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View story [Image: Uranium tailings site in Mailuu-Suu, Kyrgyz Republic. src: www.llnl.gov]
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Feature Story

Uranium Tailings in Central Asia: The Case of the Kyrgyz Republic
    by Paula Humphrey and Margarita Sevcik
This CNS report analyzes potential security risks posed by abandoned or unattended radioactive waste sites in the Kyrgyz Republic, with a focus on recent developments and efforts towards remediation. More...
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Posted: November 10, 2009 Image: Uranium tailings site in Mailuu-Suu, Kyrgyz Republic.
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Recent Features

Posted: November 12, 2009
View story [Image: 'Atomic Power? No Thanks' Danish slogan] Sweden Reverses Nuclear Phase-out Policy
Johan Bergenäs, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: November 2, 2009
View story [Image: CTBTO Press Briefing following the opening of the Article XIV Conference] One Year of Test Ban Commitment Cannot Erase a Decade of Dismissal
Liviu Horovitz and Luis Gain, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: October 30, 2009
Brazil's New National Defense Strategy Calls for Strategic Nuclear Developments
Sarah Diehl and Eduardo Fujii, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: October 9, 2009
The Reconfiguration of European Missile Defense, Russia's Response and the Likely Implications
Thomas Young, an issue brief for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: November 13, 2009
View article [Image: Jing-dong Yuan] China: A Need for Strategic Reassurance
Obama has a rare opportunity to reassure China that the U.S. seeks a pragmatic & cooperative partnership.
Jing-dong Yuan, for the Asia Times Online.
Ready or Not: China's Fifth-Generation Leaders
What foreign & economic policies are likely when the new leadership assumes power in three to four years?
Jing-dong Yuan, for World Politics Review.
Posted: October 9, 2009
View book [Image: When Empire Meets Nationalism cover] When Empire Meets Nationalism: Power Politics in the U.S. and Russia
Benoît Pélopidas co-authored this forthcoming book.
View other books by CNS staff
Posted: October 2, 2009
View story [Image: China military equipment formation] Cold War Redux? China's Cold War Era Thinking When it Comes to Nuclear Disarmament
This report, a follow-on from CNS's recent occasional paper, explores Chinese principles of disarmament and their compatibility with the push for nuclear zero.
Lora Saalman, a CNS Feature Story.
Posted: October 1, 2009
View article [Image: Johan Bergenäs] The way forward with Iran [SWEDISH]
Johan Bergenäs, for the Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet.
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Nonproliferation Review

Triannually features WMD articles, reports, & viewpoints. Volume 16.3 now available.
Updated: November 18, 2009
Vol 16.3 November 2009
Table of Contents, with:
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The Inventory

A regularly-updated public reference covering all international organizations, treaties, and agreements relevant to WMD disarmament & nonproliferation.
Updated: October 1, 2009

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NukeTube.tv

Video & Audio recordings of notable speakers, presentations, interviews, and discussions.
Posted: November 13, 2009
Seminar
Prospects for a START Replacement Treaty Watch video of Ambassador Linton Brooks - Prospects for a START Replacement Treaty
Ambassador Linton Brooks gave a talk on October 15, 2009.
Posted: October 21, 2009
Seminar
The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy Watch video of David Hoffman - The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy
David Hoffman, Assistant Managing Editor for Foreign News at The Washington Post, on October 13, 2009.

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