Carnegie Nuclear Policy Program

The Carnegie Nuclear Policy Program is an internationally acclaimed source of expertise and policy thinking on nuclear industry, nonproliferation, security, and disarmament. Its multinational staff stays at the forefront of nuclear policy issues in the United States, Russia, China, Northeast Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East.

Russian-American Security Relations After Georgia

Washington and Moscow’s failure to develop a working relationship could lead to a dangerous crisis—perhaps even a nuclear one. There is an immediate need to grab onto the superstructure o...

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Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: Why the United States Should Lead

The next American president should emphasize the goal of a world without nuclear weapons and really mean it. The verification and enforcement mechanisms that would be required to achieve ...

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Iran Says "No"—Now What?

Neither Iran nor the United States can achieve all it wants in the current nuclear standoff. Iran has demonstrated its unwillingness to comply with IAEA and UN Security Council demands to...

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Nuclear Security Spending: Assessing Costs, Examining Priorities

In a time of economic turmoil, new leadership, rapidly changing threats to security, and continued contention about the future of the nuclear arsenal, U.S. policy makers need to know how ...

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Are New Nuclear Bargains Attainable?

Policy makers have returned to the debate over whether and how total nuclear disarmament should take place. The notion that preventing the spread of nuclear weapons is much harder without...

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Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: A Debate

In the past few years, horizontal and vertical proliferation have collided. That is, the need for significant strengthening of the nonproliferation regime in the wake of nuclear developme...

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Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security

A team of leading nonproliferation experts offers a blueprint for rethinking the international nonproliferation regime. They offer a fresh approach to deal with states and terrorists, nuc...

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Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security (2007 Report Card on Pr...

A team of leading nonproliferation experts offers a blueprint for rethinking the international nonproliferation regime. They offer a fresh approach to deal with states and terrorists, nuc...

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Nuclear Energy: Rebirth or Resuscitation?

After several decades of disappointing growth, nuclear energy seems poised for a comeback. Talk of a “nuclear renaissance” includes perhaps a doubling or tripling of nuclear capacity by 2...

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Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threats

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 in...

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Grading Progress on 13 Steps Toward Disarmament

At the May 2009 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee meeting in New York, and again at next year’s NPT Review Conference, the 13 Practical Steps Toward Nuclear Di...

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Dealing With Iran: The Power of Legitimacy

The first phase of renewed international negotiations with Iran made unexpected progress, although history suggests that Iran could backtrack on its pledges. Iran’s willingness to negotia...

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Restoring the NPT: Essential Steps for 2010

Conventional wisdom states that the nonproliferation regime is on the verge of collapse and that the May 2010 NPT Review Conference will determine its fate. Casting the Review Conference ...

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Iran's Nuclear Ambitions

Iran alarms the world as it seeks nuclear energy technology that could be used to create weapons. The concern stems in part from Iran’s uncertain intentions and recent history. Does Iran ...

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Beyond Nuclear Deterrence: Transforming the U.S.-Russian Equation

For nearly fifty years—and the decade and a half since the end of the Cold War—deterrence has remained the central nuclear arms control policy between the United States, Russia, and other...

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