Innovate to Prevent the World’s Most Dangerous Weapons from Falling into the Wrong Hands

…for stopping proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by non-State actors” United Nations, New York, NY Thursday, December 15, 2016 Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Ambassador Marchesi, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies…
How Safe And Secure Are Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons?
…rise precipitously with India, the readiness level of Pakistan’s nuclear deterrent also rises. The dictates of deterrence mandate some movement of launchers and weapons from fixed locations during crises. Nuclear…
What Trump Got Right About Nuclear Weapons—and How to Step Back From the Brink

…50 times over, 100 times over. And here we are building new nuclear weapons, and they’re building nuclear weapons.” He continued, “We’re all spending a lot of money that we…
The Implications of Unrest in Pakistan for Nuclear Security
…have many ways to further destabilize Pakistan. Are Pakistan’s bombs safe? In theory, Pakistan’s nuclear weapons could be vulnerable to theft, illicit transfer, or unintentional use if the army’s discipline…
Technological Change and the UN Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes

…to ban them.59 Note: Robert F. Trager and Laura M. Luca, “Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems Are Here—and We Need to Regulate Them,” Foreign Policy, May 11, 2022, https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/05/11/killer-robots-lethal-autonomous-weapons-systems-ukraine-libya-regulation/; Adam Satariano,…
Op-ed by Laicie Heeley in Breaking Defense on “Nukes or Conventional Weapons”
…additional nuclear weapons spending and conventional weapons needs. Because the Pentagon cannot plan for every contingency, it must plan for the most conceivable future. In this case, that might mean…
Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Demanding Strengthened Inspections in Iran
…well have occurred in the past. As David Albright and his co-authors have argued, “Resolving these discrepancies is critical to understanding Iran’s progress on nuclear weapons at this site and…
How to DeNuke: A Collection of Essays by Ward Wilson
…eliminate nuclear weapons — all such weapons, from all nations, for eternity. Ward Wilson has long argued for eliminating nuclear weapons, Recently, he has put together a lifetime of work…