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.
On the Horizon Vol. 6
The 2023 PONI Nuclear Scholars explore shifts in states’ nuclear arsenals and strategies, the effects of the Ukraine war on nuclear dynamics, and the transformative power of emerging tech on nuclear decisionmaking, offering fresh insights and innovative solutions.
Report by Doreen Horschig and Jessica Link — March 27, 2024
Russian Nuclear Calibration in the War in Ukraine
Brief by Heather Williams, Kelsey Hartigan, Lachlan MacKenzie, and Reja Younis — February 23, 2024
The Uncertain Future of U.S.-Russia Arms Control
Critical Questions by Nicholas Adamopoulos — February 14, 2024
Thinking about the Unthinkable: Five Nuclear Weapons Issues to Address in 2024
Commentary by Kelsey Hartigan — February 9, 2024
Past Events
Conference
PONI 2024 Virtual Winter Conference
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
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Gulf Roundtable with Richard Nephew
Event — September 23, 2016
Reinforcing International Norms against Nuclear Testing
Critical Questions by Sharon Squassoni and Amelia Armitage — September 23, 2016
North Korea’s Perpetual Provocations: Another Dangerous, Escalatory Nuclear Test
Congressional Testimony by Victor Cha — September 14, 2016
Fifth DPRK Nuclear Test
Critical Questions by Sharon Squassoni and Amelia Armitage (36108) — September 9, 2016
Workshop Report: ISCN-CSIS Washington Workshop 2016 Nuclear Security Collaboration Between CoEs and Civil Society: Filling the Gaps
Report by Sharon Squassoni — September 2, 2016
ISP Brief August 2016
Newsletter — August 31, 2016
Seminar on Strategic Trade Controls in Southeast Asia
Event — August 7, 2016
ISP Brief July 2016
Newsletter — August 5, 2016
Thinking about the Unthinkable in a Highly Proliferated World
Report by Clark A. Murdock, Tom Karako, Ian Williams, and Michael Dyer — July 29, 2016
North Korean Nuclear Forces and the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Northeast Asia
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — July 25, 2016