The President and Nuclear Weapons: Authorities, Limits, and Process
A resource in the national discussion about a president’s legal authority and the procedures for ordering a nuclear strike, and whether to update them.
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Cruising for a Bruising: How Cruise Missiles Are Threatening Norms Between India and Pakistan
India bombed targets in Pakistan and Pakistan shot down an Indian Air Force plane; as a result, India threatened to launch a missile strike.
Russia’s New Nuclear Weapon Delivery Systems: An Open-Source Technical Review
The first detailed, exclusively open-source assessment of the five new nuclear weapon systems announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018
“Night of Murder”: On the Brink of Nuclear War in South Asia
India and Pakistan came close to using nuclear weapons. (CNS)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation: Steps For The 21st Century
This paper was prepared for "Emerging Technology and Nuclear Non-Proliferation," a conference hosted by the Hoover Institution in November 2019.
Global Health Security Index
The first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across the 195 countries that make up the States Parties to the International Health Regulations.
Open Skies Help Keep the Peace With Russia
Ike’s idea, codified in a 1992 treaty, is still a good one. The U.S. shouldn’t abandon the pact.
Preventing a Dirty Bomb: Case Studies and Lessons Learned
The report identifies key roles played by federal, state, and local regulators, operators, and decision makers in implementing cesium-137 substitution strategies.
Remarks for the Award Ceremony of the Nazarbayev Prize
Sam Nunn Interview with David Westin on Bloomberg TV’s “Balance of Power”
Sam Nunn, Nuclear Threat Initiative co-chair and former U.S. Senator from Georgia, discusses Russia, China, and the Iran deal with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power.