Co-authored by Blake A., CNS Graduate Research Assistant In April of this year, Russia announced the commissioning of the world’s first and only floating nuclear power plant (FNPP). The ship, named the Akademik Lomonosov, recently moved to its permanent mooring…
by Cyrus Jabbari, CNS Graduate Research Assistant Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, who commanded the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for eight years until April 2019, referred to Abu Musa Island as Iran’s beating heart at the beginning of this…
by Grace Liu and Ben McIntosh The possibility of undeclared North Korean nuclear facilities will be a major challenge to any effort to verifiably eliminate North Korea’s nuclear program. In the past, diplomatic efforts have collapsed over allegations that North…
This post was authored by Cyrus Jabbari, a graduate research assistant at CNS. There’s been an increase in escalatory events in recent weeks surrounding the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and the Persian Gulf. Terrorist entities operating out of Yemen…
North Korea conducted a military drill beginning around 9am local time on May 4, featuring some newly-developed weapons systems. One of these systems was a never-before-seen-fired short-range ballistic missile (SRBM). Our friends at Planet captured a couple images of one…
It’s a flood of apocalyptic proportions! No I’m not talking about Noah and the ark, or even Offut Air Base. Hi, I’m Grace Liu. Here’s your local Iranian weather for the week. *walks in front of green screen* The skies…
This post was authored by Russell Williams, a graduate research assistant at CNS. Misinformation abounds as nuclear rivals India and Pakistan face off once again in Kashmir. Both nations have exploited the conflict for domestic political gain, making a stream…
Dave Schmerler, Michael Duitsman, and I were gathered around my computer, admiring satellite images we found of an Indian missile on a launch pad from May 2017. I pointed to some cloudy streaks on the screen and joked, “I wonder…
