Protecting Those Who Protect Human Rights: Opportunities and Risks for Action at the UN
…“The Council of Ministries Adopts the Implementation Decree on the Law on Protection of Human Rights Defenders,” February 24, 2020, https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/statement-report/council-ministries-adopts-implementation-decree-law-protection-human-rights.) It should be noted that implementation of the Declaration…
Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, June 2025
Dear Friend, As assessments of the damage from June’s Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites continue to swirl, the nuclear security and nonproliferation community once again wrestles with…
Bringing the Back-End to the Forefront
…Nuclear Graphite Knowledge Base, last modified 2020, accessed October 9, 2020, https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/graphiteknowledgebase/wiki/Guide_to_Graphite/Other%20Designs%20of%20Nuclear%20Power%20Stations.aspx SNF arises in the form of spent fuel elements and cladding in cylindrical “bundles,” which are smaller and…
What’s New on the Mekong Dam Monitor
…list of dams below this chart which shows how much water is currently in each of the 45 dams we monitor. Easily View Satellite Images of Dams and Sites Along…
Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, November 2023
…that neither side should fire at, or from, a nuclear facility, and should not use nuclear sites as a base for large-scale military equipment and weapons. Both sides have accused…
New Warhead Designs
…low yield.” Concerning plutonium-pit production, Dr. Foster recommends that Livermore and Los Alamos compete in the design of modular production and, “when satisfactory performance has been demonstrated, deploy enough modules to…
New Warhead Designs
…Foster recommends that Livermore and Los Alamos compete in the design of modular production and, “when satisfactory performance has been demonstrated, deploy enough modules to produce say 100/yr and then…
Biden’s Foreign Policy Legacy: A Troubled Interregnum
…restrictive, importing Chinese solar panels and modules, batteries, and EVs, as well as hosting Chinese factories. Blinken further cites the proliferation of multilateral groupings of like-minded world leaders as the sinews of order:…