Analysis / Next Gen CommunityLessons from a Real-Life Insider: The Case of Leonid SmirnoByNoelle CampPublished Jun 30, 2021In the Smirnov case, the irretrievable loss limit for the facility was set unusually high at 3% of the facility’s nuclear material. In total, Smirnov siphoned off 1.5 kg of HEU, representing only 1% of the facility’s material.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityModernizing the Nuclear Enterprise in the Era of Rapid PrototypingByAndrew HunterPublished Nov 11, 2020The U.S. nuclear enterprise is going through a cycle of modernization that touches practically every system in the arsenal. This modernization push requires the nuclear enterprise to engage deeply with the defense acquisition system in a way it has not since its last major modernization cycle in the 1980s. Series Nuclear Nexus
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityPreventing Nuclear Risks in Outer SpaceByYukari SekiguchiPublished Jul 28, 2020Space is becoming an increasingly competitive domain and nuclear technologies, including both nuclear propulsion and energy production, could play a key role in advancing a variety of these missions.
Analysis / ReportDeep Dive Debrief: NC3: Challenges Facing the Future SystemByRebecca Hersman, Eric Brewer and Suzanne ClaeysPublished Jul 9, 2020This brief focuses on the emerging political, informational, and fiscal risks to the U.S. nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) architecture. Series Deep Dive Debrief
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityPreliminary Results from a Comparative Analysis of Counterintelligence and Insider Threat in Nuclear FacilitiesByNoelle CampPublished Jun 17, 2020Capstone presenter Noelle Camp presents a case for counterintelligence and insider threat in nuclear facilities.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityRare Earth Elements: China’s Monopoly and the Supply Chain Threat to U.S. Strategic SystemsByRosemarie FrostPublished Jun 11, 2020Capstone Presenter Rosemarie Frost presents a case for the risk rare earth elements pose to national security.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityA Case for Understanding Public Nuclear KnowledgeByJamie KwongPublished Jun 5, 2020Capstone presenter Jamie Kwong presents a case for understanding public nuclear knowledge.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityThe “fearful atomic dilemma:” checking in with the new managementByAlexander Bollfrass and Lea SchaadPublished Apr 17, 2020It is a precarious time to be managing the international organization charged with stopping the proliferation of the world’s deadliest weapons.
Analysis / CommentaryWhen is More Actually Less? Situational Awareness and Nuclear RisksByRebecca Hersman and Bernadette StadlerPublished Aug 2, 2019As increasingly capable and provocative situational awareness tools come into play, the very act of improving situational awareness may intensify escalation cycles in unanticipated ways, particularly among nuclear-armed states.
Analysis / CommentaryIran’s Latest Nuclear Provocation: What it Means, What Comes Next.ByEric BrewerPublished Jul 1, 2019Iran announced Monday—and international inspectors confirmed—that it had exceeded the amount of enriched uranium it can have on hand under the terms of the nuclear deal (known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA). The deal allows Iran to have up to 300kg of up to 3.67 percent enriched uranium hexafluoride.