nuclear Test Different From Its Other Tests?

A look at five other states’ weapons milestones, and what they indicate about Kim Jong-un’s progress.

Event: Lessons Learned from Eliminating WMD

The Nonproliferation Review launched its newest volume: a special, double issue on eliminating weapons of mass destruction.

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The Common-Sense Fix That American Nuclear Policy Needs

The president should declare that the US won’t use nuclear weapons against any target that could be reliably destroyed by conventional means.