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Options for a Verifiable Freeze on North Korea’s Missile Program

EVENT: Panel Discussion with CNS experts to discuss verification requirements and security benefits associated with each option.

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Breaking the Code on Bytes, Bombs, and Spies

George M. Moore’s book review published in The Cipher Brief.

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Possible Wild Cards to Contemplate in Preparation for the 2019 NPT PrepCom

A number of surprises are likely for the next NPT PrepCom. CNS flags six issues that merit attention.

Bruno Tertrais

The Finger on the Button

Video: Seminar with Bruno Tertrais, deputy director at the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique

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High School Students from Japan, Russia, and the US Tackle Nuclear Dangers

This year, local students of Monterey County joined the CIF forum on nuclear risk reduction and crisis prevention.

Chair of the 2019 NPT Preparatory Committee meeting, Ambassador Syed Hasrin

An NPT Hallmark in Annecy

The diplomatic workshop continues to demonstrate its value as part of the NPT review process.

The Impact of Synthetic Biology and Genome Editing on Biosecurity

Video: Seminar with Dr. Gregory Koblentz

A Unilateral, Reciprocal Post-INF Cool Down

The time may be right to take a cue from the 1991 Presidential Nuclear Initiatives.

NK News

Judge Juche 2: North Korean (Mis)adventures in Uganda

We look at a failed construction project, attempts at insurance fraud, and the four lawsuits that resulted when everything went wrong.

Saudi Arabia Briefing

Saudi Arabia’s Suspect Missile Site and the Saudi Nuclear Program

A briefing on Middle East security dynamics, the motivations behind the Saudi nuclear program, and its effects on US foreign policy.