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Program Assistant - International Peace & Security Program
Carnegie Corporation, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York ("the Corporation") seeks a Program Assistant to provide both programmatic and administrative support related to all International Peace and Security program areas, with a special emphasis on work related to nuclear security. Through the nuclear security subprogram the Corporation seeks to reduce nuclear risks, ensure the peaceful use of nuclear technologies, secure weapons-usable nuclear material, assess new relevant technologies, and advance efforts to limit nuclear proliferation.
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State Department Background Briefing on the JCPOA Implementation
September 17, 2015
Read the State Department's briefing on how the JCPOA will begin to be implemented starting in October. Three Senior Administrators talk through the nuclear steps expected to be seen as Iran starts to meet its commitments under the JCPOA, as well as explain a little bit about what to expect on the sanctions side.
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The Different Challenges Facing Obama and Iran's Khamenei
Haleh Esfandiari and Robert Litwak, Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire
September 15, 2015
In the U.S., the Iran nuclear issue is a proxy for a more fundamental debate about how to address the threat posed by "rogue" states. That's part of the reason the accord over Iran's nuclear program was hailed by supporters as a milestone and a historic chance, while opponents criticized it as an act of appeasement and a historic mistake
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After Iran, Can the U.S. Lead on Arms Control?
Ariane Tabatabai, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
September 11, 2015
While the negotiations showed Washington's willingness and ability to lead a multilateral arms control effort, though, the deal's convoluted and uncertain path to Congressional acceptance has broad implications for the United States' ability to enter arms control agreements in the future.
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Parchin Site Update and Debate
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini, Institute for Science and International Securty
September 11, 2015
Iran has continued to modify the Parchin military site alleged to have been involved in the research and development of nuclear weapons.
The extensive modifications that have taken place over the last three years represent a challenge for the IAEA to conduct effective verification, in particular to detect uranium and link it to the alleged nuclear weapons related activities.
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IAEA Chief: China Playing Central Role in Nuclear Power Development
Xinhua and Staff Reporter, Want China Times
September 15, 2015
The development of nuclear energy is shifting increasingly toward Asia with China playing a central role, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano said on Monday.
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North Korea Restarts Nuclear Plant, Warns U.S. About Weapons
Reuters and NBC news
September 15, 2015
North Korea said on Tuesday its main nuclear complex was operating and it was working to improve the "quality and quantity" of its weapons which it could use against the United States at "any time."
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Too Dangerous to Sell India Uranium
Rod Clement, Australian Financial Review
September 15, 2015
Parliament has provided a welcome circuit breaker to a very dangerous government proposal. After examining the controversial plan to sell Australian uranium to India, the influential Joint Standing Committee on Treaties has found that unresolved safety, security, legal and nuclear weapons issues need to be addressed before any uranium is sold or supplied to India.
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Is Russia Building a Top-Secret Nuclear-Armed Underwater Drone?
Franz-Stefan Gady, The Diplomat
September 17, 2015
Russia is purportedly working on a top-secret unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), which, once operational, will be armed with megaton-class nuclear warheads. Moscow's newest arms program, code-named "Kanyon" by the U.S. military, has allegedly been designed to target both naval ports used by the U.S. Navy's submarine fleet as well as U.S. coastal regions.
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The World Really Could Go Nuclear
David Biello, Scientific American
September 14, 2015
In just two decades Sweden went from burning oil for generating electricity tofissioning uranium. And if the world as a whole were to follow that example, all fossil fuel-fired power plants could be replaced with nuclear facilities in a little over 30 years.
Such a switch would drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, nearly achieving much-ballyhooed global goals to combat climate change.
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Statement to Fifty-Ninth Regular Session of IAEA General Conference 2015
Director General Yukiya Amano, IAEA
September 14, 2015
Read the address from Director General Yukiya Amano of the IAEA. He summarizes the success of past IAEA activities and new joining members, the status of current activities (including the JCPOA), and provides vision and requests for the future.
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Written Remarks for the Record, 2015 IAEA General Conference
Secretary Ernest Moniz, US Department of Energy
September 14, 2015
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz addresses the IAEA General Conference, quoting President Obama and speaking on topics such as the JCPOA, Nuclear Security, and Safety and Emergency Response.
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