New Tools & Emerging Technologies

North Korea Bioweapons Program

North Korea’s Bioweapons Program

Analysis of images of the Pyongyang Bio-technical Institute reveals North Korea can produce regular, military-sized batches of biological weapons, specifically anthrax.

2015 NPT Twitter Feed

Follow tweets of the Ninth Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

Open Source Berkeley Workshop

CNS Produces Workshop on Open Source Analysis for UC Berkeley

Instructors Jeffrey Lewis and Melissa Hanham focused on technical solutions.

Twitter network diagram showing discussion during NPT Preparatory Committee meeting

New Tools For Nonproliferation and Disarmament Research and Teaching

CNS pioneers use of open source information and modeling to revolutionize nonproliferation and disarmament research and education.

Controlled Drone Use

California Attempts to Control Drone Use

Dec 1: Discussion, the attempt to control drone use and potential conflicts with privacy rights, property rights in California.

Twitter network diagram showing discussion during NPT Preparatory Committee meeting

New Media’s Role in Societal Verification

CNS reviews a new report on social media and other internet tools for societal verification.

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Facebook, YouTube, and the Future of Nonproliferation

A new study says social media tools like Facebook and Twitter can help fight the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

Middle East Next Generation Network Website Launched

CNS launches new website to promote nonproliferation expertise and engagement in the Middle East.

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New Media Solutions in Nonproliferation and Arms Control: Opportunities and Challenges

Twitter, Facebook, and other new media tools can help prevent countries from building and using WMDs. Can Twitter save the world?

Soviet Submarine Disassembly, Wikimedia Commons

New Nonproliferation & Disarmament Verification Technology

Citizens worldwide verify compliance with international arms control treaties.