Cheater’s Risk: Test a Widely Held Presumption Preventing Nuclear Disarmament
…weapons? They do so primarily because a number of untested assumptions about the utility of nuclear weapons, and about the difficulty of eliminating them safely have long dominated debate on…
Obama’s Nuclear Legacy
…nuclear weapons; an agreement delaying Iran’s acquisition of nuclear weapons by 10-15 years; and progress toward securing fissile materials, thus making it harder for terrorists to build nuclear bombs. His…
The Search for Nuclear Stabilization in Southern Asia
With support from the National Nuclear Security Administration and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Stimson Center seeks to analyze the sources of nuclear danger in southern…
A Prisoner’s Dilemma for Prohibiting Attacks Against Iranian and Israeli Nuclear Facilities
…Non-Proliferation Treaty. Indeed, Iran has responded to such measures by advancing its nuclear program and is now a nuclear weapons threshold state, with the capacity to enrich sufficient uranium for…
Resources on the US-India Nuclear Initiative
…India’s Nuclear Weapons Ambitions,” op-ed by Michael Krepon, September 28, 2008 Voice of America, “US-India Nuclear Deal Under Scrutiny by Congress,” April 3, 2006. India Today, “Terms of Endearment,” March…
Upending the Stalemate between India and Pakistan
…another Mumbai-like attack. Since tactical nuclear weapons are the least safe and secure in Pakistan’s arsenal, and since these and longer-range, nuclear-capable launchers will be moved around in the midst…
Obama Should Return His Nobel Peace Prize
…a nuclear weapons modernization program of unprecedented scope and expense. The president’s 2009 speech in Prague committing the United States to seeking the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons…
Ukraine tensions may deescalate, but country remains awash in weapons
…security of Ukraine’s weapons stockpiles and sharing expertise on best practices for storing and managing stockpiled weapons systems. International partners could assist with moving stores of weapons to safe storage…