Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityThe Future of Submarine Second Strike and the Balance of StabilityByIsaac Jenkins and CSIS PONIPublished May 7, 2017SSBNs are proliferating, they are getting quieter, and methods for detecting SSBNs are improving. These three trends set the nuclear powers up for a competition that may diminish the stabilizing role SSBNs have historically played.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityBehind the Nuclear Veil – A Look at Daily LifeByAaron Joseph Bonovitch and CSIS PONIPublished Apr 24, 2017Despite the incredible work that they put into the job, the men and women keeping up the nuclear umbrella rarely see anything other than the part that they play, but their job is crucial to maintaining a nuclear deterrence policy.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityMaintaining the Real Nuclear Deterrent: The Nuclear Security Enterprise and the People Within ItByAnthony Juarez and CSIS PONIPublished Jan 11, 2017In an increasingly complex and ambiguous international security environment, it has never been more important that we ensure that the nuclear security infrastructure.
Analysis / CommentaryTime for Nuclear Straight Talk: Words Matter, and So Do DeedsByRebecca HersmanPublished Jan 4, 2017For the benefit of allies, adversaries, and the American people, the time is now to rethink how U.S. leaders publicly justify the purpose, size, and character of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityPeace vs. Guarantee for Continued LifeByZachary Averett and CSIS PONIPublished Aug 2, 2016Is the balance between world security and the guarantee of continued life on this planet a possible scenario? Even if it’s not, perhaps the lesser of both evils is the right choice in this conundrum.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityTowards Improving the United Nations Nonproliferation MandateBySarah Shirazyan and CSIS PONIPublished Jun 27, 2016The successful implementation of UN Resolution 1540 depends on the committee’s ability to create an environment where member states can develop a sense of local ownership for the resolution.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityIf We Were Them, Would We Be Deterred?ByJames L. Gutierrez and CSIS PONIPublished May 26, 2016The success of deterrence has become increasingly difficult to measure. While nuclear weapons are still successfully used every day to deter some adversaries the question remains are all adversaries deterred by our nuclear forces?
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityLosing the Nuclear EdgeByAshley Green and CSIS PONIPublished May 25, 2016The need to recruit and retain scientists and engineers remains a common theme among U.S. government agencies. The nuclear enterprise is no exception. Throughout the Department of Energy and Department of Defense, the colloquially named “gray beards” provide the technical expertise.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityThe Importance of Intrinsic Motivators for Missile Combat CrewsByThomas Keim and CSIS PONIPublished May 17, 2016In early 2014, the ICBM community was rocked by a cheating scandal that has profoundly affected the way they train. In response to the scandal, Air Force Global Strike Command initiated the Force Improvement Program to improve training, evaluation, and morale in the nuclear community.
Analysis / CommentaryNuclear Deterrence in a Disordered WorldByRebecca HersmanPublished Nov 16, 2015Whoever takes office in January 2017 is likely to inherit a nuclear landscape of greater risk, complexity, and challenge than any time since the collapse of the former Soviet Union.