Analysis / Next Gen CommunityRussia’s New Nuclear Weapons: Understanding Avangard, Kinzhal, and TsirkonByAkshai VikramPublished Aug 2, 2021The primary driver of Russia’s hypersonic build-up seems to be missile defense. President Putin said the development of these weapons was directly caused by the U.S. withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in 2002.
Analysis / Commentary2020 Consensus Statement: European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear DialoguesByRebecca HersmanPublished Jan 22, 2021In 2020, the European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues convened senior nuclear policy experts from the United Kingdom, France, and the United States to discuss nuclear deterrence, arms control, and nonproliferation issues and identify areas of consensus among the P3.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityNuclear Command and Civilian Control: Civil-Military Relations and the Use of Nuclear WeaponsByAlice Hunt Friend and Reja YounisPublished Nov 20, 2020In the nuclear realm, the challenge of civilian control is solved with presidential authority. Understanding and addressing the concessions that presidents might make to military expertise surfaces the precarious nature of civilian nuclear command and control. Series Nuclear Nexus
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityCross-domain Competition: How Organizational Stovepipes Create Risks for Shared MissionsByMorgan DwyerPublished Oct 15, 2020Today, traditional nuclear missions increasingly intersect with emerging technical domains such as space and cyber. How can policymakers mitigate the risks that bureaucratic competition can pose to the shared mission of defending the nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) system? Series Nuclear Nexus
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityThe Conventional Force Perspective: Nuclear Integration in Doctrine, Concepts, and ExercisesByAdam Saxton and Mark CancianPublished Oct 8, 2020What would detailed conventional nuclear integration in doctrine, concepts, and large-scale exercises look like? Joint concepts inform high-level military doctrine, which in turn provides guidance on what the military should aim to achieve through planning and training in large-scale exercises. Series Nuclear Nexus
Analysis / CommentaryBreaking the Silo: Examining International Security at the Nuclear NexusByRebecca Hersman, Reja Younis and Maxwell SimonPublished Oct 8, 2020Understanding international security issues at the “nuclear nexus” is critical for managing a contemporary security environment characterized by rapid technological innovation, increased strategic competition, and a looming nuclear shadow. Series Nuclear Nexus
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityInferring from signaling: North Korea’s deterrence strategy and bargaining tacticByBetty Suh and Suzanne ClaeysPublished Aug 7, 2020What might Pyongyang’s continued missile tests, public statements, and military exercises signal ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea?
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityA Case for Understanding Public Nuclear KnowledgeByJamie KwongPublished Jun 5, 2020Capstone presenter Jamie Kwong presents a case for understanding public nuclear knowledge.
Analysis / CommentaryCSIS European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues, 2019 Consensus StatementByRebecca HersmanPublished Mar 13, 2020The European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues have convened senior nuclear policy experts from the United Kingdom, France, and the United States (P3) for the past eleven years to discuss nuclear deterrence, arms control, and nonproliferation policy issues and identify areas of consensus among the three countries.
Analysis / CommentaryNorth Korean nuclear threat is hereByEric BrewerPublished Jan 9, 2020Kim Jong Un has done a good job keeping the United States guessing about his next nuclear provocation. North Korea had threatened that it would pursue a more hardline “new path” by the end of last year unless the United States dropped its “hostile” policies toward the country.