Sameer Ali Khan is an independent analyst based in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Previously he was a Senior Research Associate at Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS) Islamabad and earlier served as Assistant Director (Research) at the Arms Control and Disarmament Affairs (ACDA) Branch of Pakistan’s Strategic Plans Division (SPD).

Mr. Khan was also Visiting Research Fellow at several institutions, including the South Asia Center of the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C.; the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) in Monterrey; the Cooperative Monitoring Center (CMC) in Albuquerque; and, the Research Society for International Law in Lahore.

 With a focus on South Asia, his expertise covers a wide array of critical areas, such as nuclear fuel cycles, nuclear doctrines, command and control, safety and security, non-proliferation, arms control, disarmament, cyber security, and the militarization of outer space.

He has delivered lectures on these areas at Pakistan’s Foreign Services Academy, Pakistan Institute for Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Defence University, and Quaid-i-Azam University.  He is the co-author of the book, “Indian unsafeguarded Nuclear Program: An Assessment,” which uncovers the expanse of Indian military nuclear potential. He also runs Noobs’ Nuclear – an online platform dedicated to accurately simplifying complex nuclear issues.