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Nuclear Security & Risk
July 18th, 2012
A look back at the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsKEDO’s profile on the North Korean landscape was unmistakable, its impact on Pyongyang profound. Yet real knowledge and understanding about the organization in public and official circles in South Korea, Japan, and the United States was terribly thin at the beginning, and remains so to this day. As a result, the lessons learned from KEDO's decade-long experience working with the North Koreans have been largely misunderstood. Read more »
July 5th, 2012
Sagan in Nature: It's time for a world with no nuclear warheads
in the news: Nature on July 5, 2012CISAC Senior Fellow Scott Sagan, in a commentary in Nature, believes the dangers from nuclear weapons are mounting. It's time to take control of the nuclear fuel cycle and move toward a world without warheads.
June 7th, 2012
Renewing ties among American and Russian nuclear scientists
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsCISAC Co-Director Siegfried Hecker made his 44th trip to Russia marking the 20th anniversary of America's collaboration with that country's nuclear scientists. He is writing a book about how the partnership has helped reduce the world's nuclear threat. Read more »
May 30th, 2012
Symantec's Nachenberg dissects malicious Stuxnet computer worm
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsThe Stuxnet computer worm is perhaps the most malicious piece of software ever built. Symantec Chief Architect Carey Nachenberg explains how the Stuxnet worm spread, evaded detection and ultimately accomplished its mission. Read more »
May 11th, 2012
Hecker praises Senator Richard Lugar for nuclear threat reduction efforts
in the news: NPR on May 8, 2012Co-Director Siegfried Hecker praised Senator Richard Lugar for his lifetime of work as a public servant, particularly in securing nuclear materials worldwide: Lugar realized "we were threatened more by Russia's weakness than its strength."
April 6th, 2012
John and Jackie Lewis Fund for Asia research now accepting applications
CISAC, FSI Stanford AnnouncementJohn Lewis, one of the world's renowned scholars on East Asia and a co-founder of CISAC, has generously set up a fund to support future thinkers working on issues in Asia. The John and Jackie Lewis Fund to Support Research on Asia will provide up to $1,000 to assist in areas such as (but not limited to) travel for research or conference attendance. Apply at the link below.
March 29th, 2012
Video: Google Talk with Taubman, Nunn, Shultz and Perry: Cold War may be over, but threat of nuclear attack persists
in the newsCISAC's consulting professor Philip Taubman hosts conversation with Sam Nunn, George Shultz and William Perry at Google headquarters on his book "The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest to Ban the Bomb" Read more »