Nikolai Sokov February 13, 2004 View “Suitcase Nukes:” A Reassessment On February 8, a London-based Arab newspaper, Al-Hayat, reported that in 1998, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, al-Qaeda had bought nuclear weapons from Ukraine using the services of a Ukrainian scientist, whose first name was Viktor. Multiple news sources immediately linked this story to the 1997 statement by […]
Assistance needs to be coordinated to avoid duplicating, delaying or missing tasks.
Occasional Paper #12: Continuing a collaboration between the Center for Nonproliferation Studies and the Mountbatten Centre for International Studies at the University of Southampton.
Incidents Involving Sub-National Actors and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Materials
Jean du Preez Emily Schroeder* May 2003 The Second Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2005 Review Conference (RevCon) of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is currently underway (28 April to 9 May 2003) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, under the chairmanship of Ambassador László Molnár of Hungary. The […]
Find reports and analysis on South Africa’s nuclear history, legislation, policy documents, news and more.
Iraq’s ability to resist the US/UK forces in the south of Iraq have taken a hit with the possible death of Ali Hassan al-Majid, Saddam’s paternal cousin.
April 8, 2003 Jean du Preez and William Potter April 10 marks a significant event in the history of the 32-year-old nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Since its entry into force in 1970, the NPT has grown to 188 members and become the most widely subscribed to international treaty in history. That number will decline by […]
Saddam’s Republican Guard provides stiff resistance against US and UK forces deployed in Iraq.
