R. Jeffrey Smith

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Hypersonic Missiles: Assessing the Benefits and Risks
July 9, 2019

What are the potential benefits for the United States of hypersonic missiles? Specifically, will they help offset equivalent Chinese and Russian capabilities? And what are the risks of their acquisition and potential employment, including of escalation to a nuclear war?

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Mission Accomplished? Challenges to Safety Culture in the Nuclear Weapons Complex
June 29, 2017

A panel of experts discussed challenges for regulators and federal contractors in implementing a strong safety culture at U.S. nuclear weapons facilities.

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  • Joyce Connery
  • Patrick Malone
  • Don Nichols
  • R. Jeffrey Smith
  • Toby Dalton
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The Fate of South Africa’s Nuclear Material
April 6, 2015

For almost two decades, the United States and South Africa have struggled over its handling of the highly enriched uranium that remained after the closure of South Africa’s bomb program.

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  • Douglas Birch
  • R. Jeffrey Smith
  • Matthew Bunn
  • Thomas Wheeler
  • Toby Dalton
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U.S.-Russia Plutonium Disposition: Adventures With MOX
July 9, 2013

The single most costly U.S. nonproliferation program currently underway faces a cloudy future in Washington.

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  • Toby Dalton
  • R. Jeffrey Smith
  • Douglas Birch
  • Frank von Hippel
  • Alan Hanson