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James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)
The James Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) is an American research center located in Monterey, California. It was founded in 1989 by William Potter, world-renowned expert on nuclear non-proliferation. It is the largest nongovernmental organization in the world dedicated to studying, researching and training specialist in combating the spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). Its stated mission is “to train the next generation of nonproliferation specialists.” CNS operates offices in   Monterey, Calif., Washington, D.C., and Vienna, Austria. These offices offer a variety of programs.

Publications CNS publishes The Nonproliferation Review, a journal in which authors coming from different regions and disciplines, discuss the causes and consequences of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Weapons as well as the spread of them. Also it focuses on different case studies, reports, and book reviews about many topics: weapon programs, treaties and export controls, terrorism, disarmament, and others. The Review dates from 1994 to the present and it is published in different months of the year.

The Inventory of International Nonproliferation Organizations and Regimes, is a website that provides information related to disarmament, nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and arms control. It focuses on treaties, regimes and organizations from different parts of the world that deal with International Security topics.

CNS Analysis and Papers, is an online website that provides experts’ analyses of Non-Proliferation, Disarmament and other related topics. Papers are divided according to the regions (Americas, Asia, East Asia, Eurasia/Russia, Europe, Middle East/Africa, South Asia) and they are mostly based on current events.

Additionally, CNS provides the public with Tutorials and Videos where scholars and experts analyze current events related to Non-Proliferation. NukeTube Nonproliferation Multimedia Library provides the readers with open public online material.

Notable Scholars Notable CNS scholars include current Director William Potter, an expert in Nuclear Terrorism and Proliferation developments, who worked at the Arms Control Disarmament Agency, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the RAND Corporation; Elena Sokova, Deputy Director, expert in Fissile materials security & control and Nuclear Proliferation in Eurasia; Leonard S. Spector, Deputy Director with previous expertise working at US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); Laura Rockwood, Executive Director with expertise in IAEA safeguards and Disarmament Verification; Jeffrey Lewis, Director of East Asia Nonproliferation Program who worked at the Nuclear Strategy and Non Proliferation Initiative at the New America Foundation; and Raymond Zilinskas, former Director of Chemical and Biological Weapons Program. Additionally, there are more than 40 other experts currently working at the Center.