We Can’t Buy Our Way Out: It’s Time to Think Differently
…Current and proposed U.S. weapons systems are based on the 1980s effort to develop precision weapons to defeat the mass of the Soviet Union. The effort was extremely successful and…
Addressing South Asia’s Fissile Material Conundrum
…June 30, 2016, https://carnegieendowment.org/2016/06/30/pakistan-s-tactical-nuclear-weapons-and-their-impact-on-stability-pub-63911. [xii] David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, “Pakistan’s Fourth Reactor at Khushab Now Appears Operational,” Institute for Science and International Security, January 16, 2015, https://isis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/Khushab_January_2015_reactor_four_operational_FINAL.pdf. [xiii] Michael…
Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, April 2021
…in nuclear weapons systems could erode, undermining nuclear deterrence and, potentially, strategic stability.” World Nuclear News: “A major renovation project has been completed at TRIGA International’s fuel fabrication facility in…
Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, January 2026
Dear Friend, The United States continues to push resources into advanced nuclear technology and rebuilding domestic nuclear fuel supply, with two new contracts awarded under the Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program,…
Protection of Nuclear Facilities: Lessons from Russia-Ukraine War
…people, and the environment from the harmful effects of nuclear radiation. The international nuclear industry has learned from nuclear accidents such as the Chornobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 to improve…
Can India Address the Growing Cybersecurity Challenges in the Nuclear Domain?
…India’s largely indigenously developed nuclear weapons program and nuclear fuel cycle capabilities for civilian use are wholly controlled by the government. Similarly, the nuclear safety and security framework of the…
Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Disposal
Rapidly Growing Amounts of Spent Nuclear Fuel Since the 1950s, hundreds of nuclear reactors in scores of countries have been producing spent nuclear fuel – some 400,000 metric tons of…
After New Start, What?
…testing nuclear weapons. The norm of nonproliferation. The norm of safety and security for nuclear weapons and bomb-making materials. The norm of reducing nuclear excess. These norms can’t stand alone….