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President Barack Obama Wikimedia Commons

Advancing Nuclear Disarmament: The US Role

While impediments to a more assertive US role are immense, progress could be achieved with astute and bold leadership.

CBRN Centres of Excellence logo

Development of e-Learning Courses for CBRN Risk Mitigation

CNS is creating an online training course as part of a project to raise awareness on CBRN risk mitigation.

Nuclear Norms Workshop

Scholars’ Workshop on Nuclear Norms

MARCH 20-22, 2014: CNS Workshop – Part of the project, “Nuclear Norms and Global Governance.”

Barack Obama speaking at the Nuclear Security Summit, Wikimedia Commons

The 2014 Nuclear Security Summit: Are We Safe Yet?

53 national leaders met in The Hague for the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit. Are we safer?

CNS Convenes NPT Delegations at Annecy Workshop in Advance of Prepcom

Annual Annecy Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Meeting Convenes, Major Nuclear Challenges Ahead

MARCH 14-15, 2014: CNS hosted a 2-day diplomatic workshop in Annecy, France.

Global Trafficking Map

CNS Releases Annual Nuclear Trafficking Report, 153 Incidents in 2013 Reported

CNS experts report the nature and scope of nuclear security risks prepared with support from the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

Nikolai Sokov

Why Russia Calls a Limited Nuclear Strike “De-escalation”

If Russia were faced with a large-scale conventional attack that exceeded its capacity for defense, it might respond with a limited nuclear strike.

Cesium 137

OP#19: Alternatives to High-Risk Radiological Sources

Occasional Paper #19: Sustainably preventing terrorism means finding substitutes for high-risk radiological sources, such as cesium chloride in blood irradiators.

Ukraine Missile Silo, Wikimedia Commons

Ukraine Crisis Could Have Been Nuclear

The Ukrainian crisis would have been a nuclear crisis, if not for past US-Russian cooperation.

ICBM Test Launch, Wikimedia Commons

Russia and the INF Treaty: An Alternative Interpretation

Some allege Russia is violating the INF Treaty. Other explanations deserve consideration, according to Senior Fellow Nikolai Sokov.