Stephen Herzog Articles

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Nonproliferation Review Publishes First Special Issue on “Beyond Nuclear Deterrence”

The Nonproliferation Review features a special collection of articles by the Harvard–MacArthur Beyond Nuclear Deterrence Working Group.

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CNS AI and Nuclear Proliferation Research Wins Best Paper 2025 Award

Dr. Stephen Herzog’s work is recognized by the Society for Risk Analysis.

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Getting Beyond Nuclear Deterrence: A Research Agenda

Dr. Stephen Herzog and co-authors lay out research directions for thinking about a durable nuclear-weapons-free world.

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Why States Join Multilateral Nuclear Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Treaties

Dr. Stephen Herzog publishes book chapter in volume on nuclear negotiations.

Atomic Responsiveness: How Public Opinion Shapes Elite Beliefs and Preferences on Nuclear Weapon Use

Dr. Stephen Herzog and co-authors investigate how varying levels of public support shape U.S. and U.K. policymakers’ willingness to endorse nuclear use.

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Reliable Not Reckless

Dr. Stephen Herzog and co-authors analyze how global publics viewed the Biden administration’s extensive but restricted military aid to Ukraine in 2022-2023.

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Better know a non-nuke: Iraq

Dr. Stephen Herzog discusses the Iraq case and lessons for nuclear nonproliferation and verification on IISS podcast.

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Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Weapons Proliferation: The Technological Arms Race for (In)visibility

Dr. Stephen Herzog co-authors one of the first academic articles exploring how AI might affect the spread of nuclear weapons.

Layered Verification: Irreversible Nuclear Disarmament and Highly Latent Nuclear States

Layered Verification: Irreversible Nuclear Disarmament and Highly Latent Nuclear States

This report offers a framework for managing proliferation-sensitive capabilities of advanced civilian nuclear powers and former nuclear-armed states.

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Winning Hearts and Minds? How the United States Reassured During the Russo-Ukrainian War

CNS researcher co-authors academic study involving original public opinion surveys in 24 countries on 6 continents.