Not Just Yet for No First Use
…nuclear weapons in the atmosphere and maintained continuous combat patrols of nuclear-armed bombers. These dangerous practices ended many decades ago, but first-use postures linger. Russia, Pakistan, and North Korea rely…
Stimson Center Experts Analyze President Obama’s Nuclear Legacy
…President Obama made a commitment to seek a world without nuclear weapons. Barry Blechman, Co-Founder, Stimson Center: “President Obama entered office seeking to eliminate nuclear weapons from all nations. He…
“Don’t Blame the Robots” – Artificial Intelligence Bias & Implications for Nuclear Security
…in Nuclear-Weapons Systems,” Nuclear Threat Initiative (August 2021) https://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/assessing-and-managing-the-benefits-and-risks-of-artificial- intelligence-in-nuclear-weapon-systems/ Applications of AI methods to nuclear technologies have also seen the optimization of agricultural production, food product development, supply chain management,…
Building a Bilateral Framework for Cybersecurity in South Asia
…or preemptive attribution in the event of a future cyberattack. The multiple cyberattacksand data breaches at nuclear facilities underscore the extent that accidental or intentional cyber breaches at nuclear facilities have…
South Asia Confidence-Building Measures (CBM) Timeline
…lists of their respective nuclear installations and facilities. [The Hindu], [MEA India] February 21 India and Pakistan sign agreement on “Reducing the Risk from Accidents Relating to Nuclear Weapons.” [World…
Visiting Sweden’s Future Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository
…Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company, Photo Lasse Modin Regional and international regulators are helping develop nuclear safeguards for the facility. Sweden is a non-nuclear-weapon State party to the…
25 Years After Kargil: Assessing Pakistan’s Crisis Preparedness
…Pakistan is estimated to have produced up to 170 nuclear weapons, including strategic and tactical nuclear weapons and missiles ranging from 60 to 2,750 km. Its nuclear posture has evolved from minimum credible…
WMD Nonproliferation Regimes: An Overlooked Casualty of Russia’s War on Ukraine
…across the biological, chemical, and nuclear domains, characterized by rampant disinformation campaigns, alleged violations of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) and Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), the unprecedented Russian…