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The US Trillion Dollar Nuclear Triad

JANUARY 7, 2014: Report shows costs will be three times the current annual expenditure and result in reduced nuclear capabilities.

The Nonproliferation Year in Review – A Guided Tour

Video of issues in 2013: nuclear, biological & chemical weapons & ballistic missiles.

US Russia Flags

Both Seem Content with Stalemate

US and Russia need to set aside differences and continue discussions to avoid global instability.

International High School Conference on a World Free of Nuclear Weapons

APR. 19: The Critical Issues Forum concluded with students from three countries presenting their findings on nuclear disarmament.

The New US Plans for Missile Defense: Enough to Reinvigorate US-Russian Arms Control?

A decision to cancel a controversial interceptor is unlikely to overcome the missile defense obstacles that have stalled US-Russian arms control.

President Barack Obama Wikimedia Commons

Critical Questions: Urgent Decisions for the Second Obama Administration

CNS experts propose nonproliferation and disarmament priorities.

Virtual Science Challenge for Youth Online Conference

NOV. 1: US and Russian high school students participate in the first online conference investigating solutions for nuclear spent fuel.

CNS article

US-Russian Partnership for Advancing a Nuclear Security Agenda

Results of a study on the implementation of sustainable nuclear security measures, constrained by limited expertise and resources.

Inflexible Response

An Ohio congressman ignores Republican colleagues, attempts to micromanage the US nuclear arsenal.

Lack of Budgetary Transparency for US Nuclear Security Spending

The US has never known exactly what it spends on nuclear weapons and related programs.