Center on Strategic Weapons
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Hypersonic missiles: Three questions every reader should ask
This article is a cross-post from the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists By Ivan Oelrich, December 17, 2019 Interest in hypersonic weapons is taking off. The United States has for decades supported a modest research effort in such weapons, but now, spurred along by Russia and China, it’s ramping up efforts. Russian President Vladimir Putin used his 2018 address to the…
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Report: Strengthening Global Governance Against Weapons of Mass Destruction
By Christine Parthemore Next week the United Nations Secretary General will convene the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction in New York City. Despite its many strengths, the current global governance system regarding weapons of mass destruction (WMD) suffers several important weaknesses.…