A 16 year-old Japanese student refined uranium at home and sold it online. While it is believed to have been done out of scientific curiosity, this sparks nuclear security concerns over access to this dangerous material.
Call for Papers: IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has opened the call for Synopses for the February 2020 Third Ministerial International Conference on Nuclear Security. Technical and interactive presentations, papers and posters are due May 31 !!
The aftermath of Syria’s chemical weapons attacks
Senior Science Fellow John Gilbert, a member of our Scientists Working Group, spoke with Fox News about Syria’s chemical weapons attacks. “There will probably be no further accountability of Syria for its past chemical attacks beyond the damage done after the U.S. missile attacks,” Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Senior Science Fellow, John Gilbert, […]
Will Trump give northeast Ohio a missile defense site after Lordstown GM plant’s demise?
Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke with the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch about a potential third missile defense site. James McKeon, a policy analyst with the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said the federal government would be better off making existing missile defense sites work better. He said the current program only tests at 50 percent, […]
New Report: GAO Radiological Material Security
On Thursday, April 4th 2019, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on Radiological Material Security. Report experts along with the National Academies of Sciences found the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission does not consider all relevant factors when considering the effects of a dirty bomb. In fact, a large radiological dispersal device (RDD)could […]
