A ‘Pragmatic’ Foreign Policy Agenda: What’s Next for South Korea’s New President?

…weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missile programs. To date, North Korea possesses approximately 20-50 nuclear weapons and has amassed the requisite weapons-grade fissile material for an additional 50 to…
Stimson event on Capitol Hill examines the future of US tactical nuclear weapons (video)

…15 other distinguished defense thinkers on the Peterson Defense Advisory Committee in calling for reductions in tactical nuclear weapons. Drawing on the Committee’s recent report, Strategic Agility, this event…
Reconsidering Deterrence Stability
…States that acquire nuclear weapons don’t feel safe without them. They also do not feel safe with them – if they have something to fight about with another nuclear-armed state….
New Start for START
…Author: Barry Blechman Nuclear Dangers, Nuclear Realities examines the convergence of renewed global interest in nuclear energy (specifically in the Middle East) with international efforts to free the world of nuclear…
The Ban Movement’s Moment
…nuclear-armed states continued to be mired in rivalry and cannot make progress toward reducing nuclear weapons and nuclear dangers, the frustration of non-nuclear-weapon states at NPT Review Conferences could be…
Prospects for Reducing Nuclear Dangers
…the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Not bad for four years of hard work. In contrast, Clinton’s record on nuclear matters was very spotty during his second term. He successfully…
Prepare for the Inevitable: Emerging Cyber Risks to Nuclear Facilities

…Exercises for Security of Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material in Transport,“ International Atomic Energy Agency (2018) https://www.iaea.org/publications/12372/preparation-conduct-and-evaluation-of-exercises-for-security-of-nuclear-and-other-radioactive-material-in-transport; “Emergency Preparedness at Nuclear Plants,“ Nuclear Energy Institute (Accessed February 14, 2023), https://nei.org/resources/fact-sheets/emergency-preparedness-at-nuclear-plants…
The False Promise of the Civil Nuclear Deal
…underground tests. Fissile material production for nuclear weapons continues; India, like Pakistan, may have doubled its inventory of nuclear weapons over the past decade. Fifth, New Delhi continues to titrate…