As blockchain becomes a hot topic, learn more about its usefulness outside of the cryptocurrency sphere and its place in international information security.
Today, the world’s first blockchain prototype for safeguarding nuclear material, known as SLAFKA, was awarded third prize for Innovation in Global Security by the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) as part of its Geopolitics and Global Futures pr …
https://youtu.be/vXqPG6Spbf0 Full Event Schedule Day 1: November 17, 2021 11:00AM-12:30PM EST: Session I – Pioneering DLT in the nuclear sector (Moderated by Cindy Vestergaard, The Stimson Center) Sarah Frazar, Group Leader, Global Security Technology …
Published October 29, 2021 / Held November 17, 2021
The Blockchain in Practice program tests the potential for Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) platforms to increase transparency and security and address nonproliferation challenges
Read the recent policy paper, Complementing the Padlock: The prospect of blockchain for strengthening nuclear security. Speakers Cindy Vestergaard is a Senior Fellow and Director with the Nuclear Safeguards and Blockchain in Practice Programs. Her rese …
Published September 22, 2020 / Held October 7, 2020
Testing Leading-Edge Technologies to Tackle Proliferation Challenges Washington, DC – Today the Stimson Center launched a new program, Blockchain in Practice, to explore the application of distributed ledger technology (DLT) to address internation …
The Stanley Center for Peace and Security, the Stimson Center, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) coorganized a two-day workshop focusing on understanding those nontechnical factors that may hinder–or motivate–stakeholder acceptance of DL …
Dr. Philippe Thevoz from SICPA, who has been at the forefront of digital transformation for 30 years, will introduce blockchain technology, highlight use cases of the KSI Blockchain, which has been used by Estonia since 2008, and identify concrete exam …
Published January 29, 2020 / Held February 3, 2020
This policy analysis brief provides an overview of DLT and explores its utility for safeguards information management. It considers the landscape of factors determining how safeguards data is inputted, processed, and accessed. The findings and recommendations suggest where adding a DLT layer could be applied to provide greater efficiency, data reconciliation, accuracy, and trust in information management at the international, national, and facility levels.
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is the technology that underpins digital currencies such as Bitcoin – but it has far wider applications and is being used increasingly in areas such as trade finance, export controls, and nuclear safeguards. The pane …
Published August 15, 2018 / Held September 12, 2018
Distributed ledger technology (DLT), such as Blockchain, is being characterized as revolutionary in its potential to alter the world economy. Stimson is identifying applications and implications of DLT for non-proliferation and inte …