Analysis

Export Control Observer

Export Control Observer

International Export Control Observer (IECO) launched in September 2005. The IECO replaced the NIS and Asian Export Control Observers.

WMD Terrorism and Bin Laden

Prosecution witness, Jamal Ahmad al-Fadl, detailed his efforts to assist Bin Laden in an attempt to acquire uranium.

Nuclear Successor States of the Soviet Union

The status of nuclear weapons, weapons-usable nuclear material, export controls, and nonproliferation and disarmament assistance programs in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine.

Unilateral Destruction

Iraq’s unilateral destruction creates problems for Special Commission’s verification process.

Chemical and Biological Weapons: Possession and Programs Past and Present

This chart summarizes data available from open sources. Updated March 2008.

Al-Jihad al-Islami

While all of al-Jihad’s armed operations occurred in Egypt, the group placed operatives in the throughout the Middle East and Western Europe.

Uranium Seizure in Slovakia Produces Exaggerated News Reports

Recent trafficking case gains media attention despite little evidence of proliferation-significant activity.

The Iran Counter-Proliferation Act

The likely impact of the Iran Counter-Proliferation Act, in light of the Bush Administration’s tightened sanctions against Iran.

Workshop on Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540

Implementing the United Nations Security Council Resolution in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Russia Tests Two New Missiles on the Same Day

Russia’s tests were advertised as a response to Eastern European missile defense, but are they?