A New Pathway to Prohibiting Nuclear Testing
Unless the United Nations moves soon to outlaw nuclear testing, the nuclear nonproliferation regime will weaken and possibly collapse. President…
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Turkey and the Backpack Bombs
Turkey’s unfulfilled—and ultimately unnecessary—quest to defend itself from Soviet attack with man-portable nuclear munitions. A Jupiter medium-range ballistic missile emblazoned…
Upping the Ante: The Implications of Russia’s Pursuit of Precision Conventional Strike Weapons
US-Russia relations and stability in Europe would benefit from increased transparency about conventional long-range precision weapons. A test launch of…
Atomic Kingdom? Not So Fast…
Saudi Arabia’s reported interest in nuclear weapons is most likely less about getting the Bomb than it is an effort…
Punish Assad with Law, Not Lawlessness
Unilateral military action is not the best way to hold Syria’s president accountable for the use of chemical weapons against…
From Prague to Berlin: The Decline of the US Nuclear Disarmament Agenda and Its Implications for the Middle East
As Barack Obama’s ambitious disarmament vision confronts political and strategic realities, his focus and determination seem to be shifting. President…
Turkey’s Nuclear History Holds Lessons for the Future
After decades of trying, Turkey’s nuclear power program is getting underway. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and his…
Revisiting The Promise of Societal Verification in the Age of Social Media
Can the power of social media be harnessed to ensure state compliance with arms control and nonproliferation agreements? Crowdsourced map…
Look, Up in the Sky!
A crash course on why meteorites can be as powerful nuclear weapons, whether they can be shot down, and how…
A Graphic Distraction
Unanswered questions about an unsourced scientific graph purportedly evincing an Iranian nuclear weapons program warrants caution by the arms control…