Space-Based Radar Suggests North Korean Nuke Equivalent to ’17 Hiroshimas’
North Korea withdrew from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 2003. It subsequently developed nuclear weapons, with five underground […] More
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$25 Million Award Will Support Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D, Education
A consortium of 12 universities and 10 national laboratories led by the Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded $25 million from […] More
Navy Support Contract: Compliance with International Weapons Conventions
U.S. law and Department of Defense (DoD) directives require the U.S. Navy to support, implement, and ensure compliance with international treaties and […] More
UAF Geophysical Institute Awarded Nonproliferation Program Funding
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute was recently awarded a Department of Defense (DoD) contract for research, development, testing, and evaluation […] More
Raytheon Awarded Philippines WMD Proliferation Prevention Contract
Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC, Sterling, Virginia, is being awarded a $14,442,302 task order for Philippines maritime proliferation prevention. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) […] More
FY19 Nuclear Security Budget: More for Weapons, Less for Nonproliferation
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) released details this week of its portion of the President’s FY 2019 […] More
FDA Approves System for Producing Non-Uranium Based Molybdenum-99
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have announced actions to ensure a stable and secure supply […] More
New START Treaty Aggregate Numbers of Strategic Offensive Arms
The U.S. State Department’s Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance (AVC), has published updated […] More
Special Operations Forces Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction OTA
The U.S. Army has released a competitive solicitation to establish an agreement with a single new or established consortium to develop and […] More
Nuclear Smuggling: DHS Prepares Scientists to Testify in Court Cases
Successful prosecution of nuclear smuggling often hinges on technical nuclear forensic evidence and the ability of expert witnesses to convey the credibility […] More
Nuclear Forensics: Plutonium Signatures Discovery Capability Launched
Nuclear forensics involves determining where illicit or smuggled radioactive material came from. In the event of a nuclear weapon detonation, knowing where […] More
Laser Detection Technique Identifies Weapons-Grade Uranium From a Distance
A technique for detecting enriched uranium with lasers could help regulators sniff out illicit nuclear activities from as far as a couple […] More
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