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Scholarly Publications
Flash from the past: Why an apparent Israeli nuclear test in 1979 matters today
September 2015
The paper provides technical and circumstantial evidence that the detection of a "double flash" by a Vela satellite on 9/22/79 was that of an Israeli nuclear test logistically assisted by South...
Israel’s 1979 Nuclear Test and the U.S. Cover-Up
January 2011
First paragraph of the article: In the wake of the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty, the United States launched a series of satellites under the name Vela (after a constellation in the southern...
Going Nuclear: Nuclear Proliferation and International Security in the 21st Century
January 2010
The spread of nuclear weapons is one of the most significant challenges to global security in the 21st century.
Other Publications
Nuclear weapons' future ripe for discussion
December 2011
The supercommittee's failure to reach an agreement on debt reduction will probably result in unexpected reductions of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
News
Insider threats biggest challenge to nuclear security
April 2014
In a new research paper published by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, CISAC Senior Fellow Scott Sagan and Matthew Bunn, a professor of practice at the Harvard Kennedy School, write that...
Kate Marvel named 2010-2011 Perry Fellow
July 2010
The Perry Fellowship honors an early or mid-career researcher from the United States or abroad with a record of "outstanding work in natural science, engineering or mathematics...who is dedicated...
Transitions 2009 conference to focus on action plan for President-elect Obama
November 2008
CISAC's Stephen Stedman, Bruce Jones from NYU and Carlos Pascual from the Brookings Institution will unveil a "plan for action" for President-elect Obama to tackle emerging transnational threats at...
Events
CISAC-SCICN Special Seminar: Investigating Post-Conflict Violence at the Micro-Level: Accounting for Patterns among Victims of Past Atrocities in Liberia
January 31, 2013
Anupma Kulkarni is currently a Fellow of the Stanford Center for International Conflict and Negotiation (SCICN) and Co-director of the West Africa Transitional Justice (WATJ) Project, a cross...
The Historical Dimensions of South Africa's Nuclear Weapons Program
December 9, 2012
A three-day conference in Pretoria, South Africa, to discuss the historical dimensions of South Africa's nuclear weapons program. CISAC was strongly represented at the event.
The Mysterious Flash of 9/22/79: The Case for an Israeli Nuclear Test
March 5, 2012
This seminar is based on a recently published article that reviews the history of the September 22, 1979 double flash recorded by the VELA satellite and concludes that the flash was an Israeli...