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 creative opportunities for emerging experts from a wide range of backgrounds 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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CSIS launched the Project on Nuclear Issues in 2003 to develop the next generation of policy, technical and operational nuclear professionals through outreach, mentorship, research and debate.

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A public discussion series with Heather Williams, Tom Karako, and Kari Bingen offering real-time context and commentary on national security developments and strategic forces issues

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Game On: Opportunities for Euro-Atlantic Strategic Stability and Arms Control

Europe is likely to remain a theater of instability despite pressure for a peace settlement in Ukraine. As the United States shifts toward the Indo-Pacific and Russia continues to pursue its territorial ambitions, what might arms control look like after the war in Ukraine?

Report by Heather Williams, Nicholas Adamopoulos, Lachlan MacKenzie, and Catherine Murphy — April 21, 2025

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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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Operation Epic Fury and the Remnants of Iran’s Nuclear Program

Following stalled nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran, Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion move beyond previous discrete counterproliferation operations to promote regime change from within.

Critical Questions by Joseph Rodgers and Bailey Schiff — February 28, 2026

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Operation Epic Fury and the Remnants of Iran’s Nuclear Program

An audio version of ⁠"Operation Epic Fury and the Remnants of Iran’s Nuclear Program⁠," a new Critical Questions by CSIS's Joseph Rodgers and Bailey Schiff. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Joseph Rodgers and Bailey Schiff — February 28, 2026

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CSIS European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues

The U.S.-UK-French Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues have convened senior nuclear policy experts from the United Kingdom, France, and the United States since 2009 to discuss nuclear deterrence, arms control, and nonproliferation policy issues.

Report by Heather Williams — February 11, 2026

New START Expiration

Please join the CSIS Defense and Security Department for a conversation on the expiration of the New START Treaty.

Event — February 3, 2026

The Arsenal of Freedom Tour

Please join the CSIS Defense and Security Department for a conversation on the Secretary of War’s Arsenal of Freedom tour.

Event — January 22, 2026