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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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
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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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U.S. Response to the Reported Chemical Attack in Douma, Syria
Critical Questions by Melissa Dalton and Rebecca Hersman — April 11, 2018
Assessing the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review
Event by John J. Hamre and Rebecca Hersman — March 1, 2018
Project on Nuclear Issues
Report by Mark F. Cancian — February 21, 2018
Nuclear Posture Review: The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same
Commentary by Rebecca Hersman — February 6, 2018
Dr. Ernest J. Moniz on Global Security Tensions
Event by John J. Hamre and Dr. Ernest J. Moniz — January 11, 2018
PONI 2017 Winter Conference
Event — December 5, 2017
PONI 2017 Fall Conference
Event — October 11, 2017
Debate: Future of the INF Treaty
Event by Rebecca Hersman , Thomas Countryman , Alexandra Bell , Franklin C. Miller , and Rebeccah L. Heinrichs — September 27, 2017
Debate: U.S. Nuclear Weapon Modernization
Event by Hon. Ellen Tauscher , Adam Mount , John Harvey , and Kori Schake — June 29, 2017
PONI 2017 Summer Conference
Event — June 21, 2017