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Implementation of the 2010 NPT Action Plan

An updated report on implementation of the 2010 NPT Action Plan’s disarmament section released ahead of the 2nd NPT PrepCom.

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OP#17: Ugly Truths: Saddam Hussein and Other Insiders on Iraq’s Covert Bioweapons

Occasional Paper #17: Scholars can evaluate the thinking of Saddam Hussein thanks to captured records.

OP#16: Rethinking Spent Fuel Management in South Korea

Occasional Paper #16: 12 practicable recommendations for South Korea, the 5th-largest nuclear energy producer and a major nuclear power plant exporter.

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Delivers Major Address at MIIS

VIDEO: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon lauds the role played by the Monterey Institute in promoting disarmament and nonproliferation education.

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Critical Questions: Urgent Decisions for the Second Obama Administration

CNS experts propose nonproliferation and disarmament priorities.

Virtual Science Challenge for Youth Online Conference

NOV. 1: US and Russian high school students participate in the first online conference investigating solutions for nuclear spent fuel.

Chemical Weapons: Syria Military

Minimizing Dangers Posed by Syria’s Military Assets

Testimony of Leonard S. Spector before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Committee on Foreign Affairs, US House of Representatives, July 19, 2012.

Calm Before The Storm? Low-Key NPT PrepCom Meeting Avoids Acrimony

Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova June 2012 On May 11, 2012, the Preparatory Committee [PrepCom] for the 2015 Review Conference [RevCon] of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty [NPT] concluded its first two-week session in Vienna under the chairmanship of Ambassador Peter Woolcott of Australia. Uniformly described as smooth and business-like, the 2012 PrepCom meeting accomplished most of its tasks […]

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Prospects for Nuclear Security Partnership in Southeast Asia

An examination of security implications of nuclear energy development plans.

NATO-Russia Disputes and Cooperation on Missile Defense

As the 2012 NATO Summit draws near, the lack of agreement between the Alliance and Russia stands in contrast to the promise of the last summit in 2010.