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CNS Locations: Monterey, CA

CNS Visiting Fellow program now available to French and U.S. nationals!

CNS is excited to announce the program with the aim of fostering strong French and U.S. cooperation in science, technology and related policies.

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Tribute to Ambassador Peter Goosen: A Disarmament and Nonproliferation Hero

Retired South African Ambassador Peter Goosen, one of the heroes of the 1995 and 2000 NPT Review Conferences, and a legend in nonproliferation and disarmament diplomacy, passed away on November 4, 2025.

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Now Accepting Applications: Pilot Course on Radiological Security for Policy Students and Professionals

Graduate students and professionals—particularly from non-technical fields—to learn radiation and radiological security in this comprehensive program.

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Call for CNS Visiting Fellows program applications

CNS invites qualified candidates to apply for the Spring and Fall 2026 Visiting Fellows program.

Center for Nonproliferation Studies Opens Vermont Office

The office’s opening will allow for more collaboration between Vermont students and the CNS program.

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Article on Russian nuclear strategy during Ukraine war takes top McElvany Award

An article providing key insights into Russian nuclear strategy during the first 18 months of the war in Ukraine has won the grand prize.

CNS Expands with New Vermont Office

CNS Expands with New Vermont Office

The office will also support teaching and research collaboration with Middlebury faculty.

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CNS collaborates with the Daigo Fukuryu Maru Exhibition Hall to explore visual narratives of nuclear testing and its humanitarian consequences

We invite readers to reflect critically on the legacy of nuclear testing and to consider the ongoing relevance of efforts toward a world free of nuclear weapons.

Nuclear Assembly for Nobel Laureates, July 14, 2025. (Photo by Jean Lachat)

CNS Experts Join Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War

On the 80th anniversary of the Trinity nuclear test explosion in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Nobel Laureates and nuclear experts convened at the University of Chicago.

Cyrus Jabbari

CENTCOM Introduces Cyrus Jabbari as New Chief Data Officer

Mr. Jabbari earned a Master of Arts in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies with Farsi language study from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.