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Does the nuclear weapon ban treaty warrant the Nobel Prize?

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) for: Its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of

By John Carlson

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Tactical nuclear weapons in the modern nuclear era

In this Lowy Institute Analysis, Brendan Thomas-Noone argues that advances in technology are making tactical nuclear weapons more precise and potentially more usable. He argues that new arms control measures are needed to promote greater transparency about the development of these weapons. Photo:

By Brendan Thomas-Noone

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Nuclear-armed submarines in Indo-Pacific Asia: Stabiliser or menace?

In this Report, Lowy Institute Research Associate Brendan Thomas-Noone and Nonresident Fellow Professor Rory Medcalf examine the implications of sea-based nuclear weapons for strategic stability in the Indo-Pacific. This paper is part of a wider research and outreach project on nuclear

By Brendan Thomas-Noone, Rory Medcalf

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Is Nuclear Arms Control Dead?

Is Nuclear Arms Control Dead? William Hobart The National Interest 19 August 2014 Please click here for the online text

By William Hobart

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Global insider: Australia seeks assurances from India in advance of nuclear trade deal

In this interview with World Politics Review, Rory Medcalf explores the significance of and obstacles to achieving a nuclear trade deal between Australia and India

By Rory Medcalf

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West must temper expectations of what Rowhani can deliver

In an opinion piece in The Australian, Rodger Shanahan writes that Hassan Rowhani's ability to curb Iran's nucler ambitions is limited

By Rodger Shanahan

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The 'Prague Agenda' and nuclear energy

John Carlson is a Nonresident Fellow at the Lowy Institute for International Policy. This speech was given at the Australian Embassy in Washington DC in November 2012, as part of the Australian Ambassador’s 2012 Speaker Series

By John Carlson

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After Fukishima: Implications for the nuclear 3S (Safeguards, Safety and Security)

John Carlson is a Nonresident Fellow at the Lowy Institute for International Policy. This paper was presented to an Asan Institute fo Policy Studies conference in Seoul in November 2011. The conference theme was 'Nuclear Crisis in Northeast Asia'

By John Carlson

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A U.S. naval blockade of China?

In this article on The Diplomat's Flashpoints blog, Rory Medcalf explores how potential conflict between the United States and China might unfold

By Rory Medcalf

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A nuclear pivot to Asia?

In this article on The Diplomat's Flashpoints blog, Rory Medcalf asks whether Asia's growing strategic uncertainty will affect President Obama's push for nuclear disarmament

By Rory Medcalf

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament

Does the nuclear weapon ban treaty warrant the Nobel Prize?

Tactical nuclear weapons in the modern nuclear era

Nuclear-armed submarines in Indo-Pacific Asia: Stabiliser or menace?

Is Nuclear Arms Control Dead?

Global insider: Australia seeks assurances from India in advance of nuclear trade deal

West must temper expectations of what Rowhani can deliver

The 'Prague Agenda' and nuclear energy

After Fukishima: Implications for the nuclear 3S (Safeguards, Safety and Security)

A U.S. naval blockade of China?

A nuclear pivot to Asia?

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