CNS Nonproliferation Databases

The most comprehensive open source data resources in the world on nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and missile proliferation developments.

	United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 Database A comprehensive database that provides an analysis of the UNSC 1540 Resolution, regional overviews of nuclear, biological and chemical capabilities, export and border controls and security, as well as terrorist threats relating to the implementation of UNSCR 1540. The database also includes states' participation in nonproliferation instruments and organizations, 1540-related regional activities, organizations and cooperation, and a complete state-by-state listing of 1540 reporting.
	Nuclear Disarmament Factual information on nuclear weapon proliferation since 1945 including a comparative chart showing the number of nuclear warheads and related systems that have been dismantled and destroyed by all states currently armed with nuclear weapons, as well as those who gave up or destroyed their nuclear weapons arsenals. In addition, the database includes a useful compilation of national proposals related to nuclear disarmament made in the context of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review process since 2005.
	HEU Reduction and Elimination Describes why highly enriched uranium is a threat, examines civilian use of HEU and assesses past and current efforts to reduce and eliminate the civilian use of HEU. Includes an interactive map showing civilian HEU stocks.
	Submarine Proliferation Database Tracks international proliferation of submarines, their regional security implications and their role as delivery systems for WMD. Organized by country, it contains domestic submarine capability information and import/export behavior for over a dozen countries.
	NIS Nuclear Trafficking 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.
	Inventory of International Nonproliferation Organizations and Regimes Identifies the full range of actual and potential international organizations and other nonproliferation regimes and their existing institutional ties, inter-relationships and overlapping areas of responsibility. Provides descriptions of each organization, treaty and agreement as well as contact information and summaries of recent activities. Appendices contain charts showing the membership and status of key treaties and agreements.
	ChemBio Weapons and WMD Terrorism An archive of a weekly email with links to and key excerpts from articles and other resources about chemical and biological weapons and terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction. This database contains the abstracts from these e-mails with links to the original items. To subscribe to the e-mail service, contact chembio-terror@miis.edu with the subject heading "subscribe" and your e-mail address in the message body.

This material is produced independently for NTI by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, agents. Copyright © 2010 by MIIS.