Search Results

 

North Korea and Nuclear Forensics

Paul Kerr | Oct 12, 2006 | Relevancy Score: 15.41

…zero and/or in the atmosphere. They would first separate the atoms into groups of chemically similar elements and then measure the radioactivity of each group. To do so, scientists often…

 

2008 Nonproliferation Challenge

Jeffrey Lewis | Mar 13, 2008 | Relevancy Score: 15.41

…James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) at the Monterey Institute of International Studies strives to combat the spread of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons to state and non-state actors…

 

Additional Thoughts on Burma

Jeffrey Lewis | May 12, 2014 | Relevancy Score: 15.41

Catherine Dill and I have published a pair of articles concerning allegations that Burma’s generals are building a chemical weapons facility near a place called Pauk. The article published on…

 

Note from a Small Organization

Jeffrey Lewis | May 16, 2014 | Relevancy Score: 15.41

…say it is none of anyone’s business — and the reporters are still in jail. Burma signed the Chemical Weapons Convention in 1993. Despite repeated promises to do so, Burma…

 

Novichok: The New Guy

ACW Podcast | Mar 16, 2018 | Relevancy Score: 15.41

The Russian chemical weapons attack in Salisbury is, sadly, not the first assassination to take place on UK soil. Jeffrey and Aaron spoke about Russia’s use of a Novichok nerve agent, what…

 

Leaving the Mothership

Michael Krepon | Feb 28, 2014 | Relevancy Score: 15.41

…paving the way for next steps. Treaties have helped curtail nuclear proliferation, build down Cold War legacy arsenals, establish monitoring regimes, and nearly abolish chemical and biological weapons. One measure…

 

Which President Was Best for Arms Control?

Michael Krepon | Nov 09, 2021 | Relevancy Score: 15.41

…in the red column. Bill Clinton and his team had to work ridiculously hard to secure the Senate’s consent to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention negotiated during the administrations of…

 

The Hwasong that Never Ends

Scott LaFoy | Aug 28, 2017 | Relevancy Score: 15.41

…that the North Koreans were able to produce their own chemical warheads for the Hwasong-1. Alternate name(s): FROG-5, 3R10 Luna-2, 2K6.   Hwasong-2 I’m going to skip the Hwasong-2 because…

 

North Korean WMD: A Guide to Online Resources

Joshua Pollack | May 22, 2017 | Relevancy Score: 15.41

…strikes. Both of these features avoid the jargon of Western nuclear strategy (“counterforce” and “countervalue”), allowing the authors to try to assess North Korea’s approach on its own terms. Chemical…

 

North Korea, the CTBT, and (maybe?) the end of the nuclear-testing era

Joshua Pollack | May 21, 2018 | Relevancy Score: 15.41

…treaties, mostly in the 1980s, usually without much fanfare. These include the 1925 Geneva Protocol, which forbids the use of chemical or biological weapons; and the Biological Weapons Convention, which…