A Nuclear Test We Cannot Afford to Fail
…their nuclear forces. Yet, both nations have refrained from nuclear testing under the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which, while not entered into force, has served as the de facto…
FPI Interruptor Series, No 33: Rachel Stohl
…weapons—particularly smaller, light weapons—move quite freely throughout the region. You had the fall of the Gaddafi government in Libya, which opened up arsenals as well, and those weapons have circulated…
Retaining Nuclear Know-how
…to achieve a robust, responsive nuclear weapons infrastructure. In light of President Obama’s commitment to pursue a nuclear free world and the state of the U.S. economy, many anticipate a…
Protecting US Security by Minimizing the Role of Nuclear Weapons: A New US Nuclear Policy
…of U.S. policy on nuclear weapons should be the establishment of a verifiable international regime eliminating nuclear weapons globally. In the 2020-2030 timeframe, the U.S. should reduce its arsenal to…
The Trump Administration and Nuclear Weapons: A Legacy to be Defined
…Trump’s statements on long-standing American alliances and the nuclear umbrella. From calling NATO ‘obsolete’ to suggesting South Korea and Japan develop their own nuclear weapons (a statement later denied), Trump’s…
Utilizing Article XIV Conferences to Boost the Two Norms that Matter Most
…they recognize that nuclear weapons are to be used only in extremis. To grasp how important the norms of not testing and using nuclear weapons on a battlefield are, imagine…
Getting to Zero
…a successful process leading toward abolition requires the progressive devaluation of nuclear weapons, and since every test of a nuclear weapon confers value, the complete cessation of testing and entry…
Not Just Yet for No First Use
…nuclear orthodoxy are on stronger ground in arguing that the possession of nuclear weapons — not their possible first use in warfare — has contributed to deterrence, but even here, their…