Analysis

Chemical Weapon Munitions Dumped at Sea

Chemical Weapon Munitions Dumped at Sea: An Interactive Map

View the Google map with sites by confirmation status, the year dumping began, the amount dumped and by depth.

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Sanctions Against North Korea Consistently Fail. Why?

North Korea has been seeking to develop long-range missile technology for over 20 years.

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How North Korea Evades Sanctions in Southeast Asia: The Malaysia Case

Two companies with links to Pyongyang and Malaysia reveal how North Korea can skirt international restrictions.

OP#28: Geo4nonpro.org: A Geospatial Crowd-Sourcing Platform for WMD Verification

OP#28: Geo4nonpro.org: A Geospatial Crowd-Sourcing Platform for WMD Verification

Occasional Paper #28: Geo4nonpro is a web-based platform for public viewing and annotating satellite imagery.

Yersinia pestis, Biological Warfare, and Bioterrorism

How likely is a terrorist to utilize Y. pestis in an attack against a human population?

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When Did (and Didn’t) States Proliferate?

New joint CNS-Belfer Center publication chronicles the history of—and reasons behind—nuclear proliferation worldwide.

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Kim Jong Un’s Quest for an ICBM

North Korea has at least four paths to a working ICBM, and they suggest a country that will likely succeed before too long.

Israel’s Secret Plan to Nuke the Egyptian Desert

In May 1967, facing an unprecedented existential threat from Egypt and its other neighbors, Israel drew up a plan to detonate nukes in the Egyptian desert in a massive demonstration of power.

North Korean WMD: A Guide to Online Resources

North Korean WMD: A Guide to Online Resources

Find the best online resources that are up-to-date or are older materials of importance, written in English.

Technology Based Sanctions and North Korea’s Missile Program

In the face of another successful ballistic missile test by North Korea, how effective are technology-based sanctions as a nonproliferation tool?