In his new book, Living Weapons: Biological Warfare and International Security, Dr. Gregory Koblentz, a member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons, observes that “biological weapons are the least well understood of the WMD” and that “use of terms such as WMD and ‘chem-bio’ has hindered our understanding of the [...]
Monday, December 14, 2009
Here are some recent fact sheets put out by the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation… “Pruning the Nuclear Triad? Pros and Cons of Bombers, Missiles, and Submarines” “2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference” “2010 Global Nuclear Security Summit“
Friday, December 11, 2009
Below the jump are a few responses issued by bioweapons policy experts in response to the Obama administration’s announcement on Wednesday and release of its biothreat strategy. Longer strides are being called for…
Thursday, December 10, 2009
(published on Nukes of Hazard) The Obama administration in Geneva yesterday formally revealed its new strategy for strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). Anticipating the release of the White House’s “National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats,” Dr. Jonathan Tucker, a senior fellow with the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, told Global Security Newswire last Friday: “What’s [...]
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
(published on Nukes of Hazard) Last month, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) sought to authenticate North Korea’s status as a nuclear weapon state by citing a recent assessment by Robert Norris and Hans Kristensen. KCNA reported that “the Federation of American Scientists of the United States has confirmed (North) Korea as a nuclear weapon state.” [...]
Thursday, December 3, 2009
(published on Nukes of Hazard) To bolster the security of our critical infrastructure, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday announced its plan to simulate chemical attacks on Boston’s subway system, known as The T. But, Bostonians, do not despair: your activities will not be disrupted, subway schedules will not be altered, and you might not [...]
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
(published on Nukes of Hazard) As the diplomatic standoff with Iran continues to heat up, Yukiya Amano of Japan today begins his tenure as the new Director General of the IAEA. In an interview with Reuters in February, Amano praised President Obama’s willingness to open dialogue with Iran. But dialogue has not gone well thus far, [...]
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
(published on Nukes of Hazard) China remains hesitant to accept the U.S. bottom line on Iran. The two nations this week expressed goodwill and pledged general cooperation on nonproliferation, among other items, but failed to produce concrete plans of action and displayed subtle signs of divergence, as illustrated by today’s press briefing…
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
A D.C. think tank blog has responded to the op-ed posted below. My colleague and I have rebutted.
Friday, November 13, 2009
The Register Citizen yesterday featured an op-ed on the CTBT by myself and a colleague. Check it out. Nuclear weapons tests are a toxic relic of a past characterized by arms races and fallout shelters. Except for outlaw nations like North Korea, the world today has quit the business of testing nuclear weapons…
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