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Four Emerging Issues in Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation: Opportunities for German Leadership

A major study by CNS addresses four emerging issues in arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation where Germany can contribute significantly.

Chemical Weapon Munitions Dumped at Sea: An Interactive Map

CNS has located 127 CW disposal and human exposure sites. CNS created a Google Earth map and presentation in hopes of garnering further interest.

African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Enters into Force

Liviu Horovitz August 12, 2009 Thirteen years after its official opening for signature, the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (Treaty of Pelindaba) has entered into force. On July 15, 2009, Burundi deposited its instrument of ratification, the 28th and final instrument required for the Treaty’s entry into force. [1] In the aftermath of French testing in Algeria, […]

Obama’s Moscow Visit Highlights Progress and Obstacles

Obama and Medvedev agreed on a framework to guide their negotiators in a new strategic arms agreement.

Spent Nuclear Fuel: Nuclear Fuel Cycle

A Regional Approach for Future Nuclear Fuel Cycle: A Case for Asia Pacific

Seminar with Jor-Shan Choi & Yusuke Kuno, from the University of Tokyo.

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.