Analysis / CommentaryNuclear Posture Review: The More Things Change, The More They Stay the SameByRebecca HersmanPublished Feb 6, 2018Last week, the Trump administration formally released its review of U.S. nuclear weapons policy—which is nearly identical to the version leaked to the Huffington Post in early January. Judging by reactions over what amounts to the longest rollout in Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) history, there is something in it for everyone.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityDo weapons prohibitions work? It’s complicated.ByAlicia Sanders-ZakrePublished Feb 6, 2018If the nuclear ban treaty follows trajectories of other weapons prohibitions, it could strengthen the norm against nuclear weapons use and possession, and even decrease production. Difficult work likely lies ahead, however.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityAre We Fighting Yet? International Law and Nuclear DisarmamentByRaymond WangPublished Jan 25, 2018Recent decisions have left lasting impacts on international law in ways that might affect whether ban treaty supporters rely on international courts for disarmament.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityNegotiating a Nuclear “Code of Conduct”ByJustin AndersonPublished Jan 17, 2018The NPT nuclear five lack shared norms of nuclear behavior. Pursuing a nuclear code of conduct could resolve that and help increase both dialogue and stability.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityConfronting Iran’s Ballistic MissilesByPeter CrailPublished Nov 30, 2017A serious Iran strategy must identify the priority threats that must be stopped, even as other threats are addressed.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityAfter the End of Bilateral Nuclear Arms ControlByLinton BrooksPublished Oct 24, 2017The prospect of the demise of U.S.-Russian bilateral arms control is a gloomy one. But the problem will not be improved by ignoring it.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityCSIS PONI – UK PONI Bilateral: Grounding Nuclear Issues in RealityByCristina VarrialePublished Oct 24, 2017Day-to-day conversations don’t always stop to take stock of the weapons being discussed. Exchanges and site visits like these ground some of the issues that are easily lost in an array of nuclear narratives.
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 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 CommunityTechnology Based Sanctions and North Korea’s Missile ProgramByDaniel Salisbury and CSIS PONIPublished May 19, 2017It may seem clear that – at the very least – technology-based sanctions slow technical progress and raise procurement costs. However, other research suggests that sanctions have improved North Korea’s ability to procure WMD-related goods.