Nonproliferation
The nonproliferation regime faces a period of considerable challenge as state signatories to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) push the boundary of “peaceful” nuclear fuel cycle technology and research closer to weapons related capabilities, and non-state actors and terrorists threaten to pursue biological, chemical and nuclear weapons of mass destruction. These realities require substantial rethinking of nonproliferation policy to halt proliferation of sensitive technologies and create alternative policy concepts that more directly affect the actions and motivations of non-state actors.
The Center for Global Security (CGS) is uniquely poised to address these issues through the combination of laboratory and regional resources available to it, including the science, technology and policy expertise of a multi-program science laboratory and strategic partnerships from within the Pacific Northwest region. These resources are applied by the Center to a number of strategic areas:
- improving International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) capabilities and expanding IAEA's ability to address emerging proliferation threats
- enhancing export control regimes and identifying other mechanisms to limit the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons capabilities and dual use exports
- engaging the international community in U.S. nonproliferation efforts
- analyzing root causes of proliferation in various regions of the world
- expanding nuclear security and infrastructure work from Russia to Asia and other regions of proliferation concern.
Areas of Emphasis in Nonproliferation
Staff of the Center for Global Security are actively engaged in a number of programs and projects in support of the Center's nonproliferation mission. Many of these are directly funded by clients from within the U.S. Department of Energy's Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Program and other U.S. government agencies.
Use the links below to read more about these activities:
- International Participation in Elimination of Weapons-Grade Plutonium Production Program (EWGPP)
- Assured Nuclear Fuel Supply
- Nuclear Industry Self-Regulation
- Institute for Global and Regional Security Studies (IGRSS)
- Open World
- Debt for Nonproliferation
- Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation