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Russian Policy on the North Korean Nuclear Crisis

Russia seeks to play a positive role in solving the North Korean nuclear crisis.

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.

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.

2010 NPT Briefing Book

The most comprehensive source of background and reference material on the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and its associated regime.

The New, 2010 Russian Military Doctrine: The Nuclear Angle

The new Military Doctrine appears to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in Russia’s national security policy.

Getting Bomb-Grade Uranium Out of Civilian Hands

CNS and the Royal Embassy of Norway hosted a panel discussion on nuclear security at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.