North Korea has produced enough nuclear weapon material for six to eight atomic bombs. This is the conclusion of U.S. intelligence, which has watched a small reactor operate for four…
Analysis
The Wisconsin Project’s reports track WMD programs and the companies supplying them. In op-eds and articles, we argue for strict enforcement of strategic trade controls to inhibit proliferation.
Testimony: Nuclear Arms Proliferation
Testimony of Gary Milhollin Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School and Director, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control Before the House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs May 8,…
Low-tech Delivery of Nuclear Weapons
Testimony of Gary Milhollin Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School and Director, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control Before the House Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Research and Development…
Iraq’s Bomb, Chip by Chip
The New York Times April 24, 1992, p. A35. The U.S. Commerce Department licensed the following strategic American exports for Saddam Hussein’s atomic weapon programs between 1985 and 1990. Virtually…
Building Saddam Hussein’s Bomb
The New York Times Magazine March 8, 1992, p. 30 “About this big.” High in the United Nations building in New York, a U.N. official is holding his arms out…
The Soviet Nuclear Breakup – Promise or Perils?
International Affairs February 1992, p. 30 The West is now watching the Soviet central government grow weaker, and may soon see it disappear. With the resulting confusion comes the risk…
Exports and Terrorism: U.S. Export Licenses to Iran: September 1990 to September 1991
From September 1990 to September 1991, the U.S. Department of Commerce approved nearly $60 million dollars’ worth of sensitive exports to Iran. Most of these items were “dual use,” meaning…
Testimony: North Korea’s Nuclear Program
Testimony of Gary Milhollin Director, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific Affairs November 25, 1991 I am…
U.S. Is Building Up a Picture of Vast Iraqi Atom Program
New York Times Friday, September 27, 1991, p. A8. Nuclear Skeletons in Iraq’s Closet Following is a partial list of components of Iraq’s nuclear weapons program that were unknown before…
Keeping the Lid on Nuclear Arms
New Scientist August 17, 1991, p. 26-30 In an historic accord last November, Argentina and Brazil agreed not to produce nuclear weapons and pledged to open their secret nuclear sites…