Research

Main Research Areas

The following three key themes of the preparatory phase of the ZNF were identified as interdisciplinary areas for cooperation and research.

They are linked to the existing research potentials that were introduced by the ten founding departments, as follows:

1. Climate change and Security
2. Verification and Monitoring of International Treaties
3. Peace Education and Conflict mitigation in post-war societies
   

Research Group Biological Weapons and Weapons Control

• Weapons Control by Controlling Science? (engl.)
• Confidence-Building Measures (engl.)
• Export-Import Monitoring (engl.)
• Control Mechanisms for High Security Research in the EU States (engl.)
• For other projects, please see here
  
  
  

Research Group: Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control

• Krypton-85 for the detection of plutonium production
• Disarmament verification
• Radioxenon for the detection of nuclear tests
• Other projects for the control of nuclear weapons