Russian Responses to the North Korean Crisis

Responses have ranged from strong concern about proliferation of nuclear weapons to sympathy for the North Korean viewpoint.

Ambassador Mohamed Shaker (May 2010)

Book: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: Origins and Implementation, 1959-1979

July 12, 2010 Ambassador Mohamed Shaker’s Study Ambassador Mohamed Shaker’s classic three-volume study on The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: Origins and Implementation, 1959-1979 (out of print). From the Preface “The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty: Origin and Implementation, 1959 – 1979 is widely regarded to be the definitive work about the negotiation and first decade of the Treaty […]

Reducing & Regulating Nonstrategic (Tactical) Nuclear Weapons in Europe: Moving Forward?

MAY 10, 2010: A panel discussion held between sessions of the RevCon.

Why Russia Supported Sanctions Against Iran

On the eve of the Obama-Medvedev Summit, a recent analysis by Alexander Pikayev on the issue.

Certificate in Nonproliferation Studies

The Certificate in Nonproliferation Studies is for professional training in the control, reduction, and elimination of weapons of mass destruction.

US and Russian High School Students Tackle Nuclear Nonproliferation Challenges

Masako Toki May 7, 2010 Critical Issues Forum (CIF) Program: 2009-2010 Students and teachers from 12 US high schools and 10 schools in Russia’s “closed nuclear cities” met together at the 2010 conference of the Critical Issues Forum (CIF) held April 22-23 in Monterey. This year’s conference, the largest since the program began at CNS in […]

NFWZ Clearinghouse

William Potter, Leonard Spector, Lawrence Scheinman, Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova, Nikolai Sokov April 28, 2010 Introduction Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zones (NWFZs) are recognized as important tools of international nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament. In 2009, both the Central Asian NWFZ Treaty and the African NWFZ Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba) entered into force. NWFZs now cover 116 countries including the entire territory of the southern hemisphere. […]

Nuclear Disarmament Proposals from 1995 to 2009: A Comparative Chart

Dangers of proliferation drive proposals for nuclear disarmament.

The Nuclear Security Summit: Forging Consensus and Building Momentum

The Summit was the latest step that Obama has taken to advance his administration’s nonproliferation agenda.

New START: Preliminary Thoughts in Moscow

Expert analyses on the new nuclear arms reduction treaty to be signed April 8 by Presidents Obama and Medvedev.