
Statement from Ernest J. Moniz on India-Pakistan Conflict
There is a dangerous prospect of a rapid and unpredictable escalation of conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries.
A new NTI commentary highlights NATO's opportunity to change the nuclear status quo at this week's Chicago Summit, highlighting NTI co-chairman Sam Nunn's recommendations in The Race Between Cooperation and Catastrophe. "Avoiding this issue for the next few years—or even just until the next NATO summit—is more likely to undermine rather than strengthen NATO unity and security," the commentary warns. "If NATO adopts a wait-and-see attitude on this issue at Chicago, NATO’s options are likely to shrink, not expand." This piece was an advertorial published in The National Journal.
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There is a dangerous prospect of a rapid and unpredictable escalation of conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries.
The DoD’s new CWMD strategy, last updated in 2014, comes at a time when longstanding norms against nuclear use are being tested.
The paper highlights the need for renewed attention to the catastrophic effects of nuclear conflict as a crucial step toward reducing the risk of nuclear use.