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Flagship peer-reviewed journal of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. Run out of our Vermont office at Middlebury College. All things weapons of mass destruction: chemical, biological, nuclear arms, more. Editor: @herzogsm.bsky.social.

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Project on Managing the Atom @managingtheatom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
MTA Visiting Scholar @herzogsm.bsky.social has a new essay out in @thenonproreview.bsky.social about the many overlooked & overlapping ways AI is affecting the politics of nuclear, biological & chemical weapons. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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From proliferation to restraint: a process-based approach to artificial intelligence and weapons of mass destruction
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now a central element in many of the most pressing debates about nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. Yet, the scholarship on AI and weapons of mass destructio...
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Stephen Herzog @herzogsm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I edited a new full @thenonproreview.bsky.social special issue on this topic. Its articles substantially expand the AI–WMD literature across nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. They're all now open-access or temporarily ungated. Read the issue here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rnpr20/3...
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Zoha Naser @zohanaser.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It was such a pleasure to contribute to this special issue – thank you to the editors for the opportunity! Check out our article revisiting the Four Faces framework in the age of AI below:
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Stephen Herzog @herzogsm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
My new @thenonproreview.bsky.social essay argues that AI–WMD research needs to move beyond its usual focus on just NC3 integration or WMD proliferation. AI is reshaping the whole WMD landscape, and we need to study those effects across the full WMD life cycle. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Big release of the NPR: our special issue on AI & WMD. All these articles are open-access or temporarily ungated. They should push the literature much further into this crucial domain of understanding how AI is reshaping politics & tech. Read the full issue here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rnpr20/3...
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Can a nonproliferation norm survive violations by the country that championed it? New and #open-access in The Nonproliferation Review: Alan J. Kuperman’s “The global risks from US violation of HEU minimization: insights from norm theory” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/2
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Can a nonproliferation norm survive violations by the country that championed it? New and #open-access in The Nonproliferation Review: Alan J. Kuperman’s “The global risks from US violation of HEU minimization: insights from norm theory” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/2
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Oliver Meier @olivermeier.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
2/2 Also an opportunity to re-up the @thenonproreview.bsky.social article by @marenvieluf.bsky.social and me on "how the rise of nationalist populism increases nuclear dangers", including those created by "sole authority". Check it out, it is still open access: is.gd/Oc34Na
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Upsetting the nuclear order: how the rise of nationalist populism increases nuclear dangers
Nationalist populists as leaders of states that possess nuclear weapons undermine the nuclear order and increase nuclear dangers in novel, significant, and persistent ways. Such leaders talk differ...
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
What happens when nonproliferation rules don’t quite line up? New & #openaccess in the NPR by Kristoffer Burck, Barry de Vries, & Sannimari Veini on the BWC, CWC, & UNSCR 1540. They explain why more rules don’t always automatically mean better domestic legal implementation. doi.org/10.1080/1073...
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
In a new NPR article, Daesoo Kim, Jin Yoo, & Ku Kang introduce “exposure and disclosure” as a tool for countering CBRN threats. They use cases to show how revealing clandestine activities may impose costs that reduce the coercive value of CBRN. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
New in the NPR! Peyman Asadzade analyzes 242 Khamenei speeches on Iran’s internal nuclear narrative. He identifies trends of sovereignty, scientific progress, critiques of Western double standards, and religious restraint. The article asks what survives after 2026. doi.org/10.1080/1073...
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
New in the NPR! Peyman Asadzade analyzes 242 Khamenei speeches on Iran’s internal nuclear narrative. He identifies trends of sovereignty, scientific progress, critiques of Western double standards, and religious restraint. The article asks what survives after 2026. doi.org/10.1080/1073...
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Why do nuclear weapons still shape US public attitudes toward nuclear energy? Sidra Hamidi traces how anti-nuclear movements forged this connection. She explores how today’s pro-nuclear advocates are turning against that framing to advance the “irrationality” of nuclear fear. doi.org/10.1080/1073...
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No nukes: the evolving discourse of nuclear dualism
Why does the connection between nuclear weapons and nuclear energy continue to drive public attitudes towards nuclear energy in the United States? Conventional views on the dual (military and civil...
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
New in the NPR: Frank von Hippel & Eli Sanchez examine the political and technical debate over designing future US naval reactors for proliferation-resistant low-enriched uranium. doi.org/10.1080/1073...
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The US debate over designing future US naval reactors to be fueled with proliferation-resistant low-enriched uranium
In 1974, India tested a “peaceful nuclear explosive” using plutonium that had been separated from irraditated research-reactor fuel in a “reprocessing” plant designed with the help of a US company....
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
New in the NPR: Frank von Hippel & Eli Sanchez examine the political and technical debate over designing future US naval reactors for proliferation-resistant low-enriched uranium. doi.org/10.1080/1073...
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The US debate over designing future US naval reactors to be fueled with proliferation-resistant low-enriched uranium
In 1974, India tested a “peaceful nuclear explosive” using plutonium that had been separated from irraditated research-reactor fuel in a “reprocessing” plant designed with the help of a US company....
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 22/06/2026
In April, the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies hosted over 100 experts to discuss how AI may affect nuclear and biological weapons. The meeting launched a new Asilomar Process to develop practical safeguards for AI-related nuclear and biological risks, involving seven key principles.
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AI is changing biological and nuclear risks; governance must change accordingly
Seven principles from a recent Asilomar conference address how AI will affect nuclear and biological threats.
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
New at the NPR! Seth Carus reviews the revised & updated book by @amayor.bsky.social-- Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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A mythical history of biological warfare
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Stephen Herzog @herzogsm.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Join Pugwash & @managingtheatom.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social for an NPT RevCon side event at UN HQ in New York next Friday. We'll discuss implications of @mitpress.bsky.social book "Atomic Backfires" for preserving the NPT. www.belfercenter.org/event/preser... @dbsalisbury.bsky.social
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
In our new issue, an #OpenAccess article by Robert Reardon analyzes U.S. efforts during the Cold War to persuade South Korea to end its nuclear weapons program. It's based on archival material, including recently declassified government documents. doi.org/10.1080/1073...
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Civilian nuclear technology transfers as nonproliferation leverage: a reexamination of South Korea’s nuclear-weapons program
This article draws on archival material, including recently declassified government documents, to examine the 1975–76 US effort to persuade South Korea to end its nuclear-weapons program. Contrary ...
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
In an #OpenAccess article in our latest issue, Justin Hastings uses UN data to map regional trade networks for nuclear materials and dual-use equipment in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Link: doi.org/10.1080/1073...
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
In an #OpenAccess article in our latest issue, Justin Hastings uses UN data to map regional trade networks for nuclear materials and dual-use equipment in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Link: doi.org/10.1080/1073...
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🇵🇸Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer🖖🏳️‍🌈 @nuclearanthro.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
New issue published today! Check out a special section on nuclear networks, alongside articles on civilian nuclear tech transfers as nonproliferation leverage, behavioral arms control, BWC CBMs, and U.S. debates over nuclear counterforce targeting. www.tandfonline.com/toc/rnpr20/3...
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Volume 32, Issue 4-6 of The Nonproliferation Review
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
We recently published 2 special issues featuring work from the Beyond Nuclear Deterrence Working Group @managingtheatom.bsky.social. You can read both collections, with many #OpenAccess articles. Special Issue 1: tandfonline.com/toc/rnpr20/3... Special Issue 2: tandfonline.com/toc/rnpr20/3...
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Beyond Nuclear Deterrence - Special Issue 1. Volume 31, Issue 4-6 of The Nonproliferation Review
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Why do so many countries not participate in Biological Weapons Convention CBMs? Sharma & Hobson analyze CBM submissions & 51 working papers/statements. They identify capacity gaps & system design as obstacles & propose reforms. New #OpenAccess in the NPR: doi.org/10.1080/1073...
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
In our forthcoming issue, @nuclear-jim.bsky.social reviews the collection "Counterforce in Contemporary U.S. Nuclear Strategy." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Counterforce wars: the proponents strike back
Published in The Nonproliferation Review (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
In our forthcoming issue, @nuclear-jim.bsky.social reviews the collection "Counterforce in Contemporary U.S. Nuclear Strategy." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Counterforce wars: the proponents strike back
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
In our newest issue of the NPR, @alexsorg.bsky.social of @managingtheatom.bsky.social has written an article looking into Russian security guarantees to Belarus. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1080/1073...
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Nuclear Belarus: explaining Russian security guarantees
In 2022, Russia announced its plans to deploy nuclear weapons to Belarus, which would mark the first such deployment in an allied state since the Soviet Union’s collapse. Deploying nuclear weapons ...
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Russia’s takeaway from Libya was stark: Qaddafi gave up his nuclear weapons program and still fell. In our newest issue, Norman Cigar traces how that lesson shaped Putin’s strategic culture and Russia’s approach to nuclear nonproliferation. doi.org/10.1080/1073...
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The fall of Qaddafi and its contribution to shaping Russia’s strategic outlook and policy on nuclear nonproliferation
Vladimir Putin and other influential Russian figures portrayed Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi’s relinquishment of his nuclear program as a strategic error: they often declared that the decision f...
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The Nonproliferation Review @thenonproreview.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
We are excited to join the BlueSky community and will soon be posting updates about our articles on WMD! As always, we are looking forward to your submissions. Check us out online: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rnp...
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The Nonproliferation Review
Publishes research on nonproliferation studies, including issues of state-run weapons programs and economic and environmental effects of weapon proliferation.&n
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