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Feature Story

UN Secretary-General Delivers Major Address at MIIS

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon lauds the role played by the Monterey Institute in promoting Disarmament and Nonproliferation Education.

[Includes recorded video of his address, transcript, and photos.]

Posted: January 18, 2013 Image: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
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Recent Features

Posted: July 23, 2012
Syria Chemical Weapons Profile
CNS materials on the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: March 1, 2013
Papers
The Bigger Picture: Rethinking Spent Fuel Management in South Korea
Also: View Executive Summary in Korean
A study investigates options and offers practicable recommendations.
Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, Miles Pomper, and Stephanie Lieggi with MCM International, Switzerland, for the Korean Alternatives project.
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Posted: February 28, 2013
Outside Publications
Don't Misunderstand Khamenei's Nuclear Fatwa
An article for Arms Control and Regional Security in the Middle East by CNS's Ariane Tabatabai.
Posted: February 22, 2013
WMD Junction
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?
Bryan Lee for WMD Junction.
Posted: February 22, 2013
Outside Publications
How Close is Iran to Nuclear Weapons?
Yousaf Butt for Reuters.
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CNS in the News

Posted: March 1, 2013
Audio Interview
New US Aid for Syria Still a Disappointment for Some Rebels
Bilal Saab was interviewed on The Voice of Russia: American Edition.
Posted: March 1, 2013
Kerry Confronts Clashing Interests in Syria, Iran and Russia
Bilal Saab was quoted in The Los Angeles Times.
Posted: February 27, 2013
Sanctions Bite, But Iran Shows No Signs of Budging
Jeffrey Lewis was quoted on NPR.
Posted: February 27, 2013
Audio Interview
Miles Pomper Interview with South Korean Show "This Morning"
Miles Pomper was interviewed on This Morning, TBS eFM 101.3.
Posted: February 27, 2013
Sanctions Bite, But Iran Shows No Signs of Budging
Jeffrey Lewis was quoted on NPR.
Posted: February 25, 2013
Audio Interview
Setting the Agenda in Asia and What's Happened on America's East Coast.
Yousaf Butt interviewed on Monocle.com.
Posted: February 25, 2013
Iran Maneuvers for Upper Hand Ahead of Nuclear Talks
Yousaf Butt quoted in The Christian Science Monitor.
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Nonproliferation Review

Triannually features WMD articles, reports, & viewpoints.
Volume 19.3 • November 2012
now available
Posted: March 1, 2013
Survey Results are in!
Discover and download the article voted to be a free PDF!

Congratulations to William Suh, winner of a free copy of the new issue!

The Inventory

A regularly-updated public reference covering all international organizations, treaties, and agreements relevant to WMD disarmament & nonproliferation.
Updated: Aug 9, 2011
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NukeTube.tv

Video & Audio recordings of notable speakers, presentations, interviews, and discussions.
Posted: February 1, 2013
Watch Video [ Image: Ibrahim Al-Marashi ]
Seminar
Would Damascus Deploy Chemical Weapons during the Syrian Civil War?
Also watch: Q&A Session
Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Assistant Professor, Department of History, California State University, San Marcos
Posted: January 24, 2013
Watch Video [ Image: In My Lifetime ]
Film
In My Lifetime
Directed by Robert E. Frye, a comprehensive look at the scope & impact of the nuclear age including efforts to reduce or eliminate the nuclear threat.

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