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Putin’s War with Ukraine: Voices of CNS Experts on the Russian Invasion

A compendium of CNS expert analysis and commentary on the nuclear ramifications of the war, as well as educational materials for expert and general audience.

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Too Brutal for War: Comparing Rationales for Weapon Taboos

Dr. Stephen Herzog and co-authors systematically analyze “taboos” related to six types of weapon systems.

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Nonproliferation Review Volume 32 Published

CNS recently published two new issues of its flagship peer-reviewed journal.

Arms Control Association (ACA)

South Africa and the 1995 NPT Review Conference

NPT members should be seriously alarmed about the treaty’s future.

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Building the Next Generation of Radiological Security Professionals

CNS, in cooperation with PNNL, hosted a pilot course on radiological security for 26 graduate students and early- to mid-career professionals.

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Putin Had High Hopes for Trump. They Have Been Dashed.

Unable to get from Mr. Trump what he wants in Ukraine, Mr. Putin will fight on, sinking Russia’s resources ever more deeply into his calamitous war.

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After Nuclear Deterrence: Insights and Uncharted Frontiers

Dr. Stephen Herzog and colleagues provide insights into the recently completed MacArthur Foundation-funded Beyond Nuclear Deterrence Working Group.

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Rethinking the Deterrence-Disarmament Dichotomy: The Complex Landscape of Global Nuclear Weapons Preferences

Dr. Stephen Herzog and co-authors conducted––and published research on––the largest academic public opinion survey on attitudes toward nuclear weapons to date.

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The Limits of Russian Power

Why Putin Isn’t Thriving in Trump’s Anarchic World

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Dual-Track Nuclear Disarmament: Institutional Design of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Dr. Stephen Herzog publishes an article that examines and answers common objections to the Nuclear Ban Treaty.

Safeguards Course

Tuition-Free Nuclear Safeguards Course and Paid Summer Internships in International Nuclear Safeguards

Applicants must either be a currently enrolled graduate student or a young professional in the nuclear nonproliferation field.