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The Nuclear and Particle Physics Group at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is Seeking Candidates for a Postdoctoral Researcher Position
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is a large and diverse institution that is an outstanding environment for research in basic particle physics and important applications for the nation. LLNL has large scale computing infrastructure, a large engineering division, and many similar resources that enable physics researchers to have timely impact on projects.
Applicants must have a PhD in physics and are expected to have strong computing and analysis skills. We expect to fill this position immediately upon identification of a qualified candidate. Interested candidates should send an email with CV to Brandon Seilhan (seilhan3@llnl.gov).
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Why Saudi Arabia Can't Get a Nuclear Weapon
Fareed Zakaria, The Washington Post
Of the many unnerving aspects of the future of the Middle East, a nuclear arms race would top the list. And to feed that unease, Saudi Arabia has been periodically dropping hints that, should Iran's nuclear ambitions go unchecked, it might just have to get nuclear weapons itself. This week, the Saudi ambassador to London made yet another explicit threat, warning that "all options will be on the table."
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Jeffrey Frank, The New Yorker
June 10, 2015
As if to add to a list of international nightmares, the Sunday Times of London recently reported that Saudi Arabia has made the "strategic decision" to buy "off-the-shelf" atomic weapons from Pakistan. The Saudis denied the report, which was attributed to "senior American officials," and may have more to do with the rhetoric stirred up by the final days of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States than with the Kingdom's immediate plans, but the basic scenario nonetheless had a kind of plausibility.
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Bulletin 206: Desultory NPT Conference Ends in Division, A Good Thing; 108 Countries Pledge to Help Ban
Greg Mello, Los Alamos Study Group
June 9, 2015
On May 22, the ninth five-year, month-long Review Conference ("RevCon") of 191 states parties to the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) came to an end, on an upbeat note in our view. In fact we think the conference outcome was about the best that could be hoped for. This bulletin explains why.
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Russia, the NPT 2015 RevCon, and the INF Treaty
Peter Topychkanov, Carnegie Moscow Center
June 10, 2015
We should not be misled by President Vladimir Putin's special message to the participants of the 2015 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The overall message, in short, is that Russia is in full adherence to its commitments under the NPT. But, for two reasons, the most interesting part of the message was related to the continued relevance of the INF Treaty.
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2015 Report on Adherence to and Compliance With Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments
This Report assesses U.S. adherence in 2014 to obligations undertaken in arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements and related commitments, including Confidence- and Security-Building Measures (CSBMs), as well as the adherence in 2014 of other nations to obligations undertaken in arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements and related commitments, including CSBMs and the Missile Technology Control Regime, to which the United States is a participating state.
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What the Iran Deal Means for Russia
Paul N. Schwartz, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Over the last 18 months, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (the United States, China, France, Russia, and the United Kingdom) together with Germany (collectively, the P5+1) have engaged in intensive negotiations with Iran on an accord to limit its nuclear program.
While several issues remain open, what's increasingly clear is that, unless the accord ultimately leads to a fundamental transformation in Iran's relationship with the West, Russia is likely to emerge as a key beneficiary of the process.
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