Analysis

North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test

Details about the test and the response from the international community.

OP#15: Engaging China and Russia on Nuclear Disarmament

Occasional Paper #15: Analysis and recommendations on how to place Beijing and Moscow on “the road to zero.”

CNS article

OP#14: Nuclear Challenges and Policy Options for the Next US Administration

Occasional Paper #14: Papers by participants of the Monterey Nonproliferation Strategy Group meeting on August 20-21, 2008.

CNS article

OP#13: Trafficking Networks for Chemical Weapons Precursors: Lessons from the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s

Occasional Paper #13: New information on the illicit sale of chemical-weapons materials to Iran and Iraq during the 1980s sheds light on how international trafficking networks operate and suggests some practical steps for countering them.

Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)

The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan(IMU), also known as Islamic Party of Turkestan, seeks to establish Islamic governments in Central Asia.

Al-Qaida

August 17, 2008 Name: Al-Qaida, Al-Qa’idah, al Qaeda, or “the Base” Type: religious (fundamentalist) Ideology: Militant Islamist. The group seeks to overthrow Western-influenced governments and to replace them with Islamic regimes under the rule of Shariah, or Islamic law. Al-Qaida, under the leadership of Usama bin Laden, has declared holy war on the United States […]

Terrorist Attacks on America

Will terrorists try to acquire and use WMD? Studies that examined this issue in depth are revealed.

Federal Funding to Combat Terrorism, Including Defense against Weapons of Mass Destruction

August 17, 2008 FY 1998-2001 Jump to chart: Govt-wide | USDA | DOC | DOE | EPA | FEMA | GSA | HHS | Interior | DOJ | FBI | Nat’l Security Community | NRC | DOS | Transportation | Treasury | USAID Items in italics represent total funding for combating terrorism. All other items […]

Iraq Missile-Related Issues

Reports of Iraq’s missiles program face discrepancies as unilateral destruction of special warheads does not provide correct figures.

Iraq Chemical Weapons

The extent of Iraq’s attempts at producing the nerve agent, VX, is the next priority.