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

January 25, 2022 | Rebecca Hersman, Suzanne Claeys and Heather Williams

This study examines the implication and prospects for the future of arms control in a highly competitive security environment in which challenges from advanced technologies and diminished state control over processes of verification become increasingly prominent features, even as the scope and modalities of arms control grow more complex and multifaceted.

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2023 Winter Conference

Please join the Project on Nuclear Issues for our February 2023 Winter Conference, hosted in Honolulu.

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Featured Project: Deterrence 101

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 2021 Hybrid Winter Conference

Please join the Project on Nuclear Issues for our 2021 Winter Conference.

Event by Eric Brewer and Rebecca Hersman — December 8, 2021

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A Nuclear Iran Is Not Inevitable

A nuclear-armed Iran would pose a serious threat to the United States, and Washington must not treat that future as inevitable—instead, it must try to prevent the emergence of an Iranian bomb in the first place.

Commentary by Eric Brewer — November 17, 2021

Influence and Escalation: Implications of Russian and Chinese Influence Operations for Crisis Management

Technology-enabled influence operations, including disinformation, will likely figure prominently in adversary efforts to impede U.S. crisis response and alliance management in high-risk, high-impact scenarios under a nuclear shadow.

Report by Rebecca Hersman , Eric Brewer , Lindsey Sheppard , and Maxwell Simon — November 9, 2021

Iran’s Evolving Nuclear Program and Implications for U.S. Policy

Iran’s nuclear program isn’t what it used to be. Here's why that matters for efforts to salvage the JCPOA and any “Plan B.”

Report by Eric Brewer — October 15, 2021

The Adversary Gets a Vote

The strategic concept of “integrated deterrence” is gaining prominence as the Department of Defense further develops it—but how might advanced situational awareness capabilities erode stable nuclear deterrence and fuel reactionary arms racing?

Report by Reja Younis and Rebecca Hersman — September 27, 2021

The Nuclear Policy Trilemma

Please join PONI on September 21 and 22, 2021, for a virtual two-day conference to explore the nuclear trilemma. Additional speakers to be announced shortly.

Event — September 21, 2021

PONI 2021 Virtual Summer Conference

Please join the Project on Nuclear Issues and Los Alamos National Laboratory for our 2021 Summer Conference.

Event by Eric Brewer — July 13, 2021

Reading the Nuclear Tea Leaves: Policy and Posture in the Biden Administration

The nuclear policy community is in the grips of pervasive anxiety that U.S. nuclear policy is either about to dramatically change or fail to change as dramatically as it should. While neither side appears poised for victory, neither appears to face imminent defeat.

Report by Joseph Rodgers and Rebecca Hersman — June 14, 2021

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What’s Next for Iran Nuclear Talks?

Talks in Vienna aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal fell short of a final agreement. Odds are good that a deal can be reached eventually, but events between now and the middle of June could generate some turbulence that U.S. negotiators will need to manage.

Commentary by Eric Brewer — May 19, 2021

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PONI Capstone Conference

Please join the Project on Nuclear Issues for our annual Capstone Conference.

Event — May 5, 2021

A Hometown Team: A Conversation with President of the Las Vegas Raiders Sandra Douglass Morgan

Transatlantic Tech and Security: A Conversation with EU Commissioner Thierry Breton

Press Briefing: Previewing Secretary Blinken’s China Visit

Assessing the Future Trajectory of China-Japan Relations

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