Nonproliferation

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U.S.–ROK Cooperation Can Shape the Nuclear Energy Market and Strengthen Nonproliferation

The relationship between the United States and South Korea has become a strategic necessity for sustaining leadership in the nuclear energy market and preserving the integrity of the global nonproliferation...

Fire: North Korea Launches Another Ballistic Missile

North Korea’s latest missile launch occurred Friday morning and consisted of a single short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) fired toward the East Sea. The North Korean regime claims the launch was...

Will the NPT Survive Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine?

Regardless of who prevails, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have far-reaching repercussions that extend way beyond a violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity. The current war in Ukraine is a blatant...

China’s Nuclear Buildup Violates the NPT

At an international security conference in Singapore on June 12, Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida bemoaned China’s secrecy about its nuclear weapons buildup. His comments came only weeks after Secretary...

A Lesson for North Korea: Ukraine Gave Up Its Nukes and Was Invaded

Russia’s savage invasion of Ukraine gave North Korea another opportunity to strengthen relations with its traditional patrons. One of the few countries to back Moscow in the recent UN General...

Chinese Missile Proliferation Blunts Iranian Deterrence

As Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine, it is worth recounting how shortsighted Western policymaking can at times pave the way for diplomatic and trade relations that are highly favorable to China...

House Republicans Take a Hard Line On Iran Nuclear Negotiations

As the eighth round of nuclear negotiations between the United States, the other members of the “P5+1” coalition, and Iran continues in Vienna, Iranian officials have requested a guarantee from...

Shifting to a Norms-Based Approach to International Arms Control

Michael Krepon, the co-founder of the Stimson Center, takes a look back at arms control efforts over his decades-long career in his new book, Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace:...

From Airstrikes To Diplomacy: Disarmament and Nonproliferation Efforts

From cyber hacks to military actions that target nuclear programs, a number of tools are used in efforts to prevent countries from developing nuclear weapons. However, Dr. Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer says...

Russia’s Tactical Nuclear Weapon Stockpile Is Jaw-Droppingly Large

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The underlying purpose of Russia’s tactical nuclear arsenal is rather more mundane but no less impactful. The Kremlin, with its relatively limited resources, is unlikely...

Is China’s Abandoning Nuclear No-First-Use?

Here’s What You Need to Remember: “I am reacting to what they are doing, which is significantly increasing their nuclear force with silo-based ICBMs. Several years ago they made a decision...

Putin’s Killers: Why Does Russia Have so Many Tactical Nuclear Weapons?

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The underlying purpose of Russia’s tactical nuclear arsenal is rather more mundane but no less impactful. The Kremlin, with its relatively limited resources, is unlikely...