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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Integrated Arms Control in an Era of Strategic Competition
View the analysisDeterrence 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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Book Event: The Fragile Balance of Terror: Deterrence in the Nuclear Age
Event by Heather Williams , Scott Sagan , Ankit Panda , and Nicholas Miller — January 26, 2023

Arms Control after Ukraine: Integrated Arms Control and Deterring Two Peer Competitors
Report by Heather Williams and Nicholas Adamopoulos — December 16, 2022

PONI 2022 Fall Conference
Event — October 25, 2022

Deterring Nuclear Weapons Use in Ukraine
Critical Questions by Heather Williams — October 14, 2022

How Does the Worsening Security Environment Impact Nuclear Disarmament?
Critical Questions by Suzanne Claeys and Alice Spilman — September 13, 2022

The Nuclear Posture in Review
Event by Heather Williams , Kelsey Hartigan , and Kathleen McInnis — July 29, 2022

The Future of Arms Control, Strategic Stability, and the Global Order
Transcript — July 28, 2022

The Future of Arms Control, Strategic Stability, and the Global Order
Event by John J. Hamre , Seth G. Jones , and Sir Stephen Lovegrove — July 27, 2022

On the Horizon Vol. 4: A Collection of Papers from the Next Generation of Nuclear Professionals
Report by Reja Younis — May 9, 2022

Integrated Arms Control in an Era of Strategic Competition
Report by Heather Williams , Suzanne Claeys , and Rebecca Hersman — January 21, 2022
