Nuclear Threat Initiative experts are in Vienna this week for the first-ever review of the only legally binding treaty on nuclear security—the amended Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials (A/CPPNM).
More than 40 researchers and scientists with expertise in nuclear security, climate science, agriculture and food security, development policy, engineering, international relations, and economics gathered in person and virtually for a hybrid conference on global nuclear effects convened by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) on June 1-2, 2022.
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The threat of non-state actors using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to carry out terrorist attacks. (CNS)
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Overview of Syria's nuclear, chemical, biological, and missile capabilities and nonproliferation activities
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The Proposed Fissile Material (Cut-off) Treaty (FMCT) would prohibit production of fissile material. There are disagreements on scope of the Treaty.
The troubled history of negotiations on a compliance protocol for the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). (CNS)
The future of space security, highlighting increased commercial interests and the evolution of space weapons. (CNS)
An excerpt from a discussion paper, entitled "Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and Nuclear Facilities Regime: A Path Forward."
This is the first in a series of four non-papers from the Global Dialogue on Nuclear Security Priorities
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