Analysis

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COVID-19 Has Shown U.S., U.K. Are Vulnerable to Biological Terrorism

CNS’s Dr. Richard Pilch shares his thoughts on addressing natural and deliberate biological threats.

Iran's Qased SLV launch April 2020.

Have Iran’s Space Ambitions Taken a Worrisome New Turn?

The April 2020 launch may represent a hedging strategy aimed at acquiring long-range ballistic-missile technology.

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Keeping Peace in the Nuclear Age

Distinguished Visiting Scholar Rose Gottemoeller and Anatoly Antonov on extending New START.

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AI, Drone Swarming, and Escalation Risks in Future Warfare

The dangers of using unreliable, AI-augmented war-fighting drones.

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Combating the Financing of Proliferation

Ian J. Stewart in the Journal of Financial Crime.

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Spore Wars: The Havoc of COVID-19 to Spark New Concern over Bioweapons

In theory they are banned, but some countries may produce them covertly.

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Assessing Fire Damage in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Satellite imagery analysis and assessment of the intense blazes in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

Iran's Qased SLV launch April 2020.

Iran’s Space Ambitions

Fabian Hinz on Iran’s first successful military satellite launch.

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Russia, the USA and China Should Work Together against Natural or Deliberate Biological Threats

An interview concerning COVID-19, pandemics, and terrorism, with CNS’ Richard Pilch.

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“Test, Flex, and Scale” – An Operational Plan for COVID-19 Recovery in Resource-Constrained America

A plan to overcome US limitations in testing, tracing, and healthcare.