Occasional Paper #13: New information on the illicit sale of chemical-weapons materials to Iran and Iraq during the 1980s sheds light on how international trafficking networks operate and suggests some practical steps for countering them.
Study examines role played by the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy (Minatom) in US-Russian agreements for nonproliferation, arms control, and cooperative threat reduction.
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan(IMU), also known as Islamic Party of Turkestan, seeks to establish Islamic governments in Central Asia.
August 17, 2008 Name: Al-Qaida, Al-Qa’idah, al Qaeda, or “the Base” Type: religious (fundamentalist) Ideology: Militant Islamist. The group seeks to overthrow Western-influenced governments and to replace them with Islamic regimes under the rule of Shariah, or Islamic law. Al-Qaida, under the leadership of Usama bin Laden, has declared holy war on the United States […]
Will terrorists try to acquire and use WMD? Studies that examined this issue in depth are revealed.
Vladimir Putin seeks more political integration in Russia through federal reforms.
Development of civilian nuclear technology is key to the Ministry of Atomic Energy’s coherent regional policy.
Reports of Iraq’s missiles program face discrepancies as unilateral destruction of special warheads does not provide correct figures.
The extent of Iraq’s attempts at producing the nerve agent, VX, is the next priority.
Multiple investigations have discovered that Iraq had a centrally controlled mechanism tasked with concealing material and activity proscribed by Security Council resolutions.
