Nuclear

Donald R. Rothwell

Antipodean Nuclear Free Zones: Testing Times for Antarctica and the South Pacific

A video with speaker Donald R. Rothwell, Professor of International Law, ANU College of Law, Australian National University

María Antonieta Jáquez

The Role of NWFZs and the TPNW Towards Global Nuclear Weapon Elimination

A video with speaker María Antonieta Jáquez Huacuja, Deputy General Director for Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, and Arms Control, Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs.

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The Age of Great-Power Distraction

Great-power distraction invites considerable long-term risk.

William Potter and Charles Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer on Oppenheimer: A Family Perspective with Charles Oppenheimer and CNS Experts

Charles Oppenheimer is leading the Oppenheimer Project which promotes, advocates, and invests in the values of J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Neil Couch, Director, Office of Verification, Planning, and Outreach; Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance; U.S. Department of State

The Implementation of START, the Moscow Treaty, and New START

What happens after an arms control treaty is signed and ratified, and the hard work of negotiations bears fruit? In short, more hard work.

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AI and Atoms: How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing Nuclear Material Production

AI has significant potential to improve nuclear material production associated with the development and production of nuclear weapons.

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Negative Security Assurance and Nuclear Diplomacy: Implications for the Complete Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula

Delve into North Korea’s perspective on negative security assurance (NSA) through an exploration of Pyongyang’s diplomatic narratives and discover the implications for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

Margarita Kalinina-Pohl, Masako Toki and other colleagues at the "Stronger than Death" Monument in Semey, Kazakhstan (2014)

CNS Experts Observe the International Day Against Nuclear Tests by Raising Awareness about Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Tests and Nuclear Weapons

CNS experts commemorate the day with an interview with The Astana Times and a webinar with a hibakusha.

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Respect for Hibakusha, and Hope in Younger Generations

Voices of people who suffered the most under the mushroom cloud have often been marginalized.

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First steps on a long path: seizing the opportunity to reduce US-China nuclear risks

Incentivizing China to see nuclear and risk reduction as beneficial rather than detrimental will require skillful U.S. diplomacy to leverage pressure from allies in Europe and regional states.