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Nuclear weapons have been one of the core areas of SIPRI’s research programme since the founding of the institute. Together with biological and chemical weapons, SIPRI promotes their non-proliferation and disarmament. Our work includes looking at legal, political, technical and historical aspects of biological, chemical and nuclear warfare prevention, including the verification of weapons and the implementation of international treaties.
An important part of SIPRI's work on nuclear weapons is its world nuclear forces data, which reveals annual estimates on the number and types of nuclear weapons held around the world.
Additionally, SIPRI is one of four institutes managing the EU Nonproliferation Consortium, a group of research centres and think tanks that promotes the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
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SIPRI follows the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which is officially reviewed every 5 years.
The EU Non-Proliferation Consortium is a network of researchers across the EU working towards the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
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Fedchenko, V.: 'Nuclear forensics as nuclear material analysis for security purposes', EU Non-proliferation Paper no. 60 (June 2017)
Research staff
Dr Sibylle Bauer is the Director of Studies, Armament and Disarmament, and the Director of the SIPRI Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Programme.
Shannon N. Kile is a Senior Researcher with the SIPRI Arms Control and Non-proliferation Programme.
Vitaly Fedchenko is a Senior Researcher with the SIPRI European Security Programme.
Dr Petr Topychkanov is a Senior Researcher in the SIPRI Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-proliferation Programme.
Dr John Hart is the Head of the Chemical and Biological Security Project.
Dr Peter Clevestig is a Senior Researcher in the SIPRI Arms Control and Non-proliferation Programme (on leave of absence).
Dr Tytti Erästö is a Researcher on nuclear weapon issues at SIPRI.
Anna Lundborg Regnér is an intern in SIPRI's Arms control, Disarmament and Non-proliferation Programme.