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CSIS’s International Security Program and the Project on Nuclear Issues analyze nuclear policy issues including deterrence, escalation, and arms control, and is the leading network of nuclear policy professionals.

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How to Get Away with a Nuclear Test
Talk of nuclear testing and threats of escalation are part of an ongoing Russian effort to manipulate nuclear risks and deter Western intervention in Ukraine. Whether or not Russia resumes testing will depend on Putin’s expected response from the international community.
Critical Questions by Heather Williams — October 5, 2023

Conventional-Nuclear Integration to Strengthen Deterrence
Commentary by Doreen Horschig and Nicholas Adamopoulos — October 4, 2023

Project Atom 2023
Report by Heather Williams Kelsey Hartigan Lachlan MacKenzie Robert Soofer Tom Karako Oriana Skylar Mastro Franklin Miller Leonor Tomero and Jon Wolfsthal — September 29, 2023

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Report by Heather Williams Jamie Kwong Nicholas Adamopoulos Suzanne Claeys Joseph Rodgers Doreen Horschig Lachlan MacKenzie Melissa Chan and Jessica Link — June 28, 2023
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How to Get Away with a Nuclear Test
Critical Questions by Heather Williams — October 5, 2023
Conventional-Nuclear Integration to Strengthen Deterrence
Commentary by Doreen Horschig and Nicholas Adamopoulos — October 4, 2023
Project Atom 2023
Report by Heather Williams Kelsey Hartigan Lachlan MacKenzie Robert Soofer Tom Karako Oriana Skylar Mastro Franklin Miller Leonor Tomero and Jon Wolfsthal — September 29, 2023
Reactions from the Next Generation
Report by Heather Williams Jamie Kwong Nicholas Adamopoulos Suzanne Claeys Joseph Rodgers Doreen Horschig Lachlan MacKenzie Melissa Chan and Jessica Link — June 28, 2023
Kishida’s Realism Diplomacy: Nuclear Disarmament
Report by Akiyama Nobumasa — June 8, 2023
The Global Nuclear Balance: Nuclear Forces and Key Trends in Nuclear Modernization
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — May 15, 2023
Alternative Nuclear Futures: Capability and Credibility Challenges for U.S. Extended Nuclear Deterrence
Report by Heather Williams Kelsey Hartigan Joseph Rodgers and Reja Younis — May 8, 2023
Nuclear Belt and Road and U.S.-South Korea Nuclear Cooperation
Newsletter by Lami Kim — April 24, 2023
On the Horizon Vol. 5: A Collection of Papers from the Next Generation
Report by Reja Younis and Jessica Link — February 28, 2023
Russia Suspends New START and Increases Nuclear Risks
Critical Questions by Heather Williams — February 23, 2023