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North Korea’s Withdrawal From the NPT: A Reality Check

April 8, 2003 Jean du Preez and William Potter April 10 marks a significant event in the history of the 32-year-old nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Since its entry into force in 1970, the NPT has grown to 188 members and become the most widely subscribed to international treaty in history. That number will decline by […]

The Iraqi Actors in the North of Iraq

A myriad of armed tribal and Islamist militias in the north of Iraq could pose a threat to US forces stationed in the area.

CNS article

OP#11: Commercial Radioactive Sources: Surveying the Security Risks

Occasional Paper #11: Focuses on the security of commercial radioactive sources, the sources that represent a significant category of radioactive materials that are widely used throughout the world for beneficial applications in medicine and industry, and—until recently—have not been considered high security risks.

The Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis: Incapacitants and Chemical Warfare

Russian special police use incapacitating gas to stop Chechen terrorists.

“Suitcase Nukes:” A Reassessment

Russian official admits government is missing an unknown number of portable nuclear devices, suitcase nukes.

2001 WMD Terrorism Chronology

From the perspective of CBRN terrorism, 2001 was certainly an unprecedented year.

“Dirty Bomb” Threat Awakens Dormant Disarmament Conference

Materials for dirty bombs can be found throughout the world, with most countries lacking controls & programs to prevent theft.

CNS article

OP#10: Future Security in Space: Commercial, Military, and Arms Control Trade-Offs

Occasional Paper #10: Identifying areas of common ground in the field of future space activity. A collaboration between the Center for Nonproliferation Studies and the Mountbatten Centre for International Studies at the University of Southampton.

Russian Floating Nuclear Reactors, www.antiatom.ru with permission

Russian Floating Nuclear Reactors – Proliferation Risks

Construction of Russia’s first floating nuclear power plants is moving ahead.

CNS Releases Secret Soviet Smallpox Report

Report on growing concerns that terrorists could gain access to laboratory stocks of the smallpox virus and use them as a deadly weapon.