CNS Experts Author Three of Amazon’s “Top Ten Hot New Releases in Arms Control”

Experts at the Monterey Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) dominated Amazon’s “Top Ten Hot New Releases in Arms Control” list today with the three books they authored comprising 30 percent of the top ten.

Sean Dunlop: Nonproliferation Graduate Fellow, Department of Energy

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Miles Pomper of CNS Quoted in NY Times Article on South Korea’s Plan to Reuse Nuclear Fuel

On July 13, 2010, The New York Times quotes Miles A. Pomper, Senior Research Associate and nuclear policy expert at the Monterey Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) in Washington DC about rising tensions between the US and South Korea. The article focuses on US opposition to South Korean plans to reprocess used nuclear fuel. Mr.

NPR’s All Things Considered Interviews CNS Expert Dr. Avner Cohen

On July 6, as news headlines focused on tensions in the relationship between the US and Israel, and President Obama obliquely referenced Israel’s nuclear weapons program, nuclear expert Dr. Avner Cohen was interviewed on the popular NPR news show All Things Considered. Dr.

CNN, Fortune Cite CNS Experts on Potential Threat of Fake Botox

Botox, the cosmetic treatment used to smooth out wrinkles, is in fact a very diluted form of one of the most potent toxins on earth.

Treaty Conference Close Sees NY Times, Washington Post Quoting CNS Experts

As the twice-a-decade Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference came to a close last Friday in New York City, the national media sought out a trio of experts from the Monterey Institute's James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) to put the conference's outcome in context.

The New York Times quoted CNS Founding Director Dr. William Potter in an article titled "189 Nations Reaffirm Goal of Ban on Nuclear Weapons."

LA Times Cites CNS Research on Botox Bio-Terrorist Threat

A May 25 post by Los Angeles Times health blogger Rosie Mestel cited the findings of a recent study by researchers at the Monterey Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies regarding the potential for commercially-available counterfeit botox to be used as a bio-weapon.

Leonard Spector of CNS Gives NPR Listeners a Chemistry Lesson on Uranium

On Monday May 17, Iran agreed to a deal that appears likely to stave off for the moment threats of international sanctions aimed at its nuclear program. The deal involves complicated technological terms regarding different levels of uranium enrichment. 

PBS Newshour Features CNS Deputy Director’s Comments on U.S.-Iran Face-off

In a report titled “Iran Draws Western Criticism at Opening of U.N. Nuclear Talks,” PBS Newshour featured commentary from Leonard S. Spector, deputy director of the Monterey Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. The Newshour, hosted by Jim Lehrer, is one of the nation’s most respected national news broadcasts, featuring in-depth reporting on current political and economic developments.

NPR Quotes CNS Deputy Director on Nonproliferation Treaty Conference

A segment on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition this morning featured comments from Leonard S. Spector, deputy director of the Monterey Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, regarding the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference getting underway in New York today.