The authors reveal new satellite photos of the construction of secret nuclear fuel cycle facilities in Iran that could be used in a civil nuclear program or in the production of nuclear weapons. They call for greater transparency of Iranian nuclear activities.
David Albright demonstrates the utility of commercial high-resolution satellite imagery for detecting clandestine nuclear proliferation by focusing on the test case of Algeria.
High-resolution commercial satellite imagery increases the visibility of areas of the world that were until recently seen by only a few intelligence agencies. Activities in totalitarian states such as North Korea are now visible to anyone. An episode involving North Korean secret nuclear weapon activities in the early 1990s demonstrates the power that such imagery can provide to the public and international organizations.