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HCSS Nuclear Timeline

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The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies has released a three-dimensional timeline to provide overviews of the key events in the history of nuclear energy and weapons. The timeline, released in preparation of the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit (March 24-25, 2014), covers a wide range of policy and technical particulars to prepare participants for the Summit. The presentation traces the legacy of nuclear security threats and policies enacted to combat the threats.

Nuclear Sanity: Let’s Declare Victory and Trumpet It!

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Trying to awaken society to the risks posed by nuclear weapons often feels like trying to reverse a lemming-like march toward the nuclear cliff. Viewed that way, it is not surprising that signs of progress are few and far between – it’s almost impossible to turn billions of people. This thought piece suggests a more hopeful perspective and a related approach for eliminating the threat posed by nuclear weapons...

The US Experience with Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Lessons for South Asia

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The US Experience with Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Lessons for South Asia

March 04, 2013

The Stimson Center is releasing today an essay by David Smith entitled "The US Experience with Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Lessons for South Asia." Smith served twice as the US Army Attaché to Pakistan, and is now an independent consultant.

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