Publications

MISSING THE BIG PICTURE ON NUCLEAR SECURITY

Since 9/11, the focus of nuclear security has been on eliminating and protecting weapon usable materials to prevent nuclear terrorism. But, as former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell has noted, while “we were trying to protect the country from terrorists, we became blind to what was going on in the rest of the world.” This also…
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NUCLEAR POWER AND GLOBAL SECURITY

The geopolitical importance of nuclear power is multifaceted and underappreciated. Influence of international reactor sales; maintenance of a strong, innovative industrial and employee base; and low carbon attributes of nuclear power are assets for U.S. global policy making. Nuclear supplier-recipient relationships can last 100 years. Critical U.S. naval force projection vessels are dependent on nuclear…
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WHAT OUR EXPERTS THINK ABOUT SAUDI’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM

PGS President Kenneth Luongo provides his thoughts on why the U.S. and Saudi Arabia should engage in nuclear trade and how that would benefit both countries and the world. "The decision by Saudi Arabia to pursue nuclear power is an important step but it cannot lead to nuclear proliferation or an arms race in the…
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NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY, ENERGY POLICY AND GEOPOLITICS

On March 21, PGS co-hosted the public event "Nuclear Diplomacy, Energy Policy and Geopolitics" with the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS, 38th North, the Korea Nuclear Policy Society, and the Korean Nuclear Society in Seoul, South Korea. In the first session, Ms. Jenny Town, Mr. Frank Aum, Colonel William McKinney and Dr. Bong-Geun Jun…
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