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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- Elizabeth Kos
- Program Coordinator and Research Assistant, Project on Nuclear Issues
- ekos@csis.org
Media Queries
- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Samuel Cestari
- Media Relations Coordinator, External Relations
- 202.775.7317
- scestari@csis.org
Upcoming Events
Conference
PONI 2024 Summer Conference
Featured Analysis
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 Summer Conference
Event — July 17, 2024
PONI 2024 Virtual Winter Conference
Event — February 26, 2024
Russian Nuclear Calibration in the War in Ukraine
Brief by Heather Williams, Kelsey Hartigan, Lachlan MacKenzie, and Reja Younis — February 23, 2024
The Uncertain Future of U.S.-Russia Arms Control
Critical Questions by Nicholas Adamopoulos — February 14, 2024
Thinking about the Unthinkable: Five Nuclear Weapons Issues to Address in 2024
Commentary by Kelsey Hartigan — February 9, 2024
PONI Live Debate: U.S. Nuclear Targeting
Event — January 25, 2024
China’s Waterlogged Missiles Don’t Matter
Commentary by Heather Williams — January 25, 2024
Information Pollution and What It Means for Arms Control
Report by Joseph Rodgers — January 25, 2024
PONI Live Debate: U.S. Nuclear Targeting
Transcript — January 25, 2024
The U.S. Arms Control Agenda: A Discussion with NSC Senior Director Pranay Vaddi
Event — January 18, 2024