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Summary Although nearly fifty countries have a nuclear capacity, and many more are working towards this goal, only a few are actually in possession of…
Summary The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism, a new book from the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, assesses the motivations and capabilities of terrorist organizations to…
Continue reading Ferguson, Charles D., and William C. Potter
Summary The Task Force report, titled U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy, focuses on near-term policies to reduce nuclear weapons to the lowest possible level consistent with…
Continue reading Ferguson, Charles D., Perry, William J., and Scowcroft, Brent
Summary Deadly Arsenals provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive assessment available on global proliferation dangers, with a critical assessment of international enforcement efforts. An invaluable…
Continue reading Cirincione, Joseph, Jon B. Wolfsthal, and Miriam Rajkumar
Summary Since their inception, nuclear weapons have multiplied at an alarming rate, leaving everyone from policymakers to concerned citizens wondering what it will take to…
Summary Americans in the twenty-first century are keenly aware of the many forms of terrorism: hijackings, biological attacks, chemical weapons. But the deadliest form is…
Summary The Genesis of South Asian Nuclear Deterrence is an attempt to provide a complete picture of the dynamics of South Asian nuclearization. It covers…
Book on history of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program. Book title derived from Chagai-I, the name given to the five underground nuclear tests conducted by Pakistan…
Summary In his shocking and revelatory new work, the celebrated journalist William Langewiesche investigates the burgeoning global threat of nuclear weapons production. This is the…
Summary Whither South Asia? This is not a question that has troubled many Americans, although the number has been growing over the last few years.…
Summary The history of Pakistan’s nuclear program is the history of Pakistan. Fascinated with the new nuclear science, the young nation’s leaders launched a nuclear…
Summary The world has entered a second nuclear age. For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the threat of nuclear annihilation…
