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Unaccountable: Exploring the Lack of Budgetary Transparency for U.S. Nuclear Security Spending
The lack of budgetary transparency associated with spending on US nuclear weapons and weapons-related programs and possible policy solutions. (CNS)
The China-Pakistan Nuclear Deal: A Realpolitique Fait Accompli
Motivations behind and implications of China's decision to sell Pakistan two more plutonium-producing heavy-water reactors. (CNS)
Revisiting Aum Shinrikyo: New Insights into the Most Extensive Non-State Biological Weapons Program to Date
Aum Shinrikyo's biological weapons efforts and the cult's failed attacks as tools to assess the threat of bioterrorism and possible preventative measures. (CNS)
WMD Nonproliferation: The Hidden ‘Polar Star’ of U.S. Export Control Reform?
The impact of the Obama Administration's Export Control Reform Initiative on WMD nonproliferation efforts. (CNS)
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Slow, But Steady Progress Implementing UNSCR 1540
The progress made, and challenges that remain, toward the universal implementation of Resolution 1540, adopted by the UN Security Council in 2004. (CNS)
From Donor to Partner: The Evolution of U.S. Cooperative Threat Reduction into Global Security Engagement
Initially mitigating WMD threats from the former Soviet Union, the Cooperative Threat Reduction has evolved into a global initiative. (CNS)
From Theory to Reality: The Evolution of Multilateral Assurance of Nuclear Fuel
Establishment of multilateral approaches to the nuclear fuel cycle aimed at reducing the risk of proliferation and guaranteeing security of supply. (CNS)
Japan’s Defense Guidelines: New Conventional Strategy, Same Old Nuclear Dilemma
Why Japan's national security strategy fails to address the tension between Tokyo's commitment to disarmament and its reliance on extended deterrence. (CNS)
Playing Politics: How the Regional Context Impedes Confronting Myanmar’s Alleged Nuclear Program
The motivations for, and the regional and international reaction to, alleged secret nuclear and missile related activities in Myanmar policy. (CNS)