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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.

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The treaty meant to control nuclear risks is under strain 80 years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Threats to the NPT suggest the world appears far removed from the vision of avoiding nuclear catastrophe.

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CNS Experts Join Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War

On the 80th anniversary of the Trinity nuclear test explosion in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Nobel Laureates and nuclear experts convened at the University of Chicago.

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A Challenged but Unbroken Nuclear Order 

A new podcast episode checks in on the health of the global nuclear order.

Event on Nuclear Weapons in Russia-Ukraine War at Middlebury College 

Event on Nuclear Weapons in Russia-Ukraine War at Middlebury College 

CNS engaged the Middlebury community on the nuclear dynamics of the ongoing conflict.

NATO and Emerging Technologies—The Alliance’s Shifting Approach to Military Innovation

NATO and Emerging Technologies—The Alliance’s Shifting Approach to Military Innovation

This explores ongoing NATO activities and challenges adapting to the new era of defense innovation, emerging technologies, and great power competition.