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.

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Arms Control after Ukraine: Integrated Arms Control and Deterring Two Peer Competitors
As the United States tailors its deterrence strategy to two peer adversaries, future arms control efforts will likewise need to be designed to manage competition with both Russia and China.
Report by Heather Williams and Nicholas Adamopoulos — December 16, 2022

Deterring Nuclear Weapons Use in Ukraine
Critical Questions by Heather Williams — October 14, 2022

How Does the Worsening Security Environment Impact Nuclear Disarmament?
Critical Questions by Suzanne Claeys and Alice Spilman — September 13, 2022

North Korea States It Will Never Give Up Nuclear Weapons
Critical Questions by Ellen Kim — September 9, 2022
Past Events

Book Event: The Fragile Balance of Terror: Deterrence in the Nuclear Age

Report Launch: Growing Challenges, Rising Ambitions: AUSMIN 2022 and Expanding U.S.-Australia Cooperation

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PONI 2022 Fall Conference

The Nuclear Posture in Review

The Future of Arms Control, Strategic Stability, and the Global Order
PONI 2021 Hybrid Winter Conference

Book Event: Walter Pincus’ “Blown to Hell: America's Deadly Betrayal of the Marshall Islanders”

The Capital Cable #35 with Ivo H. Daalder
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PONI Pathbreakers: The Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — September 2, 2020

PONI Pathbreakers: Breaking the Nuclear Glass Ceiling
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — August 19, 2020

PONI Pathbreakers: The Role of Congress in Nuclear Policy
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — August 12, 2020

PONI Pathbreakers: The Cyber-Nuclear Connection
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk and Suzanne Spaulding — August 5, 2020

The Prospects for U.S.-Russian Arms Control
Report by Andrey Baklitskiy — June 5, 2020

Will U.S. Sanctions Snapback Force Iran Out of the NPT?
Commentary by Eric Brewer — May 15, 2020

Decoding the Latest U.S. Report on Arms Control: Are Russia and China Really Cheating?
Critical Questions by Rebecca Hersman — April 17, 2020

Decisionmaking and Technology Under the Nuclear Shadow
Event by Dr. Robert Jervis , Dr. Peter W. Singer , Avril Haines , Kathleen H. Hicks , Eric Brewer , and Rebecca Hersman — February 18, 2020

Uncomfortable Lessons: Reassessing Iran’s Missile Attack
Commentary by Ian Williams — February 6, 2020

Global Security Forum: Emerging Technologies Governance
Event by Suzanne Spaulding , Andrew Philip Hunter , Gabrielle Burrell , Mark T. Esper , Dr. Jason G. Matheny , Brigadier General Benjamin Watson , Samuel Brannen , and Kathleen Hicks — January 24, 2020