Recent Activities/Events
November
Posted: November 19, 2008
At Peace with Nuclear Expansion
- Speaker Dr. Ray Juzaitis, Department Head and Professor of Nuclear Engineering Texas A&M University.
November 19, 12:15-2:00pm (Wednesday)
Monterey, CA
CNS Seminar Room (D-100)
400 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
Posted: November 14, 2008
Biodefense in the 21st Century: The Political Realities
- Speaker Dr. Kenneth Bernard, Former Assistant to President Bush for Biodefense on Homeland Security Council Chaired the White House Biodefense Policy Coordinating Committee Drafted Decision Directives for President Bush on both "Biodefense for the 21st Century" and Agricultural Bioterrorism.
November 13, 12:15—2:00pm (Thursday)
Monterey, CA
CNS Seminar Room (D-100)
400 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
Posted: November 12, 2008
Nonproliferation Review Special Luncheon Briefing
- NPR presented the winners of the 2008 Doreen and Jim McElvany Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest, featuring presentations by the authors and a keynote speech by Rep. Ellen O. Tauscher (D-CA).
[Link includes essays and presentations]
November 12, 12:00—2:00pm (Wednesday)
Washington, D.C. 20036
1111 19th Street, NW, 12th Floor
Posted: November 11, 2008
Patricia Lewis honored with Joseph A. Burton Forum Award
- CNS is pleased to announce that Deputy Director and Scientist-in-Residence Dr Patricia Lewis, has been honored by the American Physical Society and awarded the 2009 Joseph A. Burton Forum Award for her contributions to arms control and international security.
Posted: November 10, 2008
Nuclear physicist at MIIS works to limit weapons
- A Monterey Herald article on Dr Patricia Lewis, CNS' new deputy director and scientist-in-residence.
Posted: November 7, 2008
Rethinking the Unthinkable: Four Critical Mistakes in Thinking about Nuclear Weapons
- Ward Wilson (Grand Prize Winner of the 2008 Doreen and Jim McElvany Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest)
November 7, 12:15—2:00pm (Friday)
Monterey, CA
Room D-100
400 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
Posted: November 10, 2008
MIIS speaker wants nukes dismantled
A Monterey Herald article on the talk.
Posted: November 6, 2008
Evidence from Imagery: The Iran and Syrian Nuclear Program—An Open and Shut Case?
- Dr. Frank Pabian
November 6, 12:15—2:00pm (Thursday)
Monterey, CA
Room D-100
400 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
October
Posted: October 23, 2008
The Role of Nuclear Weapons in Russian National Security Policy: Current Status and Possible Evolution
- Speaker: Major-General (Ret.) Vladimir Dvorkin, Professor, Senior Research Fellow at IMEMO Russian Academy of Sciences
October 30, 12:15-2:00pm (Thursday)
Monterey, CA
McGowan Room 102 (MG-102)
411 Pacific Street (Corner of Pacific & Franklin)
Posted: October 14, 2008
Seizing The Moment
- A one-day consultation on breakthrough measures to build a new east west consensus on weapons of mass destruction and disarmament. An event co-sponsored by CNS.
24 October 2008 — New York
Posted: October 8, 2008
Ensuring U.S. Medical Isotope Supply and Minimizing Risks of Nuclear Terrorism
- CNS/AAAS event on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC on October 6, 2008.
September
Posted: September 15, 2008
CNS Welcomes Dr. Patricia Lewis as Deputy Director and Scientist-in-Residence
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2009 Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest announced
- This contest, featuring a $10,000 grand prize, is open to students, professors, journalists, policy analysts, activists, and others worldwide, to generate new scholarly insights and specific recommendations for resolving today's nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons challenges.
July
Posted: July 25, 2008
Israel's Airstrike on Syria's Nuclear Reactor: Preventive War and the Nonproliferation Regime
- a public event co-sponsored with CNS and the Arms Control Association.
Posted: July 24, 2008
Book Launch: Missile Contagion: Cruise Missile Proliferation and the Threat to International Security
- by Dennis M. Gormley. This event took place in Washington, D.C. at noon, on Thursday, July 24, 2008. View link for more details.
Posted: July 21, 2008
The Global Elimination of Civilian Use of Highly Enriched Uranium
- The Nonproliferation Review held a Luncheon Briefing in Washington D.C. for a discussion with authors Cristina Hansell and Robert Nurick on their articles appearing in a special section of the July 2008 issue. [Includes articles and presentation.]
Posted: July 1, 2008
Winners Announced for the 2008 Doreen and Jim McElvany Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest
- $13,000 in prizes to be awarded to the four winning entries.
June
Posted: June 26, 2008
Book Launch Event: Missile Contagion: Cruise Missile Proliferation and the Threat to International Security [PDF]
- by Dennis M. Gormley. This event will take place in Washington, D.C. at noon, on Thursday, July 24, 2008, and a complimentary lunch will be provided. View link for more details.
April
Posted: April 30, 2008
Measuring Nuclear Proliferation: Nuclear Ladders, Iran, and the National Intelligence Estimate
- On April 3, 2008, CNS and the United States Institute of Peace co-sponsored a seminar with government officials, academics, journalists, and U.S. intelligence members.
Posted: April 28, 2008
CNS Hosts Spring 2008 Critical Issues Forum: U.S. & Russian High School Students Study Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy [PDF]
- the Critical Issues Forum annual conference was held in Monterey from 17-18 April.
Posted: April 17, 2008
Nuclear Nonproliferation in the Next Generation: U.S. & Russian High School Students Study Nuclear Renaissance: Benefits vs. Risks [PDF]
- the Critical Issues Forum annual conference is being held in Monterey from 17-18 April.
Posted: April 16, 2008
Symposium on Nuclear Nonproliferation, featuring Dan Rather
- the full video of panel discussing, which included William Potter, is now available through the Rowan University website.
Posted: April 3, 2008
Measuring Nuclear Proliferation: Nuclear Ladders, Iran, and the National Intelligence Estimate
- CNS and the United States Institute of Peace co-sponsored a seminar with a group of leading current and former government officials, academics, journalists, and members of the U.S. intelligence community.
Posted: April 1, 2008
Paranoid Potbellied Stalinist Gets Nuclear Weapons: How the U.S. Print Media Cover North Korea
- The Nonproliferation Review hosted a luncheon briefing in Washington D.C. with the author of this article for its recent March issue. [Now includes audio of the event.]
March
Posted: March 12, 2008
Paranoid Potbellied Stalinist Gets Nuclear Weapons: How the U.S. Print Media Cover North Korea
- The Nonproliferation Review hosted a luncheon briefing in Washington D.C. with the author of this article for its recent March issue.
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