How will the failure of the 2015 NPT Review Conference affect the goal of a Middle East WMD-free zone? A personal and political perspective.
Disagreements over the Middle East, the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons, and an international legal prohibition against them prevent NPT state parties from reaching agreement on a final document.
The logic of chain-reaction proliferation in the Middle East is critically flawed. Time for a reality check on the region’s nuclear capacity.
Video: a roundtable discussion was held on April 9th, 2015 with Jeffrey Knopf moderating.
CNS will host a panel event during the NPT Review Conference to explore ways toward a Middle East zone free of weapons of mass destruction.
If a final Iran nuclear deal adheres to key parameters for Iran’s uranium and plutonium capability, it could herald a new era of international cooperation.
With little notice, Russia is on the verge of becoming the nuclear Wal-Mart of the Middle East.
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Israeli cover stories about the Dimona Complex Reactor dismayed US officials who saw a “clearly apparent lack of candor.”
Implementation of the conclusions & recommendations adopted at the 2010 NPT Review Conference Disarmament – Actions 1-22
Using Reprocessed Uranium to denature Iran’s 5% stockpile of UF6
