Reviewing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

Publication Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010

After three weeks of expanded debate and negotiation, the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference at the United Nations in New York concluded on May 27 with a final declaration that all 189 NPT members sign off on. Controversy over the declaration's demand that Israel rid itself of its nuclear weapons holdings ensued almost immediately. President Obama and officials at the State Department regretted this demand but noted that the declaration would "only strengthen the NPT as a critical part of our efforts to ensure that all nations meet their NPT obligations or face consequences." Get a run down on the key results of the NPT review conference along with an assessment of how helpful or harmful the new declaration might be to the treaty's operational future.  {read more}

Checking Iran's Nuclear Ambitions

Publication Date: 2004

This report is based on commissioned research and commentary of over 30 of the nation's leading experts on Iran and nuclear proliferation.  {read more}

Beyond Nunn-Lugar

Curbing the Next Wave of Weapons Proliferation Threats from Russia

Publication Date: 2002

With so many analyses already available of U.S.-Russian cooperative threat reduction efforts it is not obvious why one should bother with yet another. There are, however, three good reasons for doing so.  {read more}

Best of Intentions

America's Campaign Against Strategic Weapons Proliferation

Publication Date: 2001

A history of US nonproliferation efforts since the dawn of the Cold War.  {read more}