Eurasia/Russia

Uranium Seizure in Slovakia Produces Exaggerated News Reports

Recent trafficking case gains media attention despite little evidence of proliferation-significant activity.

Workshop on Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540

Implementing the United Nations Security Council Resolution in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

CNS Researcher Speaks on Nuclear Terrorism at Russian Duma

Overview of the international seminar on Countering Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism.

Russia Tests Two New Missiles on the Same Day

Russia’s tests were advertised as a response to Eastern European missile defense, but are they?

Russian Nuclear-Powered Submarine Dismantlement and Related Activities

A look at the development of the Strategic Master Plan for Northwest Russia (SMP).

Russian Nuclear Industry Reforms: Consolidation and Expansion

Atomenergoprom, an integrated corporation for the consolidation of Russia’s nuclear industry.

An Alleged “Nuclear Device” in Western Kazakhstan Is a Non-Nuclear Installation

A Kazakh parliamentarian announced Kazakhstan still possessed a nuclear explosive device. However, the device is actually a research installation for high-pressure physics experiments.

Uranium Smuggling Case: Nuclear Materials Still on the Loose

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

CNS article

[RUSSIAN] The Process of Nuclear Arms Reduction and Arms Control in US-Russian Relations

A monograph published in Russia by A. Dyakov, Yevgeni Myasnikov, and Nikolai Sokov. [In Russian]

Central Asian States Achieve Breakthrough on Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty

Central Asian States overcome stumbling blocks and establish a nuclear weapon-free zone.