India and the Nonproliferation Institutions: Addressing the “Expectations Gap”
India’s arms control and nonproliferation policies have evolved in a positive direction since it declared itself a nuclear weapon power in 1998.
Options for Expanding Conversion of Russian Highly Enriched Uranium
This technical report explores the cost and schedules associated with potential approaches to accelerate and expand the blend-down of Russian HEU.
At Sea Over Naval HEU: Expanding Interest in Nuclear Propulsion Poses Proliferation Challenges
Past and future use of highly-enriched uranium for naval propulsion and its implications for nonproliferation. (CNS)
Isolated Criticality: Russia’s Floating Nuclear Power Plants, Concepts and Concerns
Russia's rationale for the construction of floating nuclear power plants and the associated proliferation, security and environmental concerns. (CNS)
Cultivating Confidence: Verification, Monitoring, and Enforcement for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons
Plutonium Disposition
The past and future of joint U.S.-Russian efforts to eliminate excess weapons-grade plutonium. (CNS)
Senator Sam Nunn Urges Senate to Ratify New START
In written testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sam Nunn calls for ratification of the New START Treaty.
All Together Now: Missile Defense
The co-chairmen of the Euro-Atlantic Security Initiative commission--former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn, Russia's former Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and former German Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger--encourage North America, Europe and Russia to cooperate on missile defense in a new International Herald Tribune op-ed.
Brazil Challenges International Order by Backing Iran Fuel Swap
Brazil's motivation for brokering a new fuel swap deal with Iran amidst multilateral efforts to impose a new round of sanctions on Tehran. (CNS)
Economic Sanctions: Pressuring Iran’s Nuclear Program
Overview of American, European and multilateral sanctions imposed on Iran aimed at coercing Tehran to discontinue its controversial nuclear program. (CNS)