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Center for National Security and International Studies

Center for National Security and International Studies

Providing national security and technology policy analysis

CNSIS provides national security and technology policy analyses on current global security topics to enhance understanding and to support strategic planning and program development efforts across the Laboratory, and to inform policymaking in the U.S. government. 

Learn more about the Lab's Goals and Agenda

Strategic Goals

  • Advise senior leadership on the strategic and policy environments in which the Lab operates
  • Advise policy-makers on what may be possible and technologists on what may be desirable, thus bridging the gap between policy and technical communities
  • Produce policy relevant research on issues related to the Los Alamos mission, including deterrence, arms control, nonproliferation, and national security.
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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