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Nuclear Security and Risk
Since its founding as the Center for International Security and Arms Control, CISAC has worked through scholarly research and Track II diplomacy to influence policies that will help reduce the dangers posed by nuclear weapons.
May 16th, 2013
Sagan praises Kenneth Waltz's legacy on nuclear debate
CISAC in the news: Foreign Policy on May 15, 2013Scott Sagan, in this piece for Foreign Policy, remembers his longtime friend and writing partner Kenneth Waltz. The international relations theorist passed away on May 13. Read more »
May 15th, 2013
Syria's chemical weapons could intensify civil war and regional instability
CISAC in the newsCISAC's Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer explains that when it comes to chemical weapons, Syria is no Iraq. The Assad regime's purported use of chemical weapons could have lasting effects in Syria and across the region. Read more »
May 3rd, 2013
Tracking North Korean nuclear sites with cloud computing
CISAC NewsAnalysts at CISAC, together with the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, are playing a leading role in deriving new and timely information of global security relevance from a variety of open-source geospatial tools. Read more »
May 2nd, 2013
Hecker discusses what's next for North Korea in Vienna talk
CISAC in the newsCISAC's Sig Hecker spoke about North Korea's nuclear program at a seminar in Vienna. Based on estimates from his visits to the country, most recently in 2010, Pyongyang does not have the technical capability to back up the threats it has issued. Read more »
April 29th, 2013
'We still face grave nuclear dangers,' says ex-defense secretary at Stanford lecture
CISAC in the newsWilliam J. Perry says global nuclear reduction efforts have stalled and in some cases reversed. He argues progress on nuclear nonproliferation worldwide starts with the American public and Congress.
April 23rd, 2013
George Bunn, CISAC professor who helped curb nuclear arsenals, dies
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the newsGeorge Bunn, a former CISAC consulting professor for two decades who helped negotiate the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, has died. He leaves behind a legacy of lifelong commitment to the abolition of nuclear weapons worldwide. Read more »
April 12th, 2013
Sagan honored by ISA as Distinguished Security Scholar
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsColleagues and former students join the International Studies Association to praise Scott Sagan as he wins the annual Distinguished Scholar in International Security Studies award. Read more »
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