Nuclear Issues
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.

Deter and Divide: Russia's Nuclear Rhetoric & Escalation Risks in Ukraine
Russia’s nuclear threats have underpinned each stage of the war in Ukraine as Putin attempts to deter and divide NATO support. However, if Russia faces battlefield setbacks, its nuclear threats could intensify, testing NATO's resolve.
Digital Report by Heather Williams Kelsey Hartigan Lachlan MacKenzie and Reja Younis — December 4, 2023

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
Past Events
Project Atom Report Launch

Conference
Korea Global Forum 2023

Transatlantic Defense in an Era of Strategic Competition

The Impossible State Live Podcast: The War in Ukraine and Russia-North Korean Arms Transfers: What's Next?

The Impossible State Live Podcast: The Sister

The Impossible State Live Podcast: A Renewed Axis: Putin and Kim

The Impossible State Live Podcast: A Week of Detention and Deterrence on the Korean Peninsula

Assessing the Hiroshima Summit: A Conversation with Keiichi Ono
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Project Atom Report Launch
Event — November 7, 2023
Korea Global Forum 2023
Event — November 6, 2023
Transatlantic Defense in an Era of Strategic Competition
Event — October 27, 2023
The Impossible State Live Podcast: The War in Ukraine and Russia-North Korean Arms Transfers: What's Next?
Event — October 18, 2023
The Impossible State Live Podcast: The Sister
Event — September 28, 2023
The Impossible State Live Podcast: A Renewed Axis: Putin and Kim
Event — September 15, 2023
The Impossible State Live Podcast: A Week of Detention and Deterrence on the Korean Peninsula
Event — July 26, 2023
Assessing the Hiroshima Summit: A Conversation with Keiichi Ono
Event — July 7, 2023
The Impossible State Live Podcast: Deep Dive: North Korea's Weapon Threat
Event — June 13, 2023
The Impossible State Live Podcast: Should We Sign a Peace Treaty with North Korea?
Event — March 31, 2023