The Costs of U.S. Nuclear Weapons
Costs incurred by the US developing and maintaining nuclear weapons, including dismantlement, storage & disposal of radioactive wastes. (CNS)
Sixty Years After the Nuclear Devastation, Japan’s Role in the NPT
The evolution of Japan's role in the nuclear nonproliferation regime and prospects for future efforts. (CNS)
Battle Lines Being Drawn in the CTBT Debate: an Analysis of the Strategic Posture Commission’s Arguments against US Ratification
The arguments against CTBT ratification presented by the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States. (CNS)
Political Perceptions of Nuclear Disarmament in the United Kingdom and France: A Comparative Analysis
Statements made by high level officials in the UK and France on the subject of nuclear disarmament. (CNS)
Risks of Civilian Plutonium Programs
The economic, safety and proliferation risks of a civilian plutonium reprocessing capability. (CNS)
One Year of Test Ban Commitment Cannot Erase a Decade of Dismissal: Discussing the Outcome of the CTBT 2009 Article XIV Conf.
Outcome of the CTBT Article XIV Conference and the future prospects for ratification by the nine Annex II holdouts. (CNS)
Sweden Reverses Nuclear Phase-out Policy
The history of Sweden's nuclear energy program and Stockholm's decision in 2009 to abandon its phase-out policy. (CNS)
Critical Questions: Urgent Decisions for the Second Obama Administration
Senior experts at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies examine eight nonproliferation decisions that the second Obama administration cannot avoid. (CNS)
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Semipalatinsk Test Site
This article provides an overview of Kazakhstan’s historical and current policies relating to nuclear, chemical, biological and missile proliferation.
Nuclear Security, Post-Fukushima: Expectations for the Seoul Summit
The 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, post-Fukushima, attempting to integrate nuclear safety issues without weakening nuclear security objectives. (CNS)