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AUGUST 2008

Chinese Nationalism and Sino-Japanese Relations
an article by Jing-dong Yuan for Pacific Focus.
Cooperative Threat Reduction and Pakistan
an Issue Brief by Sharad Joshi and Togzhan Kassenova for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Downing of Georgian Drone over Breakaway Region Highlights Potential Proliferation Challenges
by Alexander Melikishvili for the August 2008 issue of WMD Insights.

JULY 2008

Biological threat reduction in Central Asia
an article by Togzhan Kassenova for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Event: The Global Elimination of Civilian Use of Highly Enriched Uranium
The Nonproliferation Review will hold a Luncheon Briefing in Washington D.C. on July 21st, 2008 for a discussion with authors Cristina Hansell and Robert Nurick on their articles appearing in a special section in the July 2008 issue.
Israel's Airstrike on Syria's Reactor: Implications for the Nonproliferation Regime
an article co-authored by Leonard S. Spector for Arms Control Today.
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 2008

Event: Book Launch Missile Contagion: Cruise Missile Proliferation and the Threat to International Security
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.
Is Pakistan Appeasing the Taliban?
an article by Sharad Joshi for Foreign Policy in Focus.
Algeria, Emirates Plan Nonproliferation-Friendly Nuclear Programs; Egypt Keeps Fuel Cycle Options Open, Rejects Expanded IAEA Monitoring
by Leonard S. Spector and Benjamin Radford for the WMD Insights June 2008 issue.
Program to Clean-up Abandoned Chemical Weapons in China Moves Sluggishly
by Shari Oliver and Stephanie Lieggi for the WMD Insights June 2008 issue.
Medvedev Must Seize the Moment in China [Updated],
an op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for The Moscow Times.
A Pause in the Indo-U.S. Nuclear Agreement
an Issue Brief by Sharad Joshi for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

MAY 2008

Why Arab leaders worry about Iran's nuclearprogram
an article by Tariq Khaitous for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
China and Japan tiptoe into a 'warm spring'
an op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the Asia Times Online.
Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone Clearinghouse
an overview over the most important features of NWFZs and links to basic resources and documents.
Spring Time in Sino-Japanese Relations?
an op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for OpinionAsia.
Cloak and Stagger
an op-ed on U.S. Intelligence, Syria and Iran, by Leonard S. Spector and Avner Cohen for the Los Angeles Times.
Is the U.S. Underestimating the Syrian Threat?
Leonard S. Spector was interviewed on National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation.

APRIL 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.
Report: 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.
Kazakhstan's Nuclear Ambitions
an article by Togzhan Kassenova for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
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.
China's Ascendancy to a Space Power
an op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the China Brief.
Has FARC Entered the Illicit Trade in Radioactive Materials?
by Alexander Melikishvili for WMD Insights April 2008 issue.
Ukrainian Parliamentarian Calls for Renuclearization
by Jacob Quamme for WMD Insights April 2008 issue.
New French Nuclear Deals in the Middle East Generate Proliferation Concerns
by Khalid Hilal and Adam P. Williams for WMD Insights April 2008 issue.
Departing Taiwan Government Forced to Dissolve Controversial Arms Brokerage
by Stephanie Lieggi for WMD Insights April 2008 issue.
Iran Likely to Take Accusatory Stance at CWC Review Conference
by Benjamin Radford for WMD Insights April 2008 issue.
Summary of Recent United Nations Security Council, European Union, and United States Sanctions Against Iran
by Benjamin Radford and Leonard Spector for WMD Insights April 2008 issue.
The North Korean Nuclear Impasse: A Long Road to Denuclearisation
an op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for OpinionAsia.
Book Review of Michael Levi's On Nuclear Terrorism
by William Potter for the April 2008 issue of Arms Control Today.
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 2008

Strait Talk: Avoiding a Nuclear War between the United States and China over Taiwan
by Monte R. Bullard, has been recently updated and is now available in PDF format.
The Body's Own Bioweapons
an article by Jonathan B. Tucker for The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
Is Syria a Candidate for Nuclear Proliferation?
an issue brief by Tariq Khaitous for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Would Nuclear Interest in Arab Countries Only Be Used for Civilian Purposes?
Tariq Khaitous was interviewed for an article for the Italian newspaper, Corriere Della Serra. [in Italian only]
Elections in Pakistan: A Major Shift or More of the Same?
an op-ed by Sharad Joshi for the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi.
Is the Swedish government afraid to upset the U.S.
an op-ed by Lawrence Scheinman and Johan Bergenas on the U.S.-India deal for the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. [Swedish only]
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.
Understanding Ricin
Jonathan B. Tucker was interviewed for an article in Newsweek.
Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons: An Old Problem Resurfaces
an article by Markus K. Binder for WMD Insights.
China card still wild in White House race
an oped by Jing-dong Yuan for Asia Times Online.
Brazil's Pursuit of a Nuclear Submarine Raises Proliferation Concerns
an article by Sarah Diehl and Eduardo Fujii for WMD Insights.
India Expands Foreign Collaboration in Missile and Space Program, Tests Missile Defense System
an article by Anya Loukianova and Sharad Joshi for WMD Insights.
New Australian Leader's China Policy May Shift Security Relations, Collaboration with Traditional Allies
an article by Stephanie Lieggi for WMD Insights.
Test of Iranian Space Launch Vehicle Causes Another Crack in Russian-Iranian Relations
an article by Nikolai Sokov for WMD Insights.
Fearing U.S. Military Intervention, Then Lack of U.S. Resolve, Arab States Try Engaging Iran
an article by Deborah Berman for WMD Insights.
Robotics Prof Sees Threat in Military Robots
Dennis Gormley was interviewed in an article for Scientific American.

FEBRUARY 2008

Taiwanese Legislator Accuses President Chen of Nuclear Weapons Development
an article by Mimi Dougherty for WMD Insights.
Chinas Trade with Iran under Western Scrutiny as Beijing Considers Next Move
an article by Stephanie Lieggi for WMD Insights.
Under Fukuda, Japan Accelerates Ballistic Missile Defense Cooperation with the United States
an article by Masako Toki for WMD Insights.
Russia Tests New Strategic Weapons as Vice Premier Rejects Proposals for Increasing the Rate of Weapons Production
an article by Nikolai Sokov for WMD Insights.
Moscow Rejects U.S. Written Proposals on Missile Defense, Downplays New Iranian Missile Test
an article by Nikolai Sokov for WMD Insights.
Eager to Increase Nuclear Exports, Russia Awaits Nuclear Suppliers Group Exemption for India
an article by Anya Loukianova for WMD Insights.

JANUARY 2008

Radioactive Cargo on Train to Iran Investigated
Alexander Melikishvili was interviewed in a report for National Public Radio's All Things Considered.
China and the U.S. Remain Focused
an op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the Asia Times.
Reykjavik Summit: The Legacy and a Lesson for the Future
an issue brief by Nikolai Sokov for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Egypt and Saudi Arabia's Policies toward Iran's Nuclear Program
an issue brief by Tariq Khaitous for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
China Card Comes Up Trumps
an op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the Asia Times.
The Anti-plague System in the Newly Independent States, 1992 and Onwards: Assessing Proliferation Risks and Potential for Enhanced Public Health in Central Asia and the Caucasus
the second part of a two-part report.


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