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AUGUST 2008
Posted: Aug 8, 2008
Cooperative Threat Reduction and Pakistan, an Issue Brief by Sharad Joshi and Togzhan Kassenova for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: Aug 4, 2008
Downing of Georgian Drone over Breakaway Region Highlights Potential Proliferation Challenges, by Alexander Melikishvili for the August 2008 issue of WMD Insights.

JULY 2008
Posted: July 25, 2008
Recent Event: 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
Recent Event: 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
Biological threat reduction in Central Asia, an article by Togzhan Kassenova for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Recent Event: The Global Elimination of Civilian Use of Highly Enriched Uranium. The Nonproliferation Review held a Luncheon Briefing in Washington D.C. on July 21th, 2008 for a discussion with authors Cristina Hansell and Robert Nurick on their articles appearing in a special section in the July 2008 issue. [Now includes NPR articles and presentation.]
Posted: July 15, 2008
Israel's Airstrike on Syria's Reactor: Implications for the Nonproliferation Regime, an article co-authored by Leonard S. Spector for Arms Control Today.
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 2008
June 26, 2008
Book Launch Event: 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.
June 13, 2008
Is Pakistan Appeasing the Taliban?, an article by Sharad Joshi for Foreign Policy in Focus.
June 11, 2008
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.
June 6, 2008
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
May 23, 2008
Why Arab leaders worry about Iran's nuclear program, an article by Tariq Khaitous for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
May 13, 2008
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.
May 7, 2008
Spring Time in Sino-Japanese Relations?, an op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for OpinionAsia.
May 5, 2008
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
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.
Kazakhstan's Nuclear Ambitions, an article by Togzhan Kassenova for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
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.
April 15, 2008
China's Ascendancy to a Space Power, an op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the China Brief.
April 8, 2008
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.
April 7, 2008
The North Korean Nuclear Impasse: A Long Road to Denuclearisation, an op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for OpinionAsia.
April 4, 2008
Book Review of Michael Levi's On Nuclear Terrorism, by William Potter for the April 2008 issue of Arms Control Today.
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 2008
March 28, 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.
March 27, 2008
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.
March 26, 2008
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.
March 25, 2008
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]
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.
March 7, 2008
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.
March 6, 2008
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.
March 4, 2008
Robotics Prof Sees Threat in Military Robots, Dennis Gormley was interviewed in an article for Scientific American.

FEBRUARY 2008
February 11, 2008
Taiwanese Legislator Accuses President Chen of Nuclear Weapons Development, an article by Mimi Dougherty for WMD Insights.

JANUARY 2008
January 31, 2008
Radioactive Cargo on Train to Iran Investigated, Alexander Melikishvili was interviewed in a report for National Public Radio's All Things Considered.
January 22, 2008
China and the U.S. Remain Focused, an op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the Asia Times.
January 14, 2008
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.

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