The US-India Nuclear Deal: Another Wrong Turn in the War on Terror
…administration has walked away from the treaty nuclear abstainers want most – one banning future nuclear testing – and declared another that would end fissile material production for weapons to…
Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century
…readily deployable nuclear capabilities. It doesn’t take many nuclear weapons to deter a clear-thinking foe from crossing the nuclear threshold. But a great many nuclear weapons are still presumed necessary…
Making it Feasible to Rid the World of Nuclear Weapons
…the further development of capabilities to interdict transfers of nuclear weapons, including the deployment of long-range missiles armed with precise, non-nuclear warheads. Eliminating nuclear weapons would be a radical step,…
2002 Russian Ministry of Defense Nuclear Security Exercise
…program. Two CTR nuclear weapons security agreements with MOD were established in 1995 to provide the Russians with equipment, training, and services to enhance the security of their nuclear weapons….
Is the US-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Good or Bad for Proliferation?
…pledged not to acquire nuclear weapons or appear to be seeking them, does it make sense to relax requirements on states that have nuclear weapons? If the administration is not…
Mapping the Prospect of Arms Control in South Asia
…escalation in South Asia. Thereafter, Jaspal examines Pakistan’s nuclear posture. He explains that Pakistan’s nuclear posture, which includes an unwritten doctrine, has sought to ensure that India does not undermine…
The Terrifying Geography of Nuclear and Radiological Insecurity in South Asia
…nuclear weapons and a serious terrorism problem: South Asia. Analysis on South Asia tends to occur in silos that focus on either nuclear risks or terrorism risks; fewer studies investigate…
Considering a European Nuclear Deterrent
…deterrent capability is the 55-year-old nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT) aimed at limiting the spread of nuclear weapons. Among other treaty requirements, the NPT includes agreements by existing nuclear-armed states not…