VERTIC
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Founded in 1986. The Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC) supports the development, implementation and verification of international agreements as well as initiatives in related areas.
On 19 June, VERTIC researcher Roel Walravens delivered an address on regulatory frameworks for biosecurity governance in Southeast Asia at the Indonesian Biorisk Association (IBA) International Conference 2026. VERTIC is grateful to the IBA for the invitation and for convening the conference.
VERTIC & ONN analysis of a newly announced DPRK enrichment facility suggests it could produce an additional 160kg of HEU per year. The WSJ covered the findings yesterday, & we've just published the technical analysis behind them WSJ: www.wsj.com/world/asia/n... VERTIC: www.vertic.org/2026/06/anal...
Exclusive | North Korea’s Uranium Enrichment Capacity Could Soon Expand by 75%, Analysis Says
Kim Jong Un recently inspected a new facility that could dramatically boost Pyongyang’s ability to make nuclear bombs.
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New from VERTIC: we just published two site profiles examining chemical facilities in the DPRK as part of Project Anthracite. Drawing on open-source research and satellite imagery analysis, they assess key chemical sites in Sunchon and Hungnam. Read them here: www.vertic.org/2026/06/new-...
New reports: Site Profiles on the DPRK's Chemical Facilities - VERTIC
These reports on the Sunchon Area and 8th February Vinalon Complex are the seventh and eight Project Anthracite site profiles exploring different chemical production facilities throughout North Korea....
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Legal analysis by VERTIC's @hughchalmers.bsky.social has been published in the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency's Nuclear Law Bulletin. The article explores how & why the UK should implement its safeguards obligations under Additional Protocol 1 of the Treaty of Tlatelolco www.oecd-nea.org/upload/docs/...
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VERTIC hosted a seminar in Vienna last week to discuss our new open-source assessments of North Korea's nuclear fuel cycle & weapon production capacity. Working with @paxsapiens.bsky.social Open Nuclear Network, we presented our assessments to diplomats & non-governmental experts. arcg.is/1aKuDq3
Open-Source Assessments of the DPRK’s Nuclear Programme
A collection of reports, papers, and StoryMaps.
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On the 10th of March, VERTIC, the African Nuclear Disarmament Verification Hub & the Radiation and Health Physics Unit of the University of the Witwatersrand launched 'From Swords to Ploughshares: the Dismantlement of the South African Nuclear Weapons Programme.' www.vertic.org/2026/03/vert...
VERTIC launches a new monograph on the South African Nuclear Weapons Programme - VERTIC
On 10 March 2026, VERTIC held a webinar to launch ‘From Swords to Ploughshares: the Dismantlement of the South African Nuclear Weapons Programme’. The monograph consists of 10 chapters focusing […]
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On February 24th, VERTIC & @rusi.bsky.social hosted a book launch & panel discussion on Dr. John Walker's new book, Britiain & Weapons of Mass Destruction Verification. The book discusses Dr. Walker's three decades of contributions to the development of multiple arms control verification regimes.
On Tuesday 24 Feb VERTIC & @rusi.bsky.social will launch Dr John Walker's book 'Britain & Weapons of Mass Destruction Verification'. He will be joined by fellow experts in arms control & international security to discuss the book’s insider account of CBRN weapons verification: tinyurl.com/yw2p2dmn
This week, VERTIC is back in Geneva for the 8th session of the Working Group on Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention. We’ll be closely following the discussions as States consider how the Convention can be enhanced to address current and emerging challenges. #1972BWC #BiologicalWeapons
New project with AllSource Analysis, funded by the Consortium to Reduce Nuclear Dangers, to improve transparency on China’s nuclear weapons stockpile. This project was made possible in part by grants from Carnegie Corporation of New York and Longview Philanthropy. www.vertic.org/2026/02/new-...
New Project funded by the Consortium to Reduce Nuclear Dangers - VERTIC
This project seeks to provide an open-source assessment of the size of the Chinese nuclear weapons stockpile, focusing on available fissile material and the capacity of the weaponisation complex. The ...
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New publication alert! As the 7th session of the BWC WG draws to an end, VERTIC and KCL have published a report on monitoring approaches for BWC compliance. The report is available to read on our website. www.vertic.org/publications...
Special Publications - VERTIC
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VERTIC is at the 7th session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the #1972BWC in Geneva. This meeting offers an important opportunity to consider how the BWC can further address challenges while safeguarding peaceful use of life sciences and contributing to international peace & security.
🇰🇭 VERTIC is at the NACW of Cambodia for a 3-day workshop to assist with the drafting of biosecurity legal measures to further implement the BWC in the national system of Cambodia. We are looking forward to working with participants over the next three days! Thank you to @norad.no for their support!
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Join NPSGLOBAL Foundation and VERTIC for a timely global webinar that will explore how a Group of Scientific and Technical Experts (GSTE-NDV) could strengthen multilateral nuclear disarmament verification. Friday 3rd October, 9am New York Learn more and register: www.vertic.org/2025/09/glob...
In a recent project, VERTIC & KCL joined forces to look at options for verification & monitoring under the BWC - what paths a proliferator might take, & how long-standing proposals and new technologies could come together to identify them. Read more @thebulletin.org thebulletin.org/2025/09/how-...
How new technology could make it easier to identify covert bioweapons programs
A recent project asked what the telltale signs of a bioweapons program would be? There are gaps in the information members of the global bioweapons treaty have access to, but new approaches and techno...
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The UNSG reported the views of Member States on the establishment of a Group of Scientific & Technical Experts on Nuclear Disarmament Verification (GSTE-NDV). VERTIC’s online compendium supports discussion of the report & a possible GSTE-NDV by collating all relevant materials: tinyurl.com/m96a663s
VERTIC launches a compendium of material on the proposed establishment of a UN-led Group of Scientific and Technical Experts on Nuclear Disarmament Verification (GSTE-NDV) - VERTIC
VERTIC is pleased to announce the launch of its web-based compendium of information relating to the proposed establishment of a Group of Scientific and Technical Experts on Nuclear Disarmament Verific...
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New VERTIC Report on the concept of irreversibility in nuclear disarmament. Researched and written by @herzogsm.bsky.social www.vertic.org/2025/08/rese...
📣 Join us Today in Geneva for a side event on the margins of the #1972BWC WG on Enhancing National Implementation of the BWC Explore @vertic.bsky.social projects, assistance activities and featuring the launch of the CBRN Cases Tracker database 📆 20 August 2025 - 13:15 CET - Room XXII
At lunchtime today, VERTIC Programme Director for National Implementation Thomas Brown will speak at a side event to the 6th meeting of the BWG Working Group. The event will share experiences on national implementation in Southeast Asia and showcase the successes of EU CBRN CoE Project 81 (BIOSEC).
The IAEA and Iran met this week on restarting nuclear safeguards inspections after recent US and Israeli strikes. VERTIC's Hugh Chalmers explained in @thebulletin.org how Iran, the IAEA, and its Member States can help overcome obstacles in the way of this goal. thebulletin.org/2025/08/can-...
Can international nuclear safeguards be rebuilt in Iran? These steps may help
To address the Iranian nuclear program through diplomacy rather than by force, the international community must rebuild IAEA safeguards.
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🔔 Upcoming Events! Join us next week at VERTIC's two side events on the margins of the 6th meeting of the BWC WG. The events will focus on enhancing national implementation of the BWC and assessing BWC compliance and monitoring, respectively. The side-events will take place on 20 August at 13:15.
📢 T&V No. 176 is out! Marking 50 yrs of the BTWC 🧬 & 100 yrs of the Geneva Protocol 📜, with a lead article by Jean Pascal Zanders (@ban-cbw.bsky.social), plus insights on nuclear irreversibility, institutionalisation of the BTWC & maritime sanctions evasion. Read: www.vertic.org/2025/07/trus...
Trust & Verify no. 176, Summer 2025 - VERTIC
The Winter 2023 edition of T&V opens with a lead article on diplomatic momentum and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty. The rest of the edition covers issues ranging from the conviction of a ma...
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VERTIC co-hosted a successful Biosecurity Legal Frameworks Workshop in Jakarta, 9–11 July 2025, with the Indonesian Biorisk Association, supported by NORAD. Participants explored Indonesia’s biosecurity and legal frameworks. Thank you to all who made it possible! 🤝🇮🇩
Recently, VM hosted a workshop with @filippalentzos.bsky.social on compliance monitoring approaches under the BWC. Stay tuned, as we will share some insights during a public side event at August's BWC Working Group!
It was a pleasure to attend the launch of the Nicholas A Sims Archive on Biological Disarmament on Friday and to celebrate his innumerable contributions to the BWC. Thanks to @filippalentzos.bsky.social for hosting the event and archive!
February marked a milestone with the EU CBRN Project 81:BIOSEC Closing Conference in Hanoi. VERTIC is proud to have served in this project under SCJS Europe, tackling biosecurity challenges in Southeast Asia. We thank our partners & team leader, John Jones OBE, for their collaboration and friendship
Last week, VERTIC held a workshop on nuclear latency and irreversibility, with support of our partners at ONN. Participants explored indicators of nuclear latency and possible future verification measures in a disarmed or disarming and tested these concepts in a tabletop exercise.
Last week, VERTIC hosted a seminar on current global prospects for nuclear disarmament & verification in collaboration with the African Nuclear Disarmament Verification Hub & the Radiation and Health Physics Unit of the University of the Witwatersrand. Read more here: www.vertic.org/2025/02/vert...
VERTIC hosts seminar on the impact of the current global situation on prospects for nuclear disarmament and verification - VERTIC
From 28 – 29 January 2025, VERTIC, in collaboration with the African Nuclear Disarmament Verification Hub and the Radiation and Health Physics Unit of the University of the Witwatersrand hosted […]
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