[Episode 4, April 2022] Watch a series of CNS webinars about the nuclear challenges and risks that have arisen as a result of this unfolding crisis.
Russia and weapons of mass destruction: a virtual special issue of the Nonproliferation Review.
Russian officials and proxies have spread false allegations for years about US interest in biological weapons. Is this disinformation a cover for Russia’s own pursuits?
There are limits to what the United States and NATO can threaten.
From that moment forward, all other CNS OSINT work in the office screeched to a halt. This night was the first time my work was in response to a real time crisis.
From Saddam’s Iraq to Putin’s Russia, habits of opacity make it hard to definitively assign responsibility for atrocities.
The full balance sheet of pros and cons from both Ukraine and earlier cases does not lead to a persuasive argument for nuclear proliferation.
There are unconfirmed reports Russia used chemical weapons in Ukraine. Syria’s chemical weapons use offers context for this tactic.
Two experts on chemical-weapons arms control propose a “family-based” approach to addressing the full variety of Novichok nerve agents.
Grand Prize winner: “The Smiling Buddha effect: Canadian and US policy after India’s 1974 nuclear test”
