The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Nuclear policy
Scholarly Publications
Arms Control, Compliance, and the Law
May 1988
The expected degree of compliance with agreements or treaties under negotiation must be inferred from the record of the past as well as from the expectations that are raised by the willingness of...
Does the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) require its non-nuclear-weapon members to permit inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of nuclear activities that have not been reported to the IAEA?
April 1992
This analysis argues that the basic purpose of NPT safeguards—to verify compliance with an obligation not to "manufacture" nuclear weapons—could be easily thwarted if a non-nuclear-weapon party is...
Implications of a Comprehensive Test Ban for China's Security Policy
June 1997
This paper focuses on the impact of a comprehensive test ban on China's nuclear program and security policy.
Other Publications
Civil-Military Relations and Nuclear Weapons
June 1994
When a state develops a nuclear arsenal, these destructive weapons must be initially integrated into existing military forces and initially managed through existing civil and military institutions....
Cox Committee Report, The: An Assessment
December 1999
The Cox Commission of the U.S. Congress was established in June 1998 to investigate concerns over Chinese acquisition of sensitive U.S.
Verifying the Agreed Framework
April 2001
A joint Stanford University-Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory team of scientists, nuclear engineers and arms control experts has concluded in a new study that North Korea's compliance with the...
News
CISAC's Perry to head congressional commission examining nation's strategic weapons posture
March 2008
Former U.S.
Perry urges U.S. leadership in reducing nuclear terror threat
February 2005
SIIS Senior Fellow William J.
A Soon-To-Be Global Nuclear Leader? The European Union in Global Nuclear Politics
February 2013
Since its inception, the European Union has come under criticism that it has consistently shied away from taking full-fledged global political and security responsibilities despite its role as an...
Events
Agent Orange: The Toxic Trail
November 1, 2007
Jeanne Mager Stellman (speaker) has just recently joined the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health at SUNY-Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn N.Y as Professor and Director of the...
CTBT Ratification and the Future of Nuclear Non-Proliferation: The 2007 Entry-Into-Force Conference
December 12, 2007
The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is a pivotal litmus test to determine a nation's "walking-the-walk dedication" on nonproliferation matters.
Research beyond the National Academy CTBT Study
February 1, 2005
After the 51-48 defeat of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty in the Senate, General John Shalikashvili (Former Chair, Joint Chiefs of Staff) commissioned the National Academy of Sciences to examine...
Projects
Lab-to-Lab Cooperation
Senior Fellow Siegfried Hecker was the director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory when the Soviet Union broke apart in 1991.
English
Multimedia
America’s Nuclear Waste – No Solution in Sight
January 2016
America’s nuclear waste is accumulating at over seventy sites in 39 states – but there is no clear way forward for its final disposal. An international cast of experts explains how the U.S.
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