Since taking office in January 2017, the Trump administration’s strategy to reduce nuclear weapons risks has been marked by significant controversy. The administration has withdrawn from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, began high-stakes nuclear diplomacy with North Korea, proposed to develop new low-yield nuclear capabilities and is pressing forward on a $1.7 trillion plan to Read More
Nuclear Strategy
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Event
A Review of the NPR, National Security Strategy, and Nuclear Deterrence
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies invites you to join Gen Stephen Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, for a discussion on the Nuclear Posture Review, national security strategy, and nuclear deterrence.
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Iran’s Latest Nuclear Provocation: What it Means, What Comes Next.
Iran announced Monday—and international inspectors confirmed—that it had exceeded the amount of enriched uranium it can have on hand under the terms of the nuclear deal (known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA). The deal allows Iran to have up to 300kg of up to 3.67 percent enriched uranium hexafluoride.
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The new red line on Iran will fail
ERIC BREWER and RICHARD NEPHEW
Discussion
Keeping a National Consensus on Nuclear Policy
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies presents Keeping a National Consensus on Nuclear Policy, a discussion with John Harvey.
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Counterproliferation Strategy & the Proliferation Security Initiative
If the United States is to consider a more aggressive counterproliferation strategy, it must occur beyond the context of the Proliferation Security Initiative.
Events
Escalation and Limited Wars with China or Russia?
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies invites you to: Mitchell Nuclear Deterrence Series Escalation and Limited Wars with China or Russia? A Discussion with: Elbridge Colby, Director, Defense Program at Center for a New American Security James Acton, Co-Director, Nuclear Policy Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace ——————————————————————————————————— Friday, June 7, 2019 8:30 am Read More
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Addicted to Dominance: Masculinity, Competition, and the Making of Trump’s Nuclear Policy
President Trump leverages hegemonic masculinities to exercise power in pursuit of his political agenda. How does this affect U.S. nuclear policy and what does it mean for the future of arms control?
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The future of U.S. extended deterrence
In February 2018, the Trump administration released the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), which seeks to ensure that the United States will continue to maintain a safe, secure, and effective deterrent that protects the U.S. homeland, assures allies, and above all, deters adversaries. The NPR devotes significant attention to extended deterrence and recommends several specific actions Read More
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THE END OF STRATEGIC STABILITY?
Nuclear Weapons and the Challenge of Regional Rivalries by Lawrence Rubin and Adam N. Stulberg, Editors Join us as Ambassador Eric Edelman, CSBA Counselor, and Rebecca Hersman, Senior Adviser in the International Security Program and Director of the Project on Nuclear Issues at CSIS, discuss this new volume with the editors, Lawrence Rubin and Adam Read More