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.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Delivers Major Address at MIIS

JAN. 18: UN Secretary-General lauds role played by the Monterey Institute in promoting Disarmament and Nonproliferation Education.

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Delivers Major Address at MIIS

VIDEO: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon lauds the role played by the Monterey Institute in promoting disarmament and nonproliferation education.

Syria’s WMD Program in a Regional Context

Seminar with Ibrahim Al-Marashi, from California State University, San Marcos.

Launch of the Unha-3 SL

CNS Experts Available for Comment on North Korea’s Rocket Launch

On December 12, North Korea successfully launched the Unha-3 SLV.

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Critical Questions: Urgent Decisions for the Second Obama Administration

CNS experts propose nonproliferation and disarmament priorities.

Virtual Science Challenge for Youth Online Conference

NOV. 1: US and Russian high school students participate in the first online conference investigating solutions for nuclear spent fuel.

Nuclear Politics and the Non-Aligned Movement

SEPT. 25: Launch of book by CNS Experts on the largest grouping of states addressing nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation issues.

Expert Insights: 2012 International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) General Conference

In the lead up to the 2012 General Conference, CNS and VCDNP have prepared a series of Fact Sheets on the on-going issues facing IAEA member states.