FeaturedFellowship
The next application deadline is October 9, 2020 for the spring 2021 semester that will begin between January 15 and April 1, 2021. As of September 2020, Scoville Fellows are working remotely and will continue to do so until the need for social distancing ends and our participating organizations return to working in their offices. Read More
FeaturedEvents
Held virtually with colleagues from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, this conference will feature two days of presentations from rising experts covering topics such as nuclear modernization policy and strategies, arms control, proliferation challenges, and deterrence.
Nuclear Policy News
Russia dismisses Trump administration efforts to secure nuclear arms deal before election
CNN
Amid rumors of impending arms control deal, Billingslea set for talk on China nukes
Exchange Monitor
Iran nuclear deal hangs on an election, and it’s not in the U.S.
Bloomberg
Nuclear Policy News
ANALYSIS: Why Trump’s retreat from U.S. allies could have nuclear consequences
Defense One
Nuclear threat against North Korea ‘continues unabated’, U.N. ambassador tells Assembly
UN News
Bipartisan congressional task force recommends extending nuclear treaty with Russia
The Hill
Nuclear Policy News
Iranian president accuses U.S. of savagery after new sanctions
Reuters
Congress moving toward final passage of stopgap budget; Air Force warheads, pits brace for hits
Exchange Monitor
North Korea’s nuclear facility affected by typhoons
Bloomberg
Nuclear Policy News
Trump administration orders assessment on bolstering nuclear warheads as talks with Russia stall
Politico
ANALYSIS: From smuggled coal to art: How North Korea dodges sanctions to build up nuclear arsenal
The Times
Trump team weighs new sanctions on Iran’s financial sector
Bloomberg
Events
Thursday, October 1, 2020 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time via Zoom webinar The Trump administration’s unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action has led Iran to retaliate by exceeding key nuclear limits set by the deal. The U.S. strategy has hobbled but not unraveled the agreement and increased tensions with Iran and Read More
Nuclear Policy News
Russia and U.S. could scrap another nuclear arms treaty
EU Observer
Statement by the President regarding new restrictions on Iran’s nuclear, ballistic missile, and conventional weapons pursuits
White House
Trying to hammer Iran with U.N. sanctions, U.S. issues more of its own
New York Times
Nuclear Policy News
Secret documents show how North Korea launders money through U.S. banks
CNBC
Biden would push for less U.S. reliance on nukes for defense
Associated Press
Russia says chances of extending New START nuclear treaty are minimal
Reuters
Fellowship
The IDA Summer Associates Program provides students with a unique opportunity to use their quantitative and analytic skills to work on challenging real-world national security issues. Each year, IDA hires and pays students at its Virginia and Washington, DC, facilities to work for approximately 10-12 weeks during the summer months. We seek both undergraduate (rising Read More