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Reports

Comprehensive, technical analysis on specific security threats with independent commentary and policy recommendations.

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Issue Briefs

Concise policy brief examining current security challenges.

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Public Interest Reports

FAS’s online, quarterly science and security journal featuring articles by members of the FAS network on issues related to foreign policy and national security.

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Articles / Op-Eds

Published commentary and opinion pieces by FAS staff and affiliates on technical threats to international and national security.

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Recent Publications

Conventional Deterrence of North Korea

By Adam Mount

December 18, 2019

The debate over whether North Korea could be deterred was eclipsed by the onset of negotiations in 2018. Yet, the last three years have been marked by rapid advancements in the regime’s military capabilities and apparent evolution in its military strat …

Air-launched Ballistic Missiles

By Adam Mount

November 7, 2019

In 2018, Russia and China both tested an uncommon type of missile that flew a ballistic trajectory but could be launched from an aircraft. Air-launched ballistic missiles (ALBM) are just one curiosity at a time when many countries are rapidly expanding …

Nuclear Monitoring and Verification in the Digital Age: Seven Recommendations for Improving the Process

By Christopher Bidwell

September 15, 2017

The goal of this Task Force report is to offer findings and make recommendations regarding nonproliferation monitoring and verification in general; our observations are grounded in large part on the Task Force’s continued attention to nonproliferation …

The Nonproliferation and Disarmament Challenges of Naval Nuclear Propulsion

By Thomas Shea

August 23, 2017

A so-called loophole might allow a non-nuclear weapon state (NNWS) to use a naval reactor program to acquire nuclear weapons by taking nuclear material outside of safeguards and then potentially diverting some of that material. Additionally, nuclear-ar …

Nuclear Dynamics in a Multipolar Strategic Ballistic Missile Defense World

By Bruce MacDonald

August 3, 2017

This report examines the nuclear dynamics and implications for strategic relations in a world where four nuclear-armed states are developing strategic ballistic missile defenses (BMD). These states are the United States, Russia, China, and India. Each …