Global WMD Issues
Our research focuses on regional affairs associated with the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons; countering proliferation finance; and broader issues of deterrence, disarmament and arms control.
Our work assesses a broad range of WMD-related issues, with particular focus on North Korea’s nuclear, chemical and biological weapons capabilities, Russian nuclear strategic culture and the Iranian nuclear programme. Project Sandstone systematically analyses and exposes North Korea’s proliferation networks using open source data-mining and data-fusion techniques. In addition, our Counter-Proliferation Finance project examines ways to disrupt the illicit financial activities of proliferators such as North Korea and proposes practical solutions for the effective implementation of sanctions. Our experts are involved in the high-level France/UK/US trilateral nuclear dialogues and multiple private and public dialogues at both governmental and inter-governmental levels.
Our experts
Lukasz Kulesa
Director, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Malcolm Chalmers
Deputy Director General
Senior Management
Lennie Phillips OBE
Senior Research Fellow, Chemical Weapons
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Darya Dolzikova​
Senior Research Fellow
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Jack Crawford
Research Fellow
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Fellows
Dr Aaron Arnold
Senior Associate Fellow; Former member of the UN Panel of Experts for DPRK sanctions
Centre for Finance and Security
Andrea Berger
Associate Fellow
M. Elaine Bunn
Senior Associate Fellow
Professor David Crouch
Senior Associate Fellow - Specialist in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) remediation processes
Emil Dall
Associate Fellow; Sanctions Lead at FINTRAIL
Catherine Dill
Associate Fellow
Professor Steve Fetter
Senior Associate Fellow; Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School, University of Maryland
Rebecca Hersman
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Dr Daniel Salisbury
RUSI Associate Fellow - Expert in nuclear security and open source intelligence
Cristina Varriale
Associate Fellow
Dr John R. Walker OBE
Senior Associate Fellow
Gareth Williams
Senior Associate Fellow
Dr Heather Williams
Senior Associate Fellow
Amy Woolf
Senior Associate Fellow
