Middle East/Africa

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When You’re No Longer Friends with the Country Who Stores Your Nukes

Miles Pomper on Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio.

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Why the US Has Nuclear Weapons in Turkey—and May Try to Put the Bombs Away

Pentagon officials are reviewing plans to remove 50 nuclear bombs.

Upcoming Event Washington DC

DC Luncheon: Whither a Middle East WMD-Free Zone

A conversation with Assistant Secretary Christopher Ford.

CRDF Global Fellow Develops Arabic Nuclear Security Course

Online training in more languages widens the pool of learners.

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Reflecting on the Past, Present, and Future of Nuclear Weapons in International Politics

Accessible, policy-relevant scholarship can help inform both public and policymaker conversations.

Civilian HEU: South Africa

South African HEU policies, progress reducing and eliminating the civil use of HEU in South Africa, and remaining challenges.

The Conversation

Nuclear Weapons and Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Program: 4 Questions Answered

Why uranium enrichment is central to both peaceful nuclear energy programs and building nuclear weapons.

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New Research Examines the Nuclear Dimensions of the 1967 Middle East War

Israeli, Egyptian, US scholars examine unresolved questions about the role of Dimona in the Six-Day War.

The Conversation

Why Proposals to Sell Nuclear Reactors to Saudi Arabia Raise Red Flags

The Trump administration should negotiate a nuclear cooperation agreement as required by US law.

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Inaugural Intensive Course on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Security for Women in STEM

More than 30 women with a wide variety of technical backgrounds, representing 16 African countries, actively engaged throughout the course.