China’s Unbecoming Ally
…is believed that if China can be convinced to turn against North Korea, or at the minimum, punish North Korea meaningfully for its provocations. North Korea will either succumb to…
Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, June 2022
…Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT)”. Meetings were held with representatives from the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice, General Directorate of State Police, General Directorate of Customs, Institute…
Runway Trap: How Chinese Missiles and Rockets Could Neutralize Taiwan’s Air Force
…thus eliminate every surface meeting the 5,000-by-50-foot minimum required for fighter operations, grounding the base until repairs are completed. Figure 2: Ching Chuan Kang Air Base and Fighter Minimum Operating…
From Concept to Implementation: Looking at Progress in Moving UN Peace Operations Toward Renewable Energy
…UN Secretary-General Guterres Remarks to the 12th Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), 18 January 2022 The December UN Peacekeeping Ministerial in Seoul also spotlighted the important role…
Yeltsin’s Nonproliferation Legacy: Two Steps Forward, Now Two Steps Back?
…denounced the leadership of the Ministry of Atomic Energy (MinAtom) for any move to accept US assistance at such ‘sensitive’ facilities.” [2] Yeltsin, while not always forthcoming with compromise, made…
CORVI Assessment Underway in World’s Second-Largest Island Nation
Toamasina, Madagascar — The Malagasy Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy, and the Office of the Mayor of Toamasina will join the Stimson Center and the Western Indian Ocean Research…
Nuclear South Asia: Course Lecturers
…groundbreaking study into the accident’s root causes. His analysis on proliferation threats, including Iran and North Korea, has been widely disseminated by major journals, newspapers, and websites. Acton is a…
Five Key Concepts to Understand the India-Pakistan Crisis
…India launched an operation targeting nine sites in Pakistan that New Delhi said were used by militant groups. Multiple rounds of increasingly escalatory missile and drone attacks followed, culminating in…