Don’t Underestimate the Mullahs

The New York Times August 23, 2005 Valletta, Malta Earlier this month Bush administration officials leaked to the press what they said was a new official estimate of when Iran…

Testimony: Iran, Weapons Proliferation, Terrorism and Democracy

Testimony of Gary Milhollin Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin Law School and Director, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control Before the Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate May 19,…

Brazil’s Nuclear Milestones – 1955-2004

1955: The U.S. and Brazil sign an Atoms for Peace agreement for nuclear cooperation. 1956: The National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEN) is created. 1957: Brazil’s first research reactor, the IEA-R1,…

Brazil’s Nuclear Sites

Uranium Reserves (world’s sixth largest) Deposit Status Estimated Reserves (tons U3O8) Pocos de Caldas Shutdown 4,500 Lago Real Operating 100,770 Itataia Deferred 142,500 Others 61,600 TOTAL 309,370 Uranium Enrichment Facility…

Brazil’s Nuclear Puzzle

Science October 22, 2004, p. 617 Brazil is planning to commission later this year a uranium enrichment plant that, if configured to do so, could fuel several nuclear weapons annually….

Remarks about the Importance of Export Controls

Remarks at the Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial Border Defense Conference I am pleased to have this opportunity to discuss export controls before so many experts in the subject. I notice…

Iran’s Iraq War Timeline – 2002-2004

Key events in the lead up to and aftermath of the Iraq war August 2002: National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an exiled Iranian opposition group, reveals two secret…

The Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Remarks at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Conference in Washington D.C. I am pleased to be able to speak to this distinguished forum, and to say a few words…