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Jun 04, 2013 National Review Online Posts NPEC Analysis, "Obama's Nuclear Vietnam"
Op-Eds & Blogs
Apr 08, 2013 Robert Zarate: The Non-Use and Abuse of Nuclear Proliferation Intelligence in the Cases of North Korea and Iran
One of the key assumptions shared by backers of military counter-proliferation is that with enough timely intelligence, the U.S. and its key allies can bomb, interdict, sabotage, and otherwise neutralize the nuclear weapons efforts of proliferating states. The presumption here is that it is the supply of intelligence, rather than the timely use and demand for it from policy makers and military planners, that is preventing more robust counter-proliferation activity. At some level this certainly must be true. Yet, in the important current cases of Iran and North Korea, it is nowhere near as important as the demand problem. The attached NPEC-commissioned study by Robert Zarate, Policy Director of the Foreign Policy Initiative, "The Non-Use and Abuse of Nuclear Proliferation Intelligence: The Cases of North Korea and Iran," makes this case forcefully. His conclusion, after detailing what is known about how we have used the intelligence we had on these programs, is that if we are unwilling to act on the basis of early proliferation information when only modest actions are needed, it is a mistake to assume we will be more likely to act later when more heroic measures are required.
Working Papers
Apr 05, 2013 National Review Online Posts NPEC Analysis, "Pyongyang Is Not Our Only Nuclear Worry"
Op-Eds & Blogs
Feb 12, 2013 National Review Online Posts NPEC Analysis, "After North Korea's Test: Slow the Nuclear Dominos"
Op-Eds & Blogs
Mar 26, 2012 NPR's Talk of the Nation interviews NPEC's executive director on the future of nuclear weapons.
Interviews; Audio & Video
Mar 26, 2012 NPEC's executive director testifies before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "China's Nuclear Weapons and Fissile Materials Holdings: Uncertainties and Concerns."
Testimony & Transcripts
Feb 28, 2012 The Conundrum of Close Calls: Lessons Learned for Securing Nuclear Weapons
 A commentary by Reid Pauly and Scott Sagan shared at NPEC's meeting, "Securing Nuclear Arsenals for the Next Half Century: What Does History Recommend?"
Working Papers
Feb 28, 2012 Peter Feaver: Nuclear Command and Control in Crisis: Old Lessons from New History
A commentary by Peter Feaver shared at NPEC's meeting, "Securing Nuclear Arsenals for the Next Half Century: What Does History Recommend?"
Working Papers
Feb 28, 2012 Greg Giles: Securing Nuclear Arsenals in Times of Political Turmoil: Lessons Learned
 A commentary by Greg Giles shared at NPEC's meeting, "Securing Nuclear Arsenals for the Next Half Century: What Does History Recommend?"
Working Papers
Feb 27, 2012 Mark Stokes: Securing Nuclear Arsenals for the Next Half Century: A Chinese Case Study
A paper by Mark Stokes presented at NPEC's meeting, "Securing Nuclear Arsenals for the Next Half Century: What Does History Recommend?"
Working Papers
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