Sub-Saharan Africa 1540 Reporting: Regional Overview
The UNSCR 1540 implementation process in sub-Saharan Africa has been slow. As of October 2011, 26 of the 48 states in the region have submitted 1540 national reports.
Independent Experts Can Now Get Sharper Satellite Images of North Korea, Iran
Independent nonproliferation experts can now get images offering much greater detail about Iran's and North Korea's above-ground nuclear facilities. Last week, the satellite company DigitalGlobe announced the U.S. Commerce Department…
Crossing the Finish Line: Ending the Civilian Use of Highly Enriched Uranium
Winning global support to phase out the civilian use of highly enriched uranium (HEU) has been one of the seminal achievements of the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS)process that President Barack Obama started…
Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
The Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) will hold its third session from 28 April…
Together We Stand, We Build
Vulnerable crops, uncertain water supplies, and inadequate access to cancer care are some of the issues African nations are addressing in AFRA. The African Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development…
The CTBTO’s Report on Missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH 370: An Analysis
As of March 30, the processing of the IMS infrasound data at the IDC in Vienna did not offer a clue whether the lost Malaysian Airlines Flight MH 370 could…
Ghost Flights and the Case of MH370
The apparent erratic conduct of flight MH370 and the disabling of some communication equipment could be explained either by impaired pilot judgment typical of hypoxia (oxygen starvation) triggered by a…
NAYARIT CONFERENCE ON THE ‘HUMANITARIAN IMPACT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS’
As a follow-up of a historic international conference on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons (Oslo, March 2013), the government of Mexico hosted a 2nd international conference from 13-14 February…
The International Space Station: a Case for Peace
In January, William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, announced that the White House intends to extend international space station operations from 2020 to 2024…
Russia says insecure uranium “yellowcake” in Libya threatens global security
Russian permanent representative recently called on the UN to take control over loosely guarded uranium yellowcake stockpiles in the Libyan Desert Sabha, writes ITAR-TASS. “I have spoken with UN Secretary…