Category Archives: Proliferation

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference: An Interview with Ambassador Eric Danon

By Page | Published: May 23, 2010
Also published here. Forty years ago, one of the most important treaties in recent history went into effect: the The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, or the NPT. This treaty has been ratified by 190 countries, with the main objective being to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and nuclear weapon-related technology, while [...]
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Nuclear Security Summit Wrap Up

By Page | Published: April 14, 2010
Also published here. For the past eight years or so, the Nuclear Threat Initiative has commissioned a series of reports called “Securing The Bomb“. The lead author of these reports is Harvard professor Matthew Bunn, who is an expert in nuclear security and proliferation. The reports deal with the ongoing problem of poorly secured weapons-grade [...]
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Recap: President Obama’s Nuclear Week

By Page | Published: April 11, 2010
Also published here. Back on March 31, Marc Ambinder over at The Atlantic posted something that made me smile: Next week kicks off nuclear madness month at the White House — or, as one senior administration official resignedly describes it, “all nukes, all the time.” If you’re a nuke/national security blogger or journalist, last week [...]
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