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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The Global Nuclear Balance: Nuclear Forces and Key Trends in Nuclear Modernization
In this report, the Emeritus Chair provides an unclassified overview of key trends in global nuclear balance.
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
Past Events

The Impossible State Live Podcast: Should We Sign a Peace Treaty with North Korea?

The IAEA Mission in Ukraine: A Conversation with Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi

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

Conference
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
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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
The Prospects for U.S.-Russia Arms Control
Event by Jeffrey Mankoff , Andrey Baklitskiy , Sharon Squassoni (discussant) , and Jeffrey Mankoff (moderator) — January 15, 2020