Articles
Read articles by NTI board members, officers and staff, as well as NTI partners, including the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies.
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UN Disarmament Committee Forecasts Troubled Nonproliferation Future
March 1, 2007 | Georgia Adams, Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova, Jean du PreezIn this 2007 article, Georgia Adams, Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova and Jean du Preez discuss the many setbacks to the nuclear nonproliferation regime in 2005-2006 and assess prospects for the future.
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The Anti-plague System in the Newly Independent States, 1992 and Onwards
Feb. 1, 2007 | Alexander Melikishvili, Sonia Ben Ouagrham-Gormley, Raymond A. ZilinskasIn this 2007 article, Alexadner Melikishvili, Sonia Ben Ouagrham-Gormley and Raymond Zilinskas discuss post-Cold War developments to the fragmented anti-plague system in the Newly Independent States.
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Examining China's Debate on Military Space Programs: Was the ASAT Test Really a Surprise?
Feb. 1, 2007 | Erik QuamIn this 2007 article, Erik Quam argues that a number of key indicators pointed toward the possibility of a Chinese anti-satellite (ASAT) test.
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Security and Public Health: How and Why do Public Health Emergencies Affect the Security of a Country?
Jan. 24, 2007 | Tamara R. Chapman, Raymond A. ZilinskasIn this 2007 article, Tamara Chapman and Raymond Zilinskas discuss the many challenges a public health emergency, such as a disease outbreak, can present for the security of a country.
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Is the Avian Influenza Virus a Suitable Agent for a Biological Weapon?
Jan. 11, 2007 | Amanda N. Koch, Burke K. ZimmermanAmanda Koch and Burke Zimmerman investigate the potential for avian influenza to be used as a biological weapon agent.
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The Emerging Arab Response to Iran's Unabated Nuclear Program
Dec. 22, 2006 | Sammy Salama, Heidi WeberIn this 2006 article, Sammy Salama and Heidi Weber discuss the increasing interest in civilian nuclear programs among Arab states, as a response to Iran's unchecked nuclear ambitions.
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Do Recent Scientific and Technological Advances Lower the Threshold for the Proliferation of Biological Weapons?
Dec. 18, 2006 | Amanda N. Koch, Burke K. ZimmermanAmanda Koch and Burke Zimmerman assess whether or not recent scientific advances in genetics and bio-technologies have lowered the threshold for the proliferation of biological weapons.
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Nuclear Conflict in the 21st Century: Reviewing the Chinese Nuclear Threat
Oct. 18, 2006 | Scott MooreIn this 2006 article, Scott Moore analyzes China's nuclear posture in the regional context and speculates about a future nuclear dimension to the Sino-American relationship.
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Brazil's Nuclear Ambitions, Past and Present
Sept. 1, 2006 | Daphne MorrisonDaphne Morrison provides an analysis of the evolution of Brazil's nuclear program, including its difficult relationship with the IAEA in this 2006 article.
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U.S.-Russian Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
July 1, 2006 | Gaukhar MukhatzhanovaIn this 2006 article, Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova discusses the implications of the pending agreement between the United States and Russia on civilian nuclear cooperation.
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2006 NIS Nuclear Trafficking
June 30, 2006The NIS Nuclear Trafficking Collection highlights proliferation-significant cases of nuclear materials diversion, and includes abstracts on all reported instances of trafficking in nuclear and radioactive materials in or from the Newly Independent States from 1991 to the present.
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Iraq's WMD Scientists in the Crossfire
May 1, 2006 | Cameron Hunter, Sammy SalamaIn this 2006 article, Cameron Hunter and Sammy Salama discuss the fate of Iraqi scientists who worked on Sadaam Hussein's scientific and WMD programs.
