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Restarting nuclear talks with Iran: Old problems, some new hopes
If Iran shows it is serious about negotiating, the major powers might be wise to call Tehran's bluff, accept official claims that its nuclear program is peaceful and act to integrate the program into the global nuclear economy.
A security system commensurate with the risk of nuclear terrorism
The international community needs to create a legally binding convention on nuclear security -- before terrorists exploit weaknesses in the current security regime to create and use a nuclear weapon.
Is suspension the solution?
As North Korean and Iranian negotiations continue, the international community needs to develop new tools for ensuring that agreements to suspend nuclear enrichment are not fig leafs that hide illicit nuclear activities.
2012 Nuclear Security Summit: What it was and wasn’t
The 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul could have been a watershed moment for nuclear security, but it was largely a review of past successes.
Open secret
NATO should withdraw the remaining US tactical nuclear weapons deployed in Europe during the Cold War. To advance the discussion of total withdrawal, the upcoming NATO Defense and Deterrence Posture Review should officially announce the numbers and locations of all of these weapons.
North Korea: Small step forward, many more to go
After the US and North Korea made a deal to exchange food aid for scaled-back nuclear activities, two statements came out this week -- one from Washington and one from Pyongyang. Unfortunately, so did two different understandings of the deal.
Fearful of a nuclear Iran? The real WMD nightmare is Syria
At least six sophisticated terror organizations and Al Qaeda-affiliated fighters from Iraq are active in Syria, which has a large, sophisticated chemical weapons program and, perhaps, a biological arsenal. If the Syrian government falls, who will guard the WMD?
Social acceptance and the Blue Ribbon Commission: A positive experience in national nuclear waste discussions
America's waste program is at an impasse and community involvement is key to moving it forward.
Crying wolf about an Iranian nuclear bomb
Predictions of an imminent Iranian nuclear bomb are extreme, worst-case scenarios that impede the sober pursuit of a diplomatic solution.
Staying in the zone
The United States can help move the Middle East toward a WMD-free zone, regain leadership in the region, make diplomacy a strategic tool, and stem nuclear proliferation. If only it would.
1994 Redux: The rebirth of North Korean leadership
Uncertainty about a North Korea under Kim Jong-un is endemic. The best way to reduce it is not to engage in idle speculation but to try diplomatic give-and-take.
Second life: The questionable safety of life extensions for Russian nuclear power plants
Russia is extending the lives of its nuclear power plants, including Chernobyl-type reactors, without requiring environmental assessments. That's not only unsafe but also illegal.
Hold your fire: Nuclear forces without counterforce
To make further progress in reducing the number of nuclear weapons, some missions for nuclear weapons need to be eliminated. The most dangerous nuclear mission -- a counterforce attack on the other side's nuclear arsenal, before it is used -- should be the first to go.
Time for a grand bargain in Northeast Asia
If North Korea is serious about talks, can the parties negotiate a comprehensive deal? Yes, they can, should, and must.
Free the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty: Functionality over forum
The Conference on Disarmament has let Pakistan bottle up a treaty to ban fissile material production for years. The US should help start negotiations -- somewhere else.
Nature and malice: Confronting multiple hazards to nuclear power infrastructure
Safety and security staffs need to be trained to cooperate if they are to deal with the array of natural and man-made dangers faced by nuclear plants.
The coming German energy turnaround
A shift out of nuclear power will require a $290 billion investment but could create hundreds of thousands of jobs and an energy mix dominated by alternatives.
A new way to detect secret nuclear tests: GPS
GPS signals can detect atmospheric changes that accompany clandestine nuclear tests. They may also give the US a reason to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.