The Law on Nuclear Weapons: An International Commentary (ed. William H. BOOTHBY and Wolff Heintschel von HEINEGG, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025) provides a uniquely clear and comprehensive review of the law on nuclear weapons. It draws on the insight and input of a group of 15 experts from around the world and in so doing […]
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WMD in Asia-Pacific
WMD in Asia-Pacific (ed. Peter HAYES, Tanvi KULKARNI, Chung-in MOON, and Shatabhisha SHETTY; Nautilus Institute, APLN, and RECNA-Nagasaki University, 2022) offers a timely and comprehensive assessment of the WMD threats in the Asia-Pacific, including threats from nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. The book is a compilation of 18 special reports published by Nautilus and partners […]
Nuclear Weapons Law: Where Are We Now?
Nuclear Weapons Law: Where Are We Now? (by William BOOTHBY and Wolff HEINTSCHEL von HEINEGG, Cambridge University Press, 2021) examines the law relating to the possession, threat, or use of nuclear weapons. It addresses the law regarding sovereignty, the threat or use of force, the conduct of nuclear hostilities, neutrality, weapons law, and war crimes […]
Global Problem Solving Book: Complexity, Security, and Civil Society in East Asia: Foreign Policies and the Korean Peninsula
Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia (ed. Peter HAYES and Kiho YI, OpenBook Publishers, 2015) offers an understanding of complex global problems including nuclear weapons, urban insecurity, energy, and climate change in the region. Detailed case studies in China, North and South Korea, and Japan demonstrate the importance of civil society and “civic […]
The Tools of Owatatsumi: Japan’s Ocean Surveillance and Coastal Defence Capabilities
The Tools of Owatatsumi: Japan’s Ocean Surveillance and Coastal Defence Capabilities (by Desmond BALL and Richard TANTER, ANU Press, 2015) describes and assesses Japan’s maritime surveillance capabilities — underwater, shore-based and airborne — with particular respect to the underwater segment, about which there is little strategic analysis in publicly available literature. DOWNLOAD FREE PDF, READ […]
MacArthur Awards $13.4 Million to Study and Support Enhanced Nuclear Security
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today announced grants to 16 organizations totaling $13.4 million to help prevent nuclear terrorism and strengthen nuclear security around the globe. Much of the new funding will help to train and support an elite group of nuclear experts to make policy recommendations for preventing nuclear terrorism and enhancing nuclear non-proliferation. A major international Nuclear Security Summit takes place in Seoul next week…
The Nautilus Institute received a grant of $600,000 to examine how the risks associated with potential terrorist attacks on nuclear power facilities might be reduced by fuel disposal and management measures. Nautilus will examine the implications of the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in Japan and make policy recommendations on power plant design.