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March 16th, 2011
Thomas Isaacs: The future of nuclear
As Japan's troubles continue, CISAC's Thomas Isaacs discusses the future of the nuclear industry. Read more »
November 19th, 2010
CISAC team discovers new North Korean uranium enrichment facility
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the newsCISAC's Siegfried Hecker, Robert Carlin, and John Lewis recently returned from North Korea, where it was revealed to them that Pyongyang was working on a new light-water reactor at the Yongbyon nuclear center, as well as a small, ultra-modern, industrial-scale uranium enrichment facility. "How the United States and its partners respond to these developments may help to shape whether Pyongyang will rely more on the bomb or begin a shift toward nuclear electricity," Hecker wrote in a report on their findings.
- » North Korea's Yongbyon Nuclear Complex: A presentation by Siegfried S. Hecker at the Korea Economic Institute
- » North Korea's Yongbyon Nuclear Complex: A Report by Siegfried S. Hecker
- » Robert Carlin and John W. Lewis in the Washington Post: "Review U.S. Policy Toward North Korea" (Nov. 22, 2010)
June 16th, 2010
CISAC launches new initiative to reduce nuclear risks
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsWilliam Perry, former secretary of defense, and Siegfried Hecker, former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory, have joined forces to launch the Nuclear Risk Reduction initiative to address the changing nuclear threat following the end of the Cold War and the rise of international terrorism. The project is based at FSI's Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), which Hecker co-directs. Read more »
June 4th, 2010
Tom Isaacs named lead advisor to Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future
in the newsConsulting Professor Isaacs, an expert in nuclear energy, waste disposal and nuclear security, will advise commission members on developing recommendations related to managing the "back end" of the nuclear fuel cycle. Read more »
May 6th, 2010
Sagan urges stricter nuclear controls
in the news: The Dartmouth on May 5, 2010CISAC Co-Director Scott Sagan spoke about "Nuclear Power without Nuclear Proliferation" at Dartmouth on May 4. Read more »
April 28th, 2010
Scott Sagan's essay on 'Shared Responsibilities for Nuclear Disarmament' fosters global debate on eve of NPT review conference
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has published a paper with seven essays from leading scholars invited to respond to Scott Sagan's concluding essay in the Fall 2009 special issue of Daedalus on the global nuclear future. The paper includes Scott's original essay and responses by James M. Acton, Jayantha Dhanapala, Mustafa Kibaroglu, Harald Muller, Yukio Satoh, Mohamed I. Shaker and Achilles Zaluar. 
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April 27th, 2010
Xue Litai weighs in on Sino-U.S. relations
Op-ed: China Daily on April 26, 2010Xue, a CISAC research associate, writes about Chinese leader Hu Jintao's visit to the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., and its implications for Sino-U.S. relations in an op-ed published in the China Daily. Read more »