Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityFlexibility and Survivability: The Next Generation of the U.S. Nuclear StockpileByAaron Richards and CSIS PONIPublished Dec 11, 2018While the current environment continues to challenge the United States, future threats will further weaken America’s nuclear weapons stockpile without action. The 2018 Nuclear Posture Review called for nuclear modernization and the time is now to act and secure our strategic deterrent for the future.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityThe Long Road to Nuclear Toxic Waste DisposalByHeather Hollow and CSIS PONIPublished Oct 23, 2018With the continued use of nuclear power comes the question: How can nuclear toxic waste be disposed of effectively?
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityNuclear Weapons and the Just War TraditionByMatthew Lytwyn and CSIS PONIPublished May 16, 2018While critics of nuclear arms often describe them as indiscriminate weapons that would be used to target civilian population centers, U.S. nuclear planning is deliberately aligned with the moral values that govern the U.S. way of war.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityNuclear Alliances, the NPR, and the Curious Case of New ZealandByJennifer Knox and CSIS PONIPublished Apr 3, 2018Extended nuclear deterrence strengthens alliances, except when it didn’t.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityEducation, Culture, and Nuclear WeaponsByAri Kattan and CSIS PONIPublished Mar 16, 2018Dangerous political and cultural trends put U.S. competitiveness in the sciences at risk, with potentially disastrous consequences for the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityFulfilling the Central and Enduring Role of U.S. Nuclear WeaponsByVincent Manzo and CSIS PONIPublished Oct 30, 2017Any decision stemming from the Nuclear Posture Review that risks derailing political support for modernization could, at the end of the day, weaken deterrence if the result is insufficient funding for the current plan.
Analysis / Next Gen Community, ReportProject on Nuclear IssuesByMark Cancian and CSIS PONIPublished Oct 4, 2017A Collection of Papers from the 2016 Nuclear Scholars Initiative and PONI Conference Series
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityProtecting Our Nuclear Weapons in Cyber WarfareByDavid Etim and CSIS PONIPublished Jul 31, 2017The United States should conduct a comprehensive examination of cyber threats to develop a remediation plan of how to solve potential problems, and establish next steps to defend against in cyber warfare.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityA New Euromissile Crisis? NATO and the INF-Treaty Crisis in Historical PerspectiveByDr. Andreas Lutsch and CSIS PONIPublished Jun 13, 2017Since February of this year, U.S. officials have criticized Russia for deploying a new dual capable ground-launched cruise missile prohibited by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. According to General Paul Selva, ‘the Russians have deliberately deployed it in order to pose a threat to NATO.’
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityFive Guys and a Brigadier General Travel to North Dakota in the Dead of WinterByMerit Schumaker and CSIS PONIPublished May 23, 2017Interacting with senior military leadership and visiting the maintainers, operators, and trainers responsible for two legs of the nuclear deterrent creates a vitally important relationship, one that can close that technical gap and ensure future civilian leaders are able to make informed decisions.