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Next-Generation OSINT: Machine Learning for Tracking Nuclear and Missile Proliferation

Yanliang Pan examines how AI is transforming open-source monitoring of global nuclear and missile threats.

The Nonproliferation Review Publishes Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence and Weapons of Mass Destruction

CNS flagship refereed journal pushes forward the emerging literature on AI and WMD.

Dr. Sarah Case Lackner

Spooky Action, Real Stakes: The 2nd Quantum Revolution and What’s Ahead for the Nuclear Field

A video seminar with Dr. Sarah Case Lackner.

Janani Mohan

Strategy or Scramble? Security Implications of Emerging Technologies in Nuclear Energy

Attacks and breaches at nuclear energy sites occur with increasing frequency, risking proliferation and radiation consequences.

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What Makes a Weapon Too Horrific to Use?

Dr. Stephen Herzog and co-authors discuss why the U.S. public supports the use of some weapons but recoils at others.

NATO’s Nuclear Types: Vulnerability, Defense Investment, and Alliance Strategy Preferences

NATO’s Nuclear Types: Vulnerability, Defense Investment, and Alliance Strategy Preferences

Dr. Stephen Herzog and co-authors investigate the very different strategies that NATO member countries take while under the same U.S. nuclear umbrella.

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A Personal Perspective of U.S.-China Nuclear Science and Security Cooperation

This article by Siegfried S. Hecker presents a historical narrative of U.S.-China cooperation in nuclear security following China’s political opening in the early 1970s.

Allison Berke, Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Program Director at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, speaks at the Asilomar conference on artificial intelligence and nuclear and biological security organized by the center in April. Other panelists, from left, are: Douglas B. Shaw, Zoe Gastelum, Stephen Herzog, Yanliang Pan, and William C. Potter. Photo credit: Eduardo Fujii.

Anticipatory Arms Control for the AI Age

CNS researchers publish in Arms Control Today on why the Asilomar Process is needed for the new generation of AI and WMD restraint.

Asilomar AI Conference

The Asilomar Principles for Governing AI Applications in Nuclear and Biological Security

CNS releases principles for its landmark Asilomar Process, aiming for sustained cross-sector dialogue on early AI governance.

In April, more than 100 experts gathered at California’s Asilomar Conference Grounds to discuss how AI may affect nuclear and biological weapons. Image: Eduardo Fujii

AI Is Changing Biological and Nuclear Risks; Governance Must Change Accordingly

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists publishes “Asilomar Principles for Governing AI Applications in Nuclear and Biological Security.”