Senior Fellow
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Washington DC
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Activities
Miles Pomper is a Senior Fellow in the Washington DC office of CNS. His work focuses on nuclear energy, nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear security, and nuclear arms control. He holds a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University and a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University.
Areas of Research
- Nuclear energy
- Nuclear nonproliferation and arms control
- Nuclear security
Background
Before joining CNS he served as Editor-in-Chief of Arms Control Today from 2003-2009. Previously, he was the lead foreign policy reporter for CQ Weekly and Legi-Slate News Service, where he covered the full range of national security issues before Congress, and a Foreign Service Officer with the US Information Agency.
Education
- BA in History from Columbia University
- MA in international affairs from Columbia University
- MA in journalism from Northwestern University
CNS Work
- Mind the Gap: Regimes & Strengthening Radiological Security
There are insufficient legal and financial incentives to protect high-risk radiological sources from terrorists. - Ending the Civilian Use of Highly Enriched Uranium
Recommendations to achieve the goal, a legacy of the Nuclear Security Summit process begun by President Obama. - US-Vietnam Nuclear Pact Meets the “Silver Standard”
New nuclear cooperation agreement with Vietnam may not be perfect, but it is progress. - 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? - 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. - US and Russia Can End Use of Weapons-Usable Uranium for Medical Uses
The US and Russia don’t have to use weapons-uranium for civil purposes. CNS Senior Researcher Miles Pomper explains how. - Experts Provide Insights on 2013 International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) General Conference
Experts prepared Fact Sheets on the issues facing member states. - NATO’s New Nuclear Policy
NATO’s Deterrence and Defense Posture Review (DDPR) fails to resolve the issues of nuclear weapons deployed in Europe. - The New US Plans for Missile Defense: Enough to Reinvigorate US-Russian Arms Control?
A decision to cancel a controversial interceptor is unlikely to overcome the missile defense obstacles that have stalled US-Russian arms control. - OP#16: Rethinking Spent Fuel Management in South Korea
Occasional Paper #16: 12 practicable recommendations for South Korea, the 5th-largest nuclear energy producer and a major nuclear power plant exporter.
Select Bibliography (Recent)
- “The Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Modern World: Trends and Changing Regimes,” in International Politics in Times of Change, Nicholas Tzidakis, Ed. Springer 2012.
- “How to Unsnag US-South Korea Nuclear Negotiations,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, September 25, 2012.
- “Nuclear Power and Proliferation: The Risks of the Nuclear Renaissance,” in Nuclear Power and Energy Security in Asia, Rajesh Basrur, Cole Harvey, Koh Swee Lean Collin, eds., (New York, NY: Routledge, 2012).
- “The Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: How Much of a Success?” Academic Paper Series, Korea Economic Institute, May 23, 2012.
- “Domestic and International Politics of Spent Fuel in South Korea: Are We Approaching Meltdown?” with Seong-Won Park and Lawrence Scheinman, Academic Paper Series: On Korea, Vol. 4, Korea Economic Institute, 2011.
- “Going Global: Issues Facing South Korea as an Emerging Nuclear Exporter,” with Chen Kane and Stephanie Lieggi, Tomorrow’s Northeast Asia: Joint US-Korea Academic Studies, Volume 21, Korea Economic Institute, 2011.
- “The IAEA’s Political Balancing Act,” with Michelle Dover, World Politics Review, September 2011.
- “Bringing Belarus Back to the Table,” WMD Junction, September 20, 2011.
- “Toward the Global Norm: Supporting the Minimization of Highly Enriched Uranium in the Civilian Sector,” with Cole J. Harvey and David Slungaard, Issue Brief No. 12, Asan Institute, June 2011.
- “Japan’s Nuclear Crisis: The Fine Line between Security and Insecurity,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, March 22, 2011.
- “Nuclear Power and Spent Fuel in East Asia: Balancing Energy, Politics and Nonproliferation,” with Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, Stephanie Lieggi, and Lawrence Scheinman, The Asia-Pacific Journal vol. 25, June 21, 2010.
- “US International Nuclear Energy Policy: Change and Continuity,” Nuclear Energy Futures Paper #10, Centre for International Governance Innovation, January 2010.
- “Reducing and Regulating Tactical (Nonstrategic) Nuclear Weapons in Europe: Moving Forward?” with Johan Bergenas, William Potter, and Nikolai Sokov, April 2010.
- “Managing U.S. Missile Defenses and Russian Concerns,” with Dennis Gormley and Nikolai Sokov, Four Emerging Issues in Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation: Opportunities for German Leadership, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, July 14, 2009.
- “Reducing and Regulating Tactical (Nonstrategic) Nuclear Weapons in Europe,” with William Potter and Nikolai Sokov, December 2009.
- “The Russian Nuclear Industry: Status and Prospects,” Nuclear Energy Futures Paper #3, Centre for International Governance Innovation, January 2009.
- “Congress, Culture, and the Caspian,” with David King, in The Limits to Culture: Foreign Policy, Islam, and the Caspian, Brenda Shaffer, ed., (Cambridge, MA: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2006).
