Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityNuclear Alliances, the NPR, and the Curious Case of New ZealandByJennifer Knox and CSIS PONIPublished Apr 3, 2018Extended nuclear deterrence strengthens alliances, except when it didn’t.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityStrategies of Limited Nuclear WarByShane PraiswaterPublished Feb 8, 2018What dictates escalation choices? For U.S. adversaries, the foremost concern may not be the security of the state or even the contested objective, but the security of the regime itself.
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 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 CommunityFulfilling the Central and Enduring Role of U.S. Nuclear WeaponsByVincent Manzo and CSIS PONIPublished Oct 30, 2017Any decision stemming from the Nuclear Posture Review that risks derailing political support for modernization could, at the end of the day, weaken deterrence if the result is insufficient funding for the current plan.
Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen CommunityPreparedness of U.S. Forces for a Limited Nuclear ConflictBySam WilsonPublished Oct 24, 2017Given the potential for a conflict with a nuclear adversary, our ability to ensure that our general-purpose forces have the appropriate expertise and equipment to plan and operate in nuclear conditions would seem to be a critical requirement.
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 CommunityFive Guys and a Brigadier General Travel to North Dakota in the Dead of WinterByMerit Schumaker and CSIS PONIPublished May 23, 2017Interacting with senior military leadership and visiting the maintainers, operators, and trainers responsible for two legs of the nuclear deterrent creates a vitally important relationship, one that can close that technical gap and ensure future civilian leaders are able to make informed decisions.
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 / CommentaryThe Evolving U.S. Nuclear NarrativeByRebecca HersmanPublished Nov 1, 2016REBECCA HERSMAN and CLARK A. MURDOCH