Alliances and No First Use
…address these shortfalls. Granted, nuclear deterrence still matters as a backup to conventional deterrence, especially when Mr. Putin so noisily advertises his nuclear weapons. And what to do about Chinese…
Verifying Nuclear Disarmament
…of any attempt to build nuclear weapons. Although no verification regime could provide absolute assurance that former nuclear-weapon states had not hidden a small number of nuclear weapons or enough…
How to Avoid a Nuclear Crisis with Iran
…60 percent – perilously close to weapons grade. This supply is sufficient to develop fuel for several nuclear weapons in short order if Iran makes the political decision to do…
Elections, Fear of the Bomb, and the the Great Unraveling
…possessing nuclear weapons – ties that will remain difficult. But the salience of nuclear weapons in these relations will be reduced, the NPT will be reinforced, and needed salve will…
Stimson receives MacArthur Grant for nuclear stability research in South Asia
…weapons and fissile materials. Today, through grants to policy research institutions worldwide, MacArthur aims to reduce global risks from nuclear weapons, with particular emphasis on preventing nuclear terrorism. More information…
Likely Consequences of the Nuclear Suppliers Group Decision
…and worked with non-nuclear weapon states in the NSG to toughen guidelines against dangerous nuclear commerce. Now the Bush administration has lined up with profit takers against non-nuclear weapon states…
Changing the Rules of Nuclear Commerce: Will More Commerce Equal More Proliferation?
…on testing nuclear weapons and is free to pursue the production of fissile material for its nuclear stockpile. Eleven of India’s fifteen nuclear reactors are not safeguarded. The Nuclear Suppliers…
Nuclear Security News Roundup, September 2020
Global Governance of Nuclear Security: There were noteworthy stories on international governance during September, including Angola’s accession to the Convention on Nuclear Safety and the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, together with its Amendment, while Côte…