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Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control

	The AQ Khan Revelations and Subsequent Changes to Pakistani Export Controls
	Brazil's Nuclear Ambitions, Past and Present
	The Bush Proposals: A Global Strategy for Combating the Spread of Nuclear Weapons Technology or a Sanctioned Nuclear Cartel?
	Bush-Putin Summit, November 2001 на русском (In Russian)
	China Enters the Nuclear Suppliers Group: Positive Steps in the Global Campaign against Nuclear Weapons Proliferation
	Companies Reported to Have Sold or Attempted to Sell Libya Gas Centrifuge Components
	Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) на русском (In Russian)
	Congressional Oversight of U.S. Nuclear Weapons
	Cooperative Threat Reduction and Pakistan
	The Costs of U.S. Nuclear Weapons
	DOE's Domestic Nuclear Security Initiatives
	Egypt and Saudi Arabia's Policies toward Iran's Nuclear Program
	The Emerging Arab Response to Iran's Unabated Nuclear Program
	Entry into Force of the CTBT: All Roads Lead to Washington A Report from the Fifth Article XIV Conference
	Going Beyond the Stir: The Strategic Realities of China's No-First-Use Policy
	IAEA Board Deplores Iran's Failure to Come into Full Compliance: Is Patience with Iran Running Out?
	IAEA Board Welcomes EU-Iran Agreement: Is Iran Providing Assurances or Merely Providing Amusement?
	Illicit Nuclear Trafficking in the NIS на русском(In Russian)
	Implications of Proposed India-U.S. Civil Nuclear Cooperation
	Indo-Pakistani Military Standoff: Why It Isn't Over Yet
	The International Uranium Enrichment Center at Angarsk: A Step Towards Assured Fuel Supply?
	Iran and the IAEA: A Troubling Past with a Hopeful Future?
	Is Syria a Candidate for Nuclear Proliferation?
	The New IAEA Resolution: A Milestone in the Iran-IAEA Saga
	North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program and the Six-party Talks
	Nuclear Conflict in the 21st Century: Reviewing the Chinese Nuclear Threat
	Nuclear Posture Review на русском(In Russian)
	Nuclear Proliferation and South Asia: Recent Trends
	Nuclear Submarine Dismantlement на русском(In Russian)
	Nuclear Trafficking Hoaxes: A Short History of Scams Involving Red Mercury and Osmium-187
	A Pause in the Indo-US Nuclear Agreement
	Practical Steps for Improving U.S. Nonproliferation Leadership
	Presidential Nuclear Initiatives: An Alternative Paradigm for Arms Control на русском(In Russian)
	Plutonium Disposition на русском(In Russian)
	Radiological Materials in Russia на русском(In Russian)
	Reykjavik Summit: The Legacy and a Lesson for the Future
	Risks of Plutonium Programs
	The Role of Security Assurances: Is Any Progress Possible?
	Russian Spent Nuclear Fuel на русском(In Russian)
	Russia's Nuclear Doctrine на русском(In Russian)
	The Second NPT PrepCom for the 2005 Review Conference: Prospects for Progress
	Seven Years After the Nuclear Tests: Appraising South Asia's Nuclear Realities
	Sixty Years After the Nuclear Devastation, Japan's Role in the NPT
	Submarine Dismantlement Assistance
	Tactical Nuclear Weapons (TNW) на русском(In Russian)
	Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Germany: Time for Withdrawal?
	Taiwan and Nonproliferation
	The Treaty of Moscow на русском(In Russian)
	UN Disarmament Committee Forecasts Troubled Nonproliferation Future
	UN General Assembly Tackles Nonproliferation and Disarmament After Disappointing Summit
	U.S.-Russian Civilian Nuclear Cooperation на русском(In Russian)
	Vying for Influence: Saudi Arabia’s Reaction to Iran’s Advancing Nuclear Program
	Will Saudi Arabia Acquire Nuclear Weapons?

Biological Weapons

	The Anti-plague System in the Newly Independent States, 1992 and Onwards: Assessing Proliferation Risks and Potential for Enhanced Public Health in Central Asia and the Caucasus
	Assessing the Threat of Mass-Casualty Bioterrorism на русском(In Russian)
	The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) на русском(In Russian)
	Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Compliance Protocol на русском(In Russian)
	Developments in the Biosciences: Do Recent Scientific and Technological Advances Lower the Threshold for the Proliferation of Biological Weapons? на русском(In Russian)
	The Fifth Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) на русском(In Russian)
	International Assistance for Anti-plague Facilities in the Former Soviet Union to Prevent Proliferation of Biological Weapons на русском(In Russian)
	Is the Avian Influenza Virus a Suitable Agent for a Biological Weapon?
	Lessons from Select Public Health Events Having Relevance to Bioterrorism Preparedness на русском(In Russian)
	The Next Generation of Sensor Technology for the BioWatch Program
	Security and Public Health: How and Why do Public Health Emergencies Affect the Security of a Country?

Chemical Weapons

	Dusty Agents and the Iraqi Chemical Weapons Arsenal на русском(In Russian)
	First Review Conference of the CWC: Coming of Age
	Global CW Assistance
	Industrial Chemicals as Weapons: Chlorine
	The Risks and Challenges of a Cruise Missile Tipping Point
	The Seventh Conference of State Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) на русском(In Russian)
	Vinalon, the DPRK, and Chemical Weapons Precursors на русском(In Russian)
	What to Expect at the Eighth Conference of State Parties to the CWC

Missiles, Missile Defenses, and Delivery Vehicles

	A Look at National Missile Defense and the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System
	Addressing the Spread of Cruise Missiles and Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs)
	Examining China's Debate on Military Space Programs: Was the ASAT Test Really a Surprise?
	Future Space Security на русском(In Russian)
	Japan's Space Law Revision: the Next Step Toward Re-Militarization?
	Radiological and Nuclear Detection Devices
	Russia's Approach to the U.S. Missile Defense Program на русском(In Russian)
	Space Security and Bush Administration Policy: Results of the First Term
	Taiwan's Response to China's Missile Buildup
	Theater Missile Defense (TMD) and Northeast Asian Security на русском(In Russian)
	Unmanned Air Vehicles as Terror Weapons: Real or Imagined?

General Nonproliferation Topics

	The Chechen Resistance and Radiological Terrorism
	China's White Paper on Nonproliferation: Export Controls Hit the Big Time
	Department of Homeland Security: Goals and Challenges на русском(In Russian)
	DP World and U.S. Port Security
	The European Union and the Arms Ban on China
	G8 10 Plus 10 Over 10 на русском(In Russian)
	The Global Partnership 2004
	Global Submarine Proliferation: Emerging Trends and Problems
	Instability in Georgia: A New Proliferation Threat?
	Iraq's WMD Scientists in the Crossfire
	Islamist Terrorist Threat in the Tri-Border Region на русском(In Russian)
	Kazakhstan's Proposal to Initiate Commercial Imports of Radioactive Waste на русском(In Russian)
	The Mitutoyo Case: Will Japan Learn from its Mistakes or Repeat Them?
	Nonproliferation Assistance to the Former Soviet Union на русском(In Russian)
	North Korea's 11th Supreme People's Assembly Elections
	Nuclear Watch—Pakistan: The Sorry Affairs of the Islamic Republic
	Radiological Materials in Russia на русском(In Russian)
	To Comply or Not to Comply: Outline of the UN Inspections Mechanism in Iraq на русском(In Russian)
	Unlocking the Impasse: Who Holds the Key to the Conference on Disarmament
	Was Libyan WMD Disarmament a Significant Success for Nonproliferation?
	Weapons of Mass Destruction in Central Asia на русском(In Russian)
	Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East на русском(In Russian)
	Will Emerging Challenges Change Japanese Security Policy?

Issue Brief

Nuclear Trafficking Hoaxes: A Short History of Scams Involving Red Mercury and Osmium-187
Kenley Butler, Research Associate and Akaki Dvali, Graduate Research Assistant
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
April 1, 2004

Issue Introduction Relevant Resources

Relevant Resources


		Center for Nonproliferation Studies, NIS Nuclear Trafficking Database.
		Emily Ewell, “NIS Nuclear Smuggling Since 1995: A Lull in Significant Cases?” Nonproliferation Review 5 (Spring-Summer 1998).
		Randall Stone, “Nuclear Trafficking, A Real and Dangerous Threat,” Science 292 (1 June 2001), pp. 1632-1636, summary available online.
		William C. Potter “Nuclear Leakage from the Post-Soviet States,” Testimony before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, 13 March 1996.
		Rensselaer Lee, “Nuclear Smuggling From the Former Soviet Union: Threats And Responses,” Foreign Policy Research Institute, 27 April 2001.
		Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate, Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, and Latvian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Report on Combating of Illicit Trafficking, January 2000.
		Rensselaer Lee, Smuggling Armageddon: The Nuclear Black Market in the Former Soviet Union and Europe, New York: St. Martin’s, 1998.

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