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WMD & Nuclear Proliferation

Weapons of mass destruction (WMD), including the dangers of nuclear and biological weapons proliferation, pose perhaps the gravest national security threat to the United States. CNAS continues to examine the threat of WMD posed by state actors – including Iran and North Korea – as well as non-state actors. CNAS also examines U.S. nonproliferation and arms control efforts, as well as other preventative and response plans for potential WMD attacks. 

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    Date: 05/13/2013

    Dr. Colin H. Kahl, Raj Pattani and Jacob Stokes argue in If All Else Fails: The Challenges of Containing a Nuclear-Armed Iran that the Obama administration could eventually be forced to shift to a policy of containing a nuclearized Iran despite its commitment to pursue a prevention strategy.  The authors outline a comprehensive framework to manage and mitigate the consequences should Iran acquire a nuclear weapons capability, noting that such planning and preparation is needed “not because the United States wants to take this path, but because it may eventually become the only path left.”  

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    Author(s): Dr. David Asher
    Type of Publication: Congressional Testimony
    Date: 03/05/2013

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  • Atomic Kingdom: If Iran Builds the Bomb, Will Saudi Arabia Be Next?
    Atomic Kingdom: If Iran Builds the Bomb, Will Saudi Arabia Be Next?
    Type of Publication: Report
    Date: 02/19/2013

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  • Counterstrike
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