Tutorial on the U.S. Nuclear Budget
The U.S. nuclear budget comprises a variety of programs associated with nuclear weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear security, and legacy environmental and health costs.
The U.S. nuclear budget comprises a variety of programs associated with nuclear weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear security, and legacy environmental and health costs.
Nuclear and radiological security aims to ensure nuclear and other radioactive materials are secure from unauthorized access and theft, and that nuclear facilities are secure from sabotage.
Assesses countries’ progress on nuclear security, highlights security gaps, and recommends actions for governments to better protect nuclear materials and facilities and build an effective global nuclear security architecture.
Sam Nunn joins Bill Nigut on Georgia Public Radio's Political Rewind to discuss North Korea and Russia.
The authors recommend converting Cesium-137 blood irradiators to avoid terrorist misuse of cesium. (CNS)
An excerpt from a discussion paper, entitled "Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and Nuclear Facilities Regime: A Path Forward."
Despite progress at the Nuclear Security Summit, the threat of nuclear terrorism continues to evolve, and gaps remain in the global system for nuclear security.
Sam Nunn, Richard Lugar and Des Browne write on the nuclear terrorism threat after the assault on Paris: "As the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit approaches, we applaud leaders for engaging on the threat and for taking the steps they have already taken to remove and secure vulnerable materials, but we have a long way to go."
A tool kit to support undergraduate or graduate courses in international relations, security studies, diplomacy, counterterrorism, or nuclear sciences.