Report from the 2009 NPT Preparatory Committee

A report on the third and final preparatory committee (PrepCom) meeting for the 2010 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) review conference.

North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test

Details about the test and the response from the international community.

A World Free of Nuclear Weapons for the Next Generation

US and Russian high school students presented research on nuclear disarmament at the 2009 Critical Issues Forum (CIF) Conference.

Winners of the 2008 Doreen and Jim McElvany Challenge

Winners of the 2008 Doreen and Jim McElvany Challenge Competition

Keynote Speaker Representative Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) Chair, Strategic Forces Subcommittee, House Armed Services Committee   Ward Wilson (Grand Prize) “The Myth of Nuclear Deterrence“ Nuclear deterrence is sometimes treated as a known quantity—a definite thing that keeps us safe and ensures our security. It has also often been used as a justification for possessing nuclear […]

Winners of the 2008 Doreen and Jim McElvany Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest

Videos of the Keynote Speaker, Representative Ellen Tauscher (D-CA), and the 2008 winners.

OP#15: Engaging China and Russia on Nuclear Disarmament

Occasional Paper #15: Analysis and recommendations on how to place Beijing and Moscow on “the road to zero.”

Bioterrorism: Clear and Present Danger or Self Fulfilling Prophecy?

A breakfast briefing held by The Nonproliferation Review on March 18, 2009 in Washington, DC.

CNS article

OP#14: Nuclear Challenges and Policy Options for the Next US Administration

Occasional Paper #14: Papers by participants of the Monterey Nonproliferation Strategy Group meeting on August 20-21, 2008.

US and Russian High School Teachers Discuss Nuclear Disarmament

Masako Toki January 6, 2009 Critical Issues Forum (CIF) Teacher Development Workshop Twenty teachers from US and Russian high schools launched the 2008-2009 Critical Issues Forum (CIF) with the Teacher Development Workshop, which took place from December 4 to 6, 2008 at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) in Monterey. Teachers from high […]

CNS Conducts Seminar on Radiological Source Security in Georgia

Government representatives address problems of securing radiological sources and radioactive waste management in Georgia.