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NPT Briefing Book 2019

The book presents key documents related to the 2020 NPT review cycle, and captures developments since the last edition.

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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.

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.

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Doomed to Cooperate: A US-Russian Lab-to-Lab Collaboration Story

Lab-to-Lab Home The Book Timeline Authors The Human Dimension e-Archive About Home Joint Verification Experiment Science Collaboration Nuclear Materials Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Experts What’s New Welcome to the website dedicated to the US-Russian lab-to-lab cooperation! This web site documents the collaboration between the nuclear weapons laboratories of the U.S. and Russia after the end of […]

Grace Liu

What Happens Next in US-DPRK Relations

If there is no room for compromise, the US must acknowledge that a deal cannot be reached at this time.

NK News

Judge Juche: How Russian Courts Penalize North Korean Cash Smuggling

The legal (mis)adventures of North Korean entities and individuals overseas.

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The “Dirty Bomb” on Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Is Not Very Accurate

CNS expert speaks out about technical inaccuracies that have the potential to impact the public.