Executive Summary UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2231 implements the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran and imposes missile- and arms-related restrictions. Little-noticed biannual reporting by the UN Secretary General alleges…
Analysis
The Wisconsin Project’s reports track WMD programs and the companies supplying them. In op-eds and articles, we argue for strict enforcement of strategic trade controls to inhibit proliferation.
Two Years In, Iran Nuclear Deal Needs a Healthy Dose of Transparency
The Hill July 14, 2017 Today marks the two year anniversary of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Speaking from Vienna on July 14, 2015, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heralded…
Iran Nuclear Milestones: 1967-2017
1967: Start-up of the U.S.-supplied 5-megawatt Tehran Research Reactor (TRR). 1970: Iran signs the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). 1974: Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) is established. 1979: German construction of the Bushehr nuclear power reactors,…
Podcast: Transparency in the Iran Nuclear Deal
Executive Director Valerie Lincy and Sharon Squassoni discuss increasing transparency under the JCPOA.
North Korea’s March Towards ICBM Capability
North Korea conducted several successful SLBM tests in 2016, already has tested several new missile systems in 2017, and may test an ICBM this year.
Increasing Transparency under the JCPOA
Executive Director Valerie Lincy's remarks on transparency under the Iran nuclear deal at VCDNP's event: Transparency and the NPT: New Goals and Norms
Treasury Takes Aim at Staff of Key Syrian Proliferator
On April 24, 2017, the United States sanctioned 271 employees of Syria’s Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) in response to the Assad government’s April 4 sarin gas attack in Khan Sheikoun. The designations aim to further punish SSRC itself, rather than the contribution of any single individual. As such, the action highlights SSRC's central role in Syria's non-conventional weapon programs.
Lesson Learned or Business as Usual?
Record U.S. penalties imposed on ZTE may not be enough to deter the Chinese telecom giant and others from violating Iran sanctions.
United Arab Emirates Transshipment Chronology: 1971 – 2017
The United Arab Emirates has long served as a hub for international trade. It has the Persian Gulf’s largest seaport and airport and is the largest export market for the…
Pyongyang’s Growing Nuclear Arsenal
North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear weapons test in September 2016, which was its strongest to date. At the same time, operations continue at the Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center, North Korea’s primary fissile material production facility. Pyongyang is producing both plutonium and highly enriched uranium (HEU) at Yongbyon, and is expanding operations there.