Russia’s Nuclear Rearmament: Policy Shift or Business as Usual?
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Dec 17, 2013
Russia’s Nuclear Rearmament: Policy Shift or Business as Usual?
Russia's strategic triad and the motivations of upgrades to its strategic nuclear arsenal, the likelihood of success, and implications for the US. (CNS)
Reframing the Nuclear De-alerting Debate: Towards Maximizing Presidential Decision Time
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Dec 10, 2013
Reframing the Nuclear De-alerting Debate: Towards Maximizing Presidential Decision Time
Policy options to minimize risks of accidental launch, unauthorized use or miscalculation posed by US and Russian alert nuclear forces. (CNS)
Disarming Syria of Its Chemical Weapons: Lessons Learned from Iraq and Libya
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Oct 30, 2013
Disarming Syria of Its Chemical Weapons: Lessons Learned from Iraq and Libya
Lessons learned from dismantling Libya and Iraq's chemical weapons programs and what these two cases presage for disarmament in Syria. (CNS)
Building Mutual Security in the Euro-Atlantic Region: Report Prepared for Presidents, Prime Ministers, Parliamentarians, and Publics
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Apr 3, 2013
Building Mutual Security in the Euro-Atlantic Region: Report Prepared for Presidents, Prime Ministers, Parliamentarians, and Publics
Critical Questions: Urgent Decisions for the Second Obama Administration
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Nov 26, 2012
Critical Questions: Urgent Decisions for the Second Obama Administration
Senior experts at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies examine eight nonproliferation decisions that the second Obama administration cannot avoid. (CNS)
U.S. Nuclear Cooperation as Nonproliferation: Reforms, or the Devil You Know?
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Nov 26, 2012
U.S. Nuclear Cooperation as Nonproliferation: Reforms, or the Devil You Know?
Whether stricter preconditions for concluding nuclear cooperation agreements with the U.S. would enhance or undermine their value to nonproliferation policy.
What the Doctor Ordered: Eliminating Weapons-Grade Uranium from Medical Isotope Production
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Sep 4, 2012
What the Doctor Ordered: Eliminating Weapons-Grade Uranium from Medical Isotope Production
The Mo-99 market and domestic and international efforts to balance the trade-offs between security of medical isotope supply and nuclear security.
North Korea’s Procurement Network Strikes Again: Examining How Chinese Missile Hardware Ended Up in Pyongyang
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Jul 30, 2012
North Korea’s Procurement Network Strikes Again: Examining How Chinese Missile Hardware Ended Up in Pyongyang
Tracing the alleged transfer of missile technology from China to North Korea and implications for China's nonproliferation efforts. (CNS)
G8 or SCO, Which Way to Go?
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Jul 5, 2012
G8 or SCO, Which Way to Go?
Examining Russia’s nonproliferation policies in the wake of the summits. (CNS)
Delaying Decisions: NATO’s Deterrence and Defense Posture Review
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May 10, 2012
Delaying Decisions: NATO’s Deterrence and Defense Posture Review
The future deployment of U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe and other measures to provide deterrence, reassurance, and burden-sharing within NATO. (CNS)