Ensuring Iran’s Enrichment R&D is for Peaceful Purposes
Jan 26, 2017Iran announced last week that it would start feeding its first IR-8 centrifuges with uranium hexafluoride gas (UF6). The 2015 Iran nuclear deal states that Tehran’s breakout time (the time...
View ArticleIran’s Missile Tests Reveal Weaknesses of UN Security Council Resolution
Feb 8, 2017Iran’s latest missile test on January 29 received a swift response, as warranted. The United Nations Security Council called for an emergency session, and on February 2, the U.S. Treasury...
View ArticleNuclear Terrorism: Renewed Thinking for a Changing Landscape
Feb 13, 2017Olli Heinonen Briefing at the Open Debate of the United Nations Security Council in New York, NY on February 13, 2017.
View ArticleNuclear Terrorism: Renewed Thinking for a Changing Landscape
Feb 24, 2017On February 13th, Project on Managing the Atom Senior Associate Olli Heinonen spoke at a briefing at the U.N. Security Council Open Debate.
View ArticleFissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT) - Verification Issues
Mar 2, 2017The High Level Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty’s (FMCT) Expert Preparatory Group held an open-ended informal consultative meeting at the United Nations in New York on 2-3 March 2017. The...
View ArticleThe U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism Newsletter: December...
Mar 17, 2017Graham Allison’s new book urges U.S, China and Russia to cooperate in preventing nuclear terrorism.Olli Heinonen and William Tobey weigh in on IAEA’s nuclear security conference.Siegfried...
View ArticleState of Play and Future of the Multilateral Non-proliferation Regimes and...
May 29, 2017The last couple of years have seen mixed progress in non-proliferation, arms control, and disarmament. On the positive side, we can applaud the Ministerial-level Nuclear Security conference...
View ArticleIs Iran Mass Producing Advanced Gas Centrifuge Components?
May 30, 2017The head of Iran’s nuclear program says Iran has the capability to initiate mass production of advanced centrifuges on short notice. The mass production of these centrifuges (or their...
View ArticleThe U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism Newsletter: March -...
Jun 12, 2017Elbe Group is meeting tackles nuclear terrorism.William Tobey weighs in on U.S. policy toward Russia.Siegfried Hecker’s Doomed to Cooperate wins a U.S. national award.Rolf Mowatt-Larssen...
View ArticleDrawing a “Broader Conclusion” on Iran’s Nuclear Program
Jun 15, 2017Under the terms of the nuclear deal with Iran, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), key restrictions would expire if the IAEA formally reaches a “broader...
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