International Security & Defense

11 Items

In this Sept. 24, 2010, file photo the National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) prepares for the Cyber Storm III exercise at its operations center in Arlington, Va.

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Magazine Article - Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The Future of Power

| Spring 2011

"The conventional wisdom among those who looked at the Middle East used to be that you had a choice either of supporting the autocrat or being stuck with the religious extremists. The extraordinary diffusion of information created in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries reveals a strong middle that we weren't fully aware of. What is more, new technologies allow this new middle to coordinate in ways unseen before Twitter, Facebook, and so forth, and this could lead to a very different politics of the Middle East. This introduces a new complexity to our government's dealings with the region."

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Courtesy Missile Defense Agency

Journal Article - Ensuring America's Space Security: Report of the FAS Panel on Weapons in Space

China's ASAT Capabilities: As a Potential Response to US Missile Defense and 'Space Control' Plans

| October 2004

"China is concerned about U.S. missile defense and "space control"plans, which would lead to weaponization of outer space and stimulate a costly and destabilizing arms race. China is further concerned that the US missile defense program, as currently advertised, would neutralize China's strategic nuclear deterrent...."

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Paper - Institute of Nuclear Materials Management

Evaluating China's MPC&A System

| 13-17 July, 2003

The September 11 large-scale terrorist attack shows the threat of nuclear terrorism is real. Recent seizures of stolen weapons-usable fissile materials (HEU and plutonium) make clear that establishing modern, well-designed nuclear material protection, control, and accounting (MPC&A) systems to secure nuclear material everywhere is critical to prevent against nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism. This work will assess the current status of China’s MPC&A system, analyze existing regulations and administrative systems, and recommend steps for improvement, including international cooperation.

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Journal Article - Journal of Nuclear Materials Management

Strengthening Nuclear Security Against Post-September 11 Threats of Theft and Sabotage

| Spring 2002

The appalling events of September 11, 2001, require a major international initiative to strengthen security for nuclear materials and facilities worldwide, and to put stringent security standards in place. This paper recommends a range of specific steps to upgrade security at individual facilities and strengthen national and international standards, with the goal of building a world in which all weapons-usable nuclear material is secure and accounted for, and all nuclear facilities are secured from sabotage, with sufficient transparency that the international community can have confidence that this is the case.