Project on Nuclear Issues
Founded in 2003, PONI is the premier networked community of next generation professionals prepared to meet the nuclear challenges of the future
PONI programs provide inclusive, diverse, and creative opportunities for emerging experts to learn about nuclear issues and engage thoughtfully with the nuclear community. PONI also conducts cutting-edge research and analysis on three main topic areas: deterrence and escalation, risk reduction and arms control, and disarmament.
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- Program Coordinator and Research Assistant, Project on Nuclear Issues
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Alternative Nuclear Futures: Capability and Credibility Challenges for U.S. Extended Nuclear Deterrence
In the next 10 years, U.S. extended deterrence could look notably different than it does today. To explore these issues, the CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues used an alternative futures methodology to unpack how key drivers might affect the U.S. extended deterrence mission.
Report by Heather Williams Kelsey Hartigan Joseph Rodgers and Reja Younis — May 8, 2023
Featured Event
Deterrence 101 is a collection of three thirty-minute long videos that explore core deterrence theory. Each video describes basic deterrence concepts, roots these ideas in a historical timeline, and features interviews with leading nuclear policy experts.
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PONI 2024 Virtual Winter Conference
Event — February 26, 2024
Armchair Discussion with Pranay Vaddi
Event — January 18, 2024
2023 Fall Conference
Event — December 5, 2023
Deter and Divide: Russia's Nuclear Rhetoric & Escalation Risks in Ukraine
Digital Report by Heather Williams Kelsey Hartigan Lachlan MacKenzie and Reja Younis — December 4, 2023
The Israel-Hamas Conflict: Implications for Nuclear Security in the Region
Critical Questions by Doreen Horschig — November 21, 2023
Project Atom Report Launch
Event — November 7, 2023
How to Get Away with a Nuclear Test
Critical Questions by Heather Williams — October 5, 2023
Conventional-Nuclear Integration to Strengthen Deterrence
Commentary by Doreen Horschig and Nicholas Adamopoulos — October 4, 2023
Project Atom 2023
Report by Heather Williams Kelsey Hartigan Lachlan MacKenzie Robert Soofer Tom Karako Oriana Skylar Mastro Franklin Miller Leonor Tomero and Jon Wolfsthal — September 29, 2023
2023 PONI Summer Conference
Event — July 26, 2023