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Battered religious figures stand watch on a hill above a tattered valley. Nagasaki, Japan.

Hibakusha, the Ban Treaty, and Future Generations

This time every year, we have an opportunity to learn more about what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki when atomic bombs were dropped on these cities.

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How Better Cancer Treatment Can Also Mean Better Nuclear Security

A report that the Islamic State almost stumbled upon radioactive material in Mosul–cobalt-60, used in radiation therapy–raises a profound dilemma about cancer treatment in developing countries.

OP#30: Crowdsourcing Systems and Potential Applications in Nonproliferation

OP#30: Crowdsourcing Systems and Potential Applications in Nonproliferation

This report provides an overview of crowdsourcing systems and identifies the key elements for use in a nonproliferation context.

OP#29: The Verification Clearinghouse: Debunking Websites and the Potential for Public Nonproliferation Monitoring

OP#29: The Verification Clearinghouse: Debunking Websites and the Potential for Public Nonproliferation Monitoring

Occasional Paper #29: This report explores the use of online forums to allow experts and members of the public to monitor and evaluate compliance with arms control treaties.

Chemical Weapon Munitions Dumped at Sea

Chemical Weapon Munitions Dumped at Sea: An Interactive Map

View the Google map with sites by confirmation status, the year dumping began, the amount dumped and by depth.

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MIIS Alumna Presides Over Negotiation of Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty

MIIS alumna Ambassador Elayne Whyte Gomez facilitated the adoption of a treaty banning nuclear weapons.

Dr Potter Lecture on US Soviet Cooperation for Nonproliferation

US-Soviet Cooperation for Nonproliferation: Lessons for Today

VIDEO: Dr. William Potter, Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar Professor of Nonproliferation Studies and CNS Founding Director.

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US-Russia Nuclear Relations

VIDEO: Siegfried Hecker on the evolution of Cold War nuclear relations going from confrontation to limited cooperation.

OP#28: Geo4nonpro.org: A Geospatial Crowd-Sourcing Platform for WMD Verification

OP#28: Geo4nonpro.org: A Geospatial Crowd-Sourcing Platform for WMD Verification

Occasional Paper #28: Geo4nonpro is a web-based platform for public viewing and annotating satellite imagery.

“Stress Testing” the Draft Convention on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

A CNS workshop examined key provisions of the draft nuclear-weapon ban treaty to identify potential problems and seek possible solutions.