Atomic Bombast: Nuclear Weapon Decisionmaking in Sweden 1945-1972
…reasoned that an independent nuclear capability would make Sweden a more likely target for attack in the case of an East-West nuclear exchange. Nuclear weapons, therefore, would have been more…
Bolstering Arms Control in a Contested Geopolitical Environment
…focused on nuclear issues, a variety of multilateral agreements addressed other security concerns, including chemical and biological weapons, conventional weapons balances and deployments, confidence and security building measures, special weapons…
Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, February 2021
…dilution before being sent to the WIPP for long term disposal. Security for Nuclear Weapons, Weapons-Usable Materials, and Facilities Belarus Rancor over the Ostrovets nuclear power plant located in Belarus…
Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, March 2021
…radiological waste/material as nuclear materials, quality assurance at nuclear facilities, and certification requirements for physical protection equipment. Minimization and Reduction Russian Nuclear Security: “Russian nuclear fuel delivered to Kazakhstan as…
Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, February 2022
…nuclear weapons than weapons-grade plutonium… So far, the institutions guiding U.S.-Japanese fast reactor cooperation have all been tied to the nuclear energy sector. For sensible international security policy to prevail,…
Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, November 2021
…on Twitter: @INS_Forum Updates Last month, the International Nuclear Security Forum launched the pilot edition of the Catalogue of Civil Society Activities Strengthening Nuclear Security. View the catalogue. Nuclear Security News…
U.S. Priorities for Reducing the Risk of Nuclear Terrorism
…our most pressing security challenges.” Countries can significantly reduce this risk by working together to strengthen security around nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons-useable nuclear material, and nuclear faculties where sabotage could…
Nuclear Security in Review, 2020
…remote environments for operations and regulators to change their approach.7World Nuclear News, “Nuclear Regulators Examine Response to Pandemic,” May 20, 2020, https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-regulators-examine-response-to-pandemic (accessed December 28, 2020).Numerous countries have postponed scheduled…