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    Providing national security and technology policy analysis

    The Center for National Security and International Studies Center (CNSIS) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) provides high consequence decision support on national security and technology issues relevant to LANL’s mission.

    Learn more about the Lab's Goals and Agenda

    Strategic Objectives

    • Advise senior Los Alamos National Laboratory leadership on the strategic and policy environments in which the lab operates.
    • Bridge the gap between policy and technical communities, advising policy-makers on what may be possible and technologists on what may be desirable.
    • Serve as a think tank and action group drawing on laboratory-wide resources to offer policy-relevant insight.

    Strategic Plan

    • Director's Strategic Resilience Initiative
    • Arms Control and Non-proliferation
    • Mission Integration
    • National Security Science
    • Strategic Analyses and Assessments

    Upcoming and Recent Events

    Moving from the Abstract to the Concrete in U.S. Arms Control with Russia and China image

    Moving from the Abstract to the Concrete in U.S. Arms Control with Russia and China

    Wed, Aug 21, 2024 | 12 - 12 PM | LANL

    Mike Albertson, CGSR, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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    Scaling Law and Strategic Foresight: Navigating the Impacts of AI image

    Scaling Law and Strategic Foresight: Navigating the Impacts of AI

    Tue, Aug 20, 2024 | 12 - 12 PM | LANL

    Marina Favaro, Anthropic

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    Atomic Doctors: The Unique Role of the Manhattan Project Physicians image

    Atomic Doctors: The Unique Role of the Manhattan Project Physicians

    Thu, Aug 15, 2024 | 12 - 12 PM | LANL

    James L. Nolan, Williams College

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    In the News

    Events

    HTT Symposia

    LANL partnered with the Committee on Science, Technology, and Law of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS-CSTL) to develop a series of symposia that explore emerging technologies and their ability to transform society, with an