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CSIS’s 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 China Views South Korea’s Nuclear Debate

How does China perceive South Korea’s nuclear ambitions? To what extent—and why—do the Chinese worry about it? And what are the policy implications of China’s perspective for the U.S.-South Korea alliance?

Newsletter by Sungmin Cho — April 8, 2025

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PONI 2024 Fall Conference

September 27, 2024 • 9:00 am – 4:15 pm EDT
Hosted by Project on Nuclear Issues
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Heather Williams

Director, Project on Nuclear Issues and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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The Truth of the Matter

Arms Control Interregnum

CSIS’s Heather Williams joins the podcast to discuss Russia’s nuclear provocations and to answer the question: Is arms control as we know it dead?

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Heather Williams — June 3, 2024

CSIS the truth of the matter

Why Russia Keeps Rattling the Nuclear Saber

On May 6, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced that its navy, air force, and ground missile forces would conduct tactical nuclear drills in the Southern Military District. These risky behaviors have drawn little-to-no response from the wider international community.

Commentary by Heather Williams — May 20, 2024

The Nuclear Option: Deciphering Russia's New Space Threat

Please join the CSIS Aerospace Security Project on Friday, May 3, 2024, at 2:00pm ET for a fireside chat with The Honorable Mallory Stewart, Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability, moderated by Clayton Swope, Deputy Director of ASP. 

Event — May 3, 2024

The Nuclear Option: Deciphering Russia's New Space Threat

The CSIS Aerospace Security Project hosted a fireside chat with The Honorable Mallory Stewart, Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability, moderated by Clayton Swope, Deputy Director of ASP.

Transcript — May 3, 2024

PONI 2024 Capstone Conference

PONI will host its 2024 Capstone Conference on May 1-2 at Offutt Air Force Base, Headquarters of U.S. Strategic Command.

Event — May 1, 2024

CSIS European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues

In 2023, the European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues convened senior nuclear policy experts from the United Kingdom, France, and the United States to discuss nuclear deterrence, arms control, and nonproliferation issues and identify areas of consensus among the P3.

Report by Heather Williams — April 25, 2024