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- [16 Dec 08] Press Release: NNSA Announces Decisions to Transform National Security Enterprise
National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy
- [11 Dec 08] World at Risk: A Report from the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- [5 Dec 08] Remarks Presented at a Nuclear Deterrent Summit - "Establishing an International Framework to Deter the Entry of WMD into the U.S."
William Tobey, Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy
- [Dec 08] Nuclear Weapons in 21st Century U.S. National Security
American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [3 Dec 08] White House Fact Sheet: Defending Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism
- [Dec 08] Combating WMD Collaboratively
Paul I. Bernstein. Joint Force Quarterly
- [Dec 08] The New Threat of Unconventional Warfare
Albert J. Mauroni. Joint Force Quarterly
- [20 Sep 08] Nuclear Weapons in the Coming Decade
Remarks by Thomas D'Agostino, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, at the Council on Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament
- [Dec 08] World at Risk
The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
- [Nov/Dec 08] The Logic of Zero: Toward a World Without Nuclear Weapons
Ivo Daalder and Jan Lodal. Foreign Affairs
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General Information
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U.S. Policy
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Department of Defense
- [24 Oct 08] Reinvigorating the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise
Air Force Nuclear Task Force, Headquarters United States Air Force
- [12 Sep 08] Report of the Secretary of Defense Task Force on DoD Nuclear Weapons Management - Phase I: The Air Force's Nuclear Mission
- [12 Sep 08] DoD Special Briefing on the Task Force for Nuclear Weapons Management Report from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington, VA
Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, and James Schlesinger, Chairman, Task Force for Nuclear Weapons Management
- [11 Sep 08] Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Nuclear Deterrence Skills
- [Sep 08] National Security and Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century
Report by Samuel W. Bodman, Secretary of Energy, and Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense
- [5 June 08] DoD News Briefing with Secretary Gates from the Pentagon
- [Feb 08] Report on the Unauthorized Movement of Nuclear Weapons
Defense Science Board Permanent Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Surety
- [April 07] Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program Annual Report to Congress
- [Dec 06] Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Nuclear Capabilities
- [13 Feb 06] National Military Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff TOP
Department of State
- [current] Bureau of Nonproliferation
Serves as a gateway to information on nonproliferation, including recent statements, a copy of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and a wide variety of additional resources
- [current] Bureau of Arms Control
Serves as a gateway to information on policy in the areas of conventional, chemical/biological and nuclear forces, and includes links to information on the BW convention, the CW convention, and a wide variety of additional resources
- [current] Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
- [current] Proliferation Security Initiative
Serves as a gateway to information on the Proliferation Security Initiative, a response to the growing challenge posed by the proliferation of WMD
- [current] Bureau of Verification and Compliance
- [24 Oct 08] Fact Sheet: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004): 1540 Committee Renewal
- [14 Oct 08] Statement to the United States Delegation to the Executive Council Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Fifty-Fourth Session
Eric M. Javits, Head of the U.S. Delegation
- [8 Oct 08] Statement by Christina Rocca, Permanent Representative of the United States to the Conference on Disarmament, Delivered in the General Debate of the United Nations' First Committee
- [11 Sep 08] International Meeting on Next Generation Safeguards
Remarks by Patricia McNerney, Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation
- [17 July 08] Remarks at the Conference on "Tomorrow's Proliferation Pathways: Weak States, Rogues, and Non-State Actors"
Mary Alice Hayward, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy and Negotiations
- [1 July 08] United States Government Nonproliferation Priorities and Asia
Remarks by Patricia A. McNerney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security and Nonproliferation, at the Sydney Institute
- [24 June 08] Statement to the Fifty-Third Session of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Eric M. Javits, Head of the U.S. Delegation
- [24 June 08] Global Biological-Chemical Training Event
Remarks by Patricia W. McNerney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security and Nonproliferation
- [21 June 08] Combating Nuclear Terrorism and WMD Proliferation
Remarks by John C. Rood, Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, at the Twenty-fifth International Workshop on Global Security
- [10 June 08] Conference on Global Perspectives of the Proliferation Landscape: An Assessment of Tools and Policy Problems
Remarks by Patricia A. McNerney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation, at the Naval Postgraduate School
- [28 May 08] Media Note: Washington Declaration for PSI 5th Anniversary Senior-Level Meeting
- [26 May 08] Fact Sheet: The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)
- [22 May 08] Fact Sheet: Proliferation Security Initiative Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- [7 May 08] Remarks on Nuclear Terrorism Convention the Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, the Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, and the Amendment to the Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
Testimony of Patricia A. McNerney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- [5 May 08] Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty's Most Serious Test
Remarks by Dr. Christopher A. Ford, United States Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation, at the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- [2 May 08] Compliance and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Working Paper Submitted by the United States of America
Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- [30 April 08] The Global Challenge of WMD Terrorism
U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism - 2007
- [28 April 08] Opening Remarks to the 2008 NPT Preparatory Committee
Christopher A. Ford, United States Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations
- [22 April 08] Fact Sheet on Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
- [11 April 08] Media Note: U.S. Nuclear Risk Reduction Center Annual Consultations and 20th Anniversary
- [7 April 08] Statement to the Second Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention
Remarks by Amb. Eric M. Javits, Head of the United States Delegation
- [1 April 08] Fact Sheet: START Aggregate Numbers of Strategic Offensive Arms
- [31 March 08] Global Initiative Workshop on Model Nuclear Detection Guidelines
Remarks by John C. Rood, Acting Under Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation
- [20 Dec 07] The 2010 NPT Review Cycle So Far: A View from the United States of America
Christopher A. Ford, United State Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation
- [6 Nov 07] Statement to the 12th Conference of States Parties of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Paul A. DeSutter, Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation [29 Sep 07] BWC Review Conference: Looking Ahead Remarks by Paula A. DeSutter, Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, at the Countering Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation Conference
- [9 Oct 07] Statement at the General Debate of the United Nation's First Committee
Christina Rocca, Permanent Representative of the United States to the Conference on Disarmament
- [17 Sep 07] Observance of the 20th Anniversary of the Nuclear Risk Reducation Centers
Paula A. DeSutter, Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation
- [31 Aug 07] Disarmament and Non-Nuclear Stability in Tomorrow's World
Remarks by Christopher A. Ford, U.S. Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation, to the Nagasaki Conference on Disarmament and Nonproliferation Issues
- [31 July 07] Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation Challenges
Statement by Andrew Semmel, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy and Negotiations, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- [27 July 07] Fact Sheet: 50th Anniversary of the International Atomic Energy Agency
- [13 July 07] Albania: First Country to Destroy all of its Chemical Weapons
Media Note
- [16 June 07] Keeping Nuclear Arms Out of Wrong Hands
Op-ed by John C. Rood, Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation
- [15 June 07] Remarks at the 2007 Global Initiatve to Combat Nuclear Terroristm Law Enforcement Conference
Andrew Grant, Acting Director, Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism
- [12 June 07] Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism: Joint Statement
- [8 June 07] Deadly Chemical Weapons Still Used as Terrorist Tactic
Eric Javits, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- [16 May 07] Building International Partnerships to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction
Remarks by John C. Rood, Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation, at the Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University
- [2 May 07] U.S. Participates in 2007 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee Meeting in Vienna
Media Note
- [30 April 07] A Work Plan for the 2010 Review Cycle: Coping with Challenges Facing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
Christopher A. Ford, United States Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation
- [18 April 07] Nuclear Proliferation: Some Context and Consequences
Christopher A. Ford, United States Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation
- [21 March 07] Remarks to the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management
Andrew Grant, Acting Office Director, Office of WMD Terrorism
- [17 March 07] Procedure and Substance in the NPT Review Cycle: The Example of Nuclear Disarmament
Christopher A. Ford, United States Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation
- [16 March 07] Ukraine Joins Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Media Note
- [15 March 07] The United States and the Republic of Malta Proliferation Security Initiatve Shipboarding Agreement
Media Note
- [13 March 07] Statement to the Forty-Eighth Session of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Eric M. Javits, Head of the U.S. Delegation
- [23 Feb 07] Statement at the Security Council Open Meeting on Implementation of Resolutions 1540 (2004) and 1673 (2006)
Jackie Sanders. U.S. Alternative Representative to the UN for Special Political Affairs
- [22 Feb 07] Laying New Diplomatic Foundations to Defeat Twenty-First Century Threats: The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Thomas D. Lehrman, Director, Office of WMD Terrorism
- [12 Feb 07] Second Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Joint Statement by Under Secretary of State Robert Joseph and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak
- [6 Feb 07] The NPT Review Process and the Future of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime
Christopher A. Ford, U.S. Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation
- [23 Jan 07] Transformational Diplomacy to Protect the Maritime Supply Chain
Andrew Grant, Deputy Director, Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism
- [17 Jan 07] Black ICE Bioterrorism International Coordination Exercise
Remarks by Henry A. Crumpton, U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism
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Other Policy Sources
- [current] Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction
- [16 Dec 08] Press Release: NNSA Announces Decisions to Transform National Security Enterprise
National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy
- [5 Dec 08] Remarks Presented at a Nuclear Deterrent Summit - "Establishing an International Framework to Deter the Entry of WMD into the U.S."
William Tobey, Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy
- [20 Sep 08] Nuclear Weapons in the Coming Decade
Remarks by Thomas D'Agostino, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, at the Council on Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament
- [8 July 08] Nonproliferation: What You Need to Know About Treasury Restrictions
Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury
- [13 May 08] Maintaining a Nuclear Deterrent
Remarks by Thomas D'Agostino, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, at the National Defense University Congressional Breakfast Series
- [24 April 08] Flexible Manufacturing of Phamaceuticals for Biological Warfare Defense
Testimony of Dr. Tony Tether, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense
- [18 April 07] Project BioShield
Statement for the Record, Jeffrey W. Runge, M.D., Acting Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, Office of Health Affairs before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science & Technology
- [29 March 07] Bioterrorism Preparedness and the Role of the DHS Chief Medical Officer
Statement by Jeffrey W. Runge, Chief Medical Officer, before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
- [Jan 07] Working to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism
National Nuclear Security Administration Fact Sheet
- [6 Sep 06] Working to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism
National Nuclear Security Administration Fact Sheet
- [16 July 06] Statement on Non-Proliferation
Group of Eight Leaders
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U.S. Congress
- [11 Dec 08] World at Risk: A Report from the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- [24 July 08] Saving the NPT and the Nonproliferation Regime in an Era of Nuclear Renaissance
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
- [17 July 08] Nuclear Weapons Complex Modernization
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Strategic Forces Subcommittee
- [30 April 08] Next Steps to Strengthen the National Nuclear Security Administration's Efforts to Prevent Nuclear Proliferation
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Appropriations
- [27 Feb 08] U.S. Strategic Posture/FY 2009 Budget Request for Strategic Programs
Hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
- [10 May 07] Every State a Superpower? Stopping the Spread of Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- [11 April 07] Hearing on Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program and the Proliferation Security Initiative at the Department of Defense
Hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- [21 March 07] Nuclear and Strategic Policy Options
Hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee
- [13 March 07] A Review of U.S. International Efforts to Secure Radiological Materials
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- [26 Sep 06] Weapons of Mass Destruction: Current Nuclear Proliferation Challenges
Hearing before the House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations
- [20 July 06] Detecting Smuggled Nuclear Weapons
Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee
- [20 July 06] U.S. Nonproliferation Strategy: Policies and Technical Capabilities
Hearing before the House International Relations Committee
- [22 June 06] Reducing Nuclear and Biological Threats at the Source
House Committee on Homeland Security
- Jerry Paul, Department of Energy Principal Deputy Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration
- Jack David, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy
- Igor Khripunov, University of Georgia
- David Franz, Midwest Research Institute
- [2 March 06] Assessing 'Rights' under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
Hearing before the House International Relations Committee
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Biological Weapons
- [current] Biological Weapons Update
British American Security Information Council
- [current] Biosecurity and Biodefense Resource
Federation of American Scientists An internet resource for biosecurity policy, bioterrorism information, and biodefense research, representing various perspectives on what actions individual scientists, research institutions, science journals, the public, and government can do to minimize the threat of bioterrorism while maximizing the benefits of life science research
- [current] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Emergency Preparedness and Response
Top federal website for broad range of bioterrorism-related information, including fact sheets and emergency procedures
- [current] Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy
University of Minnesota Site has bioterrorism watch page featuring timeline dating from 9/11. Each topic includes a latest news section
- [current] NIAID BiodefenseNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
Features virtual biosafety lab tour, webcasts and news
- [current] Center for the Study of Bioterrorism
Saint Louis University School of Public Health Bioterrorism information and comprehensive list of related sites
- [current] U.S. Department of Health & Human Services ? Smallpox website
- [current] National Association of County and City Health Officials
Bioterrorism and Emergency Response Program
- [current] Center for Biosecurity
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- [current] Biodefense and Bioterrorism
Medline Plus - latest news and other information, compiled by the National Library of Medicine
- [Sep 08] Good Bugs, Bad Bugs: A Modern Approach for Detecting Offensive Biological Weapons Research
Michael Moodie, Cheryl Loeb, Robert Armstrong, and Helen Purkitt. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
- [18 July 08] Biological Threat Reduction in Central Asia
Togzhan Kassenova. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- [July 08] The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) At a Glance
Arms Control Association
- [15 April 08] Federal Funding for Biological Weapons Prevention and Defense, Fiscal Years 2001 to 2009
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
- [Aug 07] Countering Bio-threats: EU Instruments for Managing Biological Materials, Technology and Knowledge
Frida Kuhlau. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
- [Aug 07] Bioweapons, Proliferation, and the U.S. Anthrax Attack
Leonard A. Cole. Strategic Insights
- [Aug 07] The Biological Weapons Proliferation Threat: Past, Present, and Future Assessments and Responses
Catherine Rhodes and Malcolm Dando. Strategic Insights
- [June 07] After an Attack: Preparing Citizens for Bioterrorism
Richard J. Danzig, Rachel Kleinfeld, and Philipp C. Bleek. Center for a New American Security
- [May 07] International Biodefense Handbook: An Inventory of National and International Biodefense Practices and Policies
Sergio Bonin. Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich
- [April 07] Avoiding the Plague: An Assessment of US Plans and Funding for Countering Bioterrorism
Robert Sherman. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
- [March 07] Biodefense Research Supporting the DoD: A New Strategic Vision
Coleen K. Martinez. Strategic Studies Institute
- [Feb 07] Regulating Access to and Control of Dangerous Pathogens: Implications for the Pharmaceutical Industry
Rita Grossman-Vermass, Brian Finlay, and Elizabeth Turpen. Henry L. Stimson Center
- [Jan/Feb 07] Weapons Lab: An Interview with Matthew S. Meselson
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- [Nov 06] The 2006 Biological Weapons Convention Review Conference: Articles and Interviews on Tackling the Threats Posed by Biological Weapons
Arms Control Association Reader
- [16 Oct 06] Strategic Study on Bioterrorism
Jennifer Mackby. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [16 Oct 06] The Preeminent Threat
Jennifer Mackby. Center for Strategic and International Studies TOP
Chemical Weapons
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International Atomic Energy Agency
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Research & Analysis
Congressional Research Service
- [23 Sep 08] The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Issues for Congress
Dana A. Shea
- [18 Sep 08] Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments
Jonathan Medalia
- [8 May 08] Extending NASA's Exemption from the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act
Carl Behrens and Mary Beth Nikitin
- [9 April 08] Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements
Amy F. Woolf, Paul K. Kerr, and Mary Beth Nikitin
- [12 March 08] Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Issues and Arguments
Jonathan Medalia
- [7 March 08] Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power
Mary Beth Nikitin, et al.
- [20 Feb 08] Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons and Missiles: Status and Trends
Paul K. Kerr
- [4 Feb 08] Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)
Mary Beth Nikitin
- [23 Jan 08] U.S. Nuclear Weapons: Changes in Policy and Force Structure
Amy F. Woolf
- [18 Jan 08] Nuclear Arms Control: The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
Amy F. Woolf
- [11 June 07] Project BioShield: Appropriations, Acquisitions, and Policy Implementation Issues for Congress
Frank Gottron
- [15 Feb 07] The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center: Issues for Congress
Dana A. Shea
- [26 Dec 06] Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status
Sharon Squassoni, Steve Bowman, and Steven A. Hildreth
- [14 July 06] Banning Fissile Material Production for Nuclear Weapons: Prospects for a Treaty (FMCT)
Sharon Squassoni, et al
- [20 Jan 06] Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues
Carl E. Behrens
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Other Reports
- [Dec 08] Nuclear Weapons in 21st Century U.S. National Security
American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [Dec 08] Combating WMD Collaboratively
Paul I. Bernstein. Joint Force Quarterly
- [Dec 08] The New Threat of Unconventional Warfare
Albert J. Mauroni. Joint Force Quarterly
- [Dec 08] World at Risk
The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
- [Nov/Dec 08] The Logic of Zero: Toward a World Without Nuclear Weapons
Ivo Daalder and Jan Lodal. Foreign Affairs
- [Nov 08] Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: An Agenda for the Next President
Matthew Bunn and Andrew Newman. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
- [Nov 08] Strategic Collapse: The Failure of the Bush Nuclear Doctrine
Joseph Cirincione. Arms Control Today
- [Nov 08] Securing the Bomb 2008
Matthew Bunn. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Nuclear Threat Initiative
- [23 Oct 08] Beyond UNSCR 1540: The Forging of a WMD Terrorism Treaty
Johan Bergenäs. James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
- [Oct 08] Toward an Integrated US Nuclear Weapons Policy: Address US Security in an Interconnected World - Final Report of the US Nuclear Policy Review Project, 2008
Stanley Foundation
- [Oct 08] Against All Odds: Preventing Terrorists from Getting Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons
Brian Finlay and Elizabeth Turpen. Henry L. Stimson Center
- [Oct 08] Congressional Oversight of U.S. Nuclear Weapons
Stephen I. Schwartz. Nuclear Threat Initiative
- [Oct 08] The Costs of U.S. Nuclear Weapons
Stephen I. Schwartz. Nuclear Threat Initiative
- [Oct 08] Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: Why the United States Should Lead
George Perkovich. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [Oct 08] Are New Nuclear Bargains Attainable?
Deepti Choubey. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [22 Sep 08] Abolishing Nuclear Weapons
Transcript of a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event
- [Sep 08] Nuclear Proliferation: Avoiding a Pandemic
Barry M. Blechman. Henry L. Stimson Center
- [Sep 08] Restraining Nuclear Arms in the Asian Century: An Agenda for Australia
Rory Medcalf. Lowy Institute for International Policy NOTE: Follow the instructions on the screen to proceed to the full-text
- [Sep 08] Nuclear Security: What Else Can Australia Do?
Rory Medcalf. Lowy Institute for International Policy NOTE: Follow the instructions on the screen to proceed to the full-text
- [Sep 08] WMD Report Card: Evaluating U.S. Policies to Prevent Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Terrorism Since 2005
Partnership for a Secure America
- [Fall 08] Principles for Reforming the Nuclear Order
George Perkovich. French Institute of International Relations
- [18 Aug 08] All Eyes on the Nuclear Suppliers Group: Will the Nonproliferation Mainstream Shift?
Sharon Squassoni. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [7 Aug 08] Time to Strengthen the IAEA
Ernesto Zedillo. YaleGlobal
- [Aug 08] US Nuclear Security Strategy After the 2008 Presidential Elections
Calin Trenkov-Wermuth. European Union Institute for Security Studies
- [Aug 08] Information Warfare: Relevance to Nuclear Weapons Security
Eric Hundman. Center for Defense Information
- [Aug 08] Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism: Steady, but Slow Progress
Richard Weitz. WMD Insights
- [Aug 08] UN Security Council Resolution 1540 - Part I: Resolution 1810: Progress since 1540
Aaron Arnold. WMD Insights
- [July/Aug 08] Looking Back: The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Then and Now
George Bunn and John B. Rhinelander. Arms Control Today
- [15 July 08] Taking Responsibility: What Can NPT States Realistically do to Build on Today's Momentum Behind Nuclear Disarmament?
Paul Ingram. British American Security Information Council
- [15 July 08] Sarkozy and French Nuclear Deterrence
Jean-Marie Collin. British American Security Information Council
- [12 July 08] IAEA Safeguards: Dealing Preventively with Non-Compliance
P. Goldschmidt. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [1-2 July 08] Political Significance of the CTBT and Perspectives of Entry into Force
Transcript of an Arms Control Association event
- [16 June 08] Swiss Smugglers had Advanced Nuclear Weapons Designs
David Albright. Institute for Science and International Security
- [10 June 08] Prospects for U.S. Ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Daryl G. Kimball. Arms Control Association
- [June 08] Unraveling the New Nuclear Disarmament Agenda: Between Vision and Reality
Emily B. Landau and Noam Ophir. Institute for National Security Studies
- [June 08] 100 Grams (and Counting...): Notes from the Nuclear Underground
Michael Bronner. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
- [June 08] Scary Things that Don't Exist: Separating Myth from Reality in Future WMD
Sharon Weinberger. Stanley Foundation
- [Summer 08] The Reality: A Goal of a World without Nuclear Weapons is Essential
Sidney Drell and James Goodby. Washington Quarterly
- [22 May 08] Reinventing Nunn Lugar
Bruno Dupré. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [21 May 08] Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: Our Highest Priority - Isn't
Remarks by Charles B. Curtis, President, Nuclear Threat Initiative, at the National Defense University Foundation
- [5 May 08] Advice for the Nuclear Abolitionists
Gary J. Schmitt and Henry Sokolski. American Enterprise Institute
- [May 08] International Partnerships to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction
Paul I. Bernstein. Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University
- [30 April 08] France and Nuclear Disarmament: The Meaning of the Sarkozy Speech
Bruno Tertrais. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [4 April 08] A New Look at No First Use
Stanley Foundation
- [April 08] Manufacturing Possibility: Expanding Resources to Meet Global Challenges, Promote Economic Development, Support Innovation, and Prevent Proliferation
Brian D. Finlay, Elizabeth Turpen, and Frederick Kellett. Henry L. Stimson Center
- [April 08] The Challenge of Nuclear-Armed Regional Adversaries
David Ochmanek and Lowell H. Schwartz. RAND Corporation
- [19 March 08] Time to Bury a Dangerous Legacy - Part III
Jonathan Schell. YaleGlobal
- [17 March 08] Time to Bury a Dangerous Legacy - Part II
Alan Robock. YaleGlobal
- [14 March 08] Time to Bury a Dangerous Legacy - Part I
Graham Allison. YaleGlobal
- [7 March 08] The Future of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Keegan McGrath, Stephanie Bobiak, and Jean du Preez. Center for Nonproliferation Studies
- [March 08] Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- [March 08] Legalizing Nuclear Abandonment: The Determinants of Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty Ratification
Matthew Fuhrmann and Xiaojun Li. Harvard Kennedy School
- [March 08] The Department of Defense and the Nuclear Mission of the 21st Century: A Beyond Goldwater-Nichols Phase 4 Report
Clark A. Murdock. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [March 08] A World Free of Nuclear Weapons: An Interview With Nuclear Threat Intiative Co-Chairman Sam Nunn
Arms Control Today
- [March 08] Detecting Nuclear and Radiological Materials
The Royal Society
- [March 08] Multilateralism as a Dual-Use Technique: Encouraging Nuclear Energy and Avoiding Proliferation
John Thomson and Geoffrey Forden. Stanley Foundation
- [Spring 08] The Future of Nuclear Weapons in an Interdependent World
Harald Muller. Washington Quarterly
- [Feb/March 08] Resurrecting the Test-Ban Treaty
Michael O'Hanlon. Survival
- [19 Feb 08] Nuclear Renaissance and Non-Proliferation
Pierre Goldschmidt. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [Feb 08] Global Threat Reduction Programme: Fifth Annual Report 2007
Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, and the Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom
- [Feb 08] Nuclear Forensics: Role, State of the Art, Program Needs
Joint Working Group of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- [Feb 08] Falling Behind: International Scrutiny of the Peaceful Atom
Henry D. Sokolski (ed.). Strategic Studies Institute
- [Feb 08] Toward True Security: Ten Steps the Next President Should Take to Transform U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
Federation of American Scientists, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Union of Concerned Scientists
- [08] Chemical and Biological Threats: Surveillance as the First Line of Defense
J. Michael Barrett and Daniel Goure. Lexington Institute
- [08] Nuclear Weapons after the Cold War
Alexei Arbatov and Vladimir Dvorkin, eds. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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Musfafa Kibaroglu. United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
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David Szabo. Parameters
- [Winter 07/08] New Nuclear Realities
Harold Brown. Washington Quarterly
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Yury Belobrov, Jeremy Greenstock, Li Chang-he, Thomas R. Pickering, Guillaume Schlumberger, and Robert J. Einhorn. Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Baker Spring. Heritage Foundation
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Steven Kull, John Steinbruner, Nancy Gallagher, Clay Ramsay, and Evan Lewis. WorldPublicOpinion.org
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Charles B. Curtis. Nuclear Threat Initiative
- [Nov 07] Overcoming Nuclear Dangers
David Cortright. Stanley Foundation
- [Nov 07] Keeping WMD From Terrorists: An Interview with 1540 Committee Chairman Ambassador Peter Burian
Arms Control Today
- [Sep 07] Securing the Bomb 2007
Matthew Bunn. Nuclear Threat Initiative
- [Fall 07] New Wine in Old Bottles? The New Salience of Nuclear Weapons
Yury E. Fedorov. French Institute of International Relations, in collaboration with the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
- [Aug 07] Top Ten Results from the 2007 Carnegie International Nonproliferation Conference
- [25 June 07] A World Free of Nuclear Weapons?
Keynote Address by Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, United Kingdom, to the Carnegie International Nonproliferation Conference
- [14 June 07] The Mountaintop: A World Free of Nuclear Weapons
Sam Nunn. Nuclear Threat Initiative
- [June 07] Responding in the Homeland: A Snapshot of NATO's Readiness for CBRN Attacks
Michael Moodie, Robert E. Armstrong, and Tyler Merkeley. Defense Horizons
- [June 07] Nuclear World Order and Nonproliferation, II
Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema. Strategic Insights
- [June 07] Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1540: A Division of Labor Strategy
Monika Heupel. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [June 07] Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security
George Perkovich, Jessica T. Mathews, Joseph Cirincione, Rose Gottemoeller, and Jon B. Wolfsthal. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [June 07] Nuclear Nonproliferation in the Post-9/11 World
Charles V. Peña. Independent Institute
- [Summer 07] A New Era in Combating WMD
James A. Tegnelia. Joint Force Quarterly
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John Nergenas. Center for Nonproliferation Studies
- [28 April 06] Strengthening the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime: Searching for Common Ground: Ways and Means to Eliminate the Threat of Fissile Material
Transcript of a Center for Nonproliferation Studies Event
- [25 April 07] Nuclear Terrorism: A U.S. Perspective
Steven Monblatt. British American Security Information Council
- [19 April 07] The Blix Commission's Wake-up Call: Meeting the Nuclear Challenge
Gareth Evans. International Crisis Group
- [April 07] The Future Nuclear Landscape
Paul I. Bernstein, John P. Caves, Jr., and John F. Reichart. Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University
- [April 07] A Full-Court Press Against Nuclear Anarchy
Steve E. Biegun and Jon B. Wolfsthal. Stanley Foundation
- [April 07] Looking Back: The Missile Technology Control Regime
Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu. Arms Control Today
- [March/April 07] Make It or Break It
Charles D. Ferguson and Lisa Obrentz. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- [13 March 07] Nuclear Proliferation: 2016
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
- [13 March 07] A Review of U.S. International Efforts to Secure Radiological Materials
Charles Ferguson. Council on Foreign Relations
- [March 07] UN Disarmament Committee Forecasts Troubled Nonproliferation Future
Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova, Georgia Adams and Jean du Preez. Nuclear Threat Initiative
- [Spring 07] Deterring a Nuclear 9/11
Caitlin Talmadge. Washington Quarterly
- [26 Feb 07] Into the Breach: The Drive for a New Global Nuclear Strategy
Transcripts from a Century Foundation event
- [26 Feb 07] Weapons Threats and International Security: Rebuilding an Unraveled Consensus
Century Foundation
- [23 Feb 07] Security Council Affirms Determination to Strengthen Cooperation Aimed at Countering Nuclear, Chemical, Biological Weapons Proliferation
United Nations Security Council
- [14 Feb 07] The Audacity of of Rearmament: Complex 2030
Travis Sharp. Foreign Policy in Focus
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Robert Powell. Harvard International Review
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Henry Sokolski. Harvard International Review
- [Feb 07] Funding for U.S. Efforts to Improve Controls Over Nuclear, Materials, and Expertise Overseas Recent Developments and Trends
Anthony Wier and Matthew Bunn. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
- [Feb 07] The CBRN System: Assessing the Threat of Terrorist Use of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Weapons in the United Kingdom
Paul Cornish. Royal Institute of International Affairs
- [Feb 07] Present at the Creation: U.S. Perspectives on the Origins and the Future Direction of the Proliferation Security Initiative
Ian Davis, David Isenberg and Katherine Miller. British American Security Information Council
- [Feb 07] Priority Steps to Strengthen the Nonproliferation Regime
Pierre Goldschmidt. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- [Jan/Feb 07] Enforcing International Standards: Protecting Nuclear Materials from Terrorists Post 9/11
George Bunn. Arms Control Association
- [Jan/Feb 07] A Crisis of Confidence
Jefferey Lewis. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- [Jan/Feb 07] Enforcing International Standards: Protecting Nuclear Materials from Terrorists Post 9/11
George Bunn. Arms Control Association
- [Jan 07] The UK Contribution to the G8 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction, 2002-06
Paul Cornish. Royal Institute of International Affairs
- [Jan 07] The Proliferation Security Initiative: Targeting Iran and North Korea?
Richard Bond. British American Security Information Council
- [Jan 07] 25 Steps to Prevent Nuclear Terror: A Guide for Policymakers
Brian D. Finlay and Elizabeth Turpen. Henry L. Stimson Center
- [Winter 07] Beyond the NRA Doctrine
Charles D. Ferguson. Council on Foreign Relations
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- [Sep 03] Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Terrorism/Warfare: a Bibliography
Dudley Knox Library, Naval Postgraduate School
- [current] Directory of Reports on Weapons of Mass Destruction
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- [current] Institute for Science and International Security
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- [current] Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund (NDF)
The Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund (NDF) supplements U.S. diplomatic efforts to halt the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), limit the spread of advanced conventional weapons, their delivery systems, and related technology, and enable the dismantling of existing weapons and their means of delivery. The NDF is part of the Bureau of Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State
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