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Congressional Research Service Reports
on Nuclear Weapons, WMD Proliferation and Related Topics

• Energy and Water Development: FY2017 Appropriations for Nuclear Weapons Activities, April 1, 2016
• Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons, March 23, 2016
• The March 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, CRS Insight, March 14, 2016
• U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues, March 10, 2016
• Iran-North Korea-Syria Ballistic Missile and Nuclear Cooperation, February 26, 2016
• Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues, February 24, 2016
• IAEA Budget and U.S. Contributions: In Brief, February 17, 2016
• Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons, February 12, 2016
• The New START Treaty: Central Limits and Key Provisions, February 5, 2016
• Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries: A Primer, December 3, 2015
• Russian Compliance with the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: Background and Issues for Congress, October 13, 2015
• Renegotiating Arms Control Agreements: A Brief Review, CRS Insights, September 2, 2015
• Arms Control Ratification: Opportunities for Modifying Agreements, CRS Insights, September 2, 2015
• Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments, August 14, 2015
• U.S.-Republic of Korea Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, CRS Insights, June 30, 2015
• Energy and Water Development: FY2016 Appropriations for Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Stewardship, June 5, 2015
• In Brief: Options to Help Meet a Congressional Requirement for Nuclear Weapon "Pit" Production, May 22, 2015
• Nuclear Weapon "Pit" Production: Options to Help Meet a Congressional Requirement, May 14, 2015
• Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements, May 11, 2015
• Ballistic Missile Defense in the Asia-Pacific Region: Cooperation and Opposition, April 3, 2015
• Nuclear Energy Cooperation with Foreign Countries: Issues for Congress, December 8, 2014
• Syria's Chemical Weapons: Progress and Continuing Challenges, CRS Insights, October 1, 2014
• Russia's Compliance with the INF Treaty, CRS Insights, September 18, 2014
• U.S.-Vietnam Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress, September 15, 2014
• Manufacturing Nuclear Weapon "Pits": A Decisionmaking Approach for Congress, August 15, 2014
• Bond v. United States: Validity and Construction of the Federal Chemical Weapons Statute, June 20, 2014
• The Evolution of Cooperative Threat Reduction: Issues for Congress, June 13, 2014
• Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Plant and Plutonium Disposition: Management and Policy Issues, March 28, 2014
• In Brief: U.S. Nuclear Weapon "Pit" Production: Background and Options, March 20, 2014
• U.S. Nuclear Weapon "Pit" Production Options for Congress, February 21, 2014
• Next Steps in Nuclear Arms Control with Russia: Issues for Congress, January 6, 2014
• Syria's Chemical Weapons: Issues for Congress, September 30, 2013
• Chemical Weapons: A Summary Report of Characteristics and Effects, September 13, 2013
• Nuclear Weapons R&D Organizations in Nine Nations, May 1, 2013
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission 10 C.F.R. 37, A New Rule to Protect Radioactive Material: Background, Summary, Views from the Field, December 14, 2012
• Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status, October 25, 2012
• Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power, October 19, 2012
• U.S. Nuclear Cooperation With India: Issues for Congress, June 26, 2012
• Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), June 15, 2012
• Proliferation of Precision Strike: Issues for Congress, May 14, 2012
• Securing Nuclear Materials: The 2012 Summit and Issues for Congress, March 7, 2012
• Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance: U.S. Programs in the Former Soviet Union, March 6, 2012
• Fukushima Nuclear Crisis, January 18, 2012
• Monitoring and Verification in Arms Control, December 23, 2011
• "Dirty Bombs": Technical Background, Attack Prevention and Response, Issues for Congress, June 24, 2011
• "Dirty Bombs": Background in Brief, June 24, 2011
• Nuclear Arms Control: The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty, February 7, 2011
• U.S.-Russian Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress, January 11, 2011
• The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation, December 20, 2010
• U.S.-Australia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation: Issues for Congress, December 1, 2010
• Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, and Missile Proliferation Sanctions: Selected Current Law, November 30, 2010
• Detection of Nuclear Weapons and Materials: Science, Technologies, Observations, June 4, 2010
• Ballistic Missile Defense and Offensive Arms Reductions: A Review of the Historical Record, May 25, 2010
• 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference: Key Issues and Implications, May 3, 2010
• Strategic Arms Control After START: Issues and Options, March 4, 2010
• The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program: Background and Current Developments, July 27, 2009
• Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: Updated "Safeguards" and Net Assessments, June 3, 2009
• The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Issues for Congress, updated March 25, 2009
• Japan's Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests, February 19, 2009
• Nuclear Waste Disposal: Alternatives to Yucca Mountain, February 6, 2009
• Conventional Warheads For Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues for Congress, updated January 26, 2009
• Nuclear Weapons in U.S. National Security Policy: Past, Present, and Prospects, updated December 30, 2008
• Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Russia: Statutory Procedures for Congressional Consideration, updated November 26, 2008
• Extending NASA's Exemption from the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act, updated October 1, 2008
• Advanced Nuclear Power and Fuel Cycle Technologies: Outlook and Policy Options, July 11, 2008
• U.S.-Russian Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress, updated June 26, 2008
• Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing: U.S. Policy Development, updated March 27, 2008
• Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Issues and Arguments, updated March 12, 2008
• Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons and Missiles: Status and Trends, updated February 20, 2008
• U.S. Nuclear Weapons: Changes in Policy and Force Structure, updated January 23, 2008
• Nuclear Warheads: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program and the Life Extension Program, updated December 3, 2007
• Radioactive Tank Waste from the Past Production of Nuclear Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress, updated January 3, 2007
• India's Nuclear Separation Plan: Issues and Views, updated December 22, 2006
• Nuclear Testing and Comprehensive Test Ban: Chronology Starting September 1992, updated December 18, 2006
• U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation: A Side-By-Side Comparison of Current Legislation, updated November 22, 2006
• Globalizing Cooperative Threat Reduction: A Survey of Options, updated October 5, 2006
• Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), updated September 14, 2006
• Banning Fissile Material Production for Nuclear Weapons: Prospects for a Treaty (FMCT), July 14, 2006
• Nuclear Command and Control: Current Programs and Issues, May 3, 2006
• "Bunker Busters": Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Issues, FY2005-FY 2007, updated February 21, 2006
• Nuclear Terrorism: A Brief Review of Threats and Responses, updated February 10, 2006
• Nuclear Weapons Complex Reconfiguration: Analysis of an Energy Department Task Force Report, updated February 1, 2006
• Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues, updated January 20, 2006
• Arms Control and Nonproliferation Activities: A Catalog of Recent Events, updated January 19, 2006
• Nuclear Arms Control: The U.S.-Russian Agenda, updated January 3, 2006
• Loss-of-Use Damages From U.S. Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands: Technical Analysis of the Nuclear Claims Tribunal's Methodology and Alternative Estimates, August 12, 2005
• Vieques and Culebra Islands: An Analysis of Cleanup Status and Costs, updated July 7, 2005
• Pakistan's Nuclear Proliferation Activities and the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission: U.S. Policy Constraints and Options, updated May 24, 2005
• NPT Compliance: Issues and Views, April 26, 2005
• The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: Issues for Congress, May 16, 2005
• Nuclear Threat Reduction Measures for India and Pakistan, updated February 17, 2005
• "Bunker Busters": Sources of Confusion in the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Debate, updated January 10, 2005
• Radiological Dispersal Devices: Select Issues in Consequence Management, updated December 7, 2004
• Terrorist "Dirty Bombs": A Brief Primer, updated April 1, 2004
• Nuclear Warhead "Pit" Production: Background and Issues for Congress, updated March 29, 2004
• Nuclear Weapon Initiatives: Low-Yield R&D, Advanced Concepts, Earth Penetrators, Test Readiness (PDF), updated March 8, 2004
• U.S. Nuclear Weapons: Changes in Policy and Force Structure (PDF), updated February 23, 2004
• Missile Proliferation and the Strategic Balance in South Asia (PDF), October 17, 2003
• Weapons of Mass Destruction Counterproliferation: Legal Issues for Ships and Aircraft (PDF), October 1, 2003
• Nuclear Weapons and U.S. National Security: A Need for New Weapons Programs?, September 15, 2003
• Nuclear Earth Penetrator Weapons (PDF), updated January 27, 2003
• Cruise Missile Proliferation, July 3, 2002
• Preventing Proliferation of Biological Weapons: U.S. Assistance to the Former Soviet States, April 10, 2002
• Chemical Weapons Convention: Issues for Congress (PDF), updated January 7, 2003
• Iraq's Nuclear Achievements: Components, Sources, and Stature, June 4, 1993

China

• U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, August 18, 2015
• China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues, January 5, 2015
• China: Suspected Acquisition of U.S. Nuclear Weapon Secrets, updated February 1, 2006
• China: Possible Missile Technology Transfers From U.S. Satellite Export Policy -- Actions and Chronology, updated updated September 5, 2001
• Transfer of Missile and Satellite Technology to China: A Summary of H.Res. 463 Authorizing a House Select Committee, 98-549 (PDF, ASCII)

  Iran

• Iran Nuclear Agreement, March 7, 2016
• Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations, March 3, 2016
• Procedures for Congressional Action in Relation to a Nuclear Agreement with Iran: In Brief, September 11, 2015
• Iran Nuclear Agreement: Selected Issues for Congress, August 6, 2015
• Iran's Ballistic Missile and Space Launch Programs, December 6, 2012
• Iran's Nuclear Program: Status, October 17, 2012
• Iran's Ballistic Missile Programs: An Overview, updated February 4, 2009
• Iranian Nuclear Sites, updated August 9, 2007
• Iran's Nuclear Program: Recent Developments, updated September 6, 2006
• Iran: Arms and Weapons of Mass Destruction Suppliers, updated January 3, 2003
• Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses, updated July 31, 2006

North Korea

• North Korea: A Comparison of S. 1747, S. 2144, and H.R. 757, January 15, 2016
• North Korea: U.S. Relations, Nuclear Diplomacy, and Internal Situation, January 15, 2016
• North Korea's January 6, 2016, Nuclear Test, CRS Insight, January 7, 2016
• North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Technical Issues, April 3, 2013
• North Korea's 2009 Nuclear Test: Containment, Monitoring, Implications, November 24, 2010
• North Korea's Second Nuclear Test: Implications of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1874, April 15, 2010
• North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Development and Diplomacy, January 5, 2010
• North Korean Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States, updated February 24, 2009
• Weapons of Mass Destruction: Trade Between North Korea and Pakistan, updated November 28, 2006
• North Korea's Nuclear Test: Motivations, Implications, and U.S. Options, October 24, 2006
• North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Latest Developments, updated October 18, 2006

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