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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The Evolving U.S. Nuclear Narrative
Report by Clark A. Murdock , Rebecca Hersman , and Shanelle Van — November 1, 2016
PONI 2016 Fall Conference
Event by Rebecca Hersman — October 18, 2016
Doomed to Cooperate: U.S.-Russian Lab Collaboration
Event by John J. Hamre , Rebecca Hersman , and Dr. Siegfried Hecker — September 27, 2016
Dr. John S. Foster, Jr. Medal Ceremony 2016
Event by John J. Hamre — September 26, 2016
Unpacking Syria’s Chemical Weapons Problem
Critical Questions by Rebecca Hersman — August 25, 2016
PONI 2016 Summer Conference
Event by Rebecca Hersman — July 12, 2016
Project on Nuclear Issues
Report by Sarah Minot Asrar — June 2, 2016
Chemical Weapons in the Middle East: Accountability and Deterrence
Event by Rebecca Hersman — May 18, 2016
U.S. Nuclear Policy Post-2016 Conference
Event by Tom Karako , Clark A. Murdock , Linton Brooks , Rebecca Hersman , and Kathleen H. Hicks — May 5, 2016
PONI 2016 Capstone Conference
Event by Rebecca Hersman — April 13, 2016