Analysis

James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)

Revisiting “Contagion” During a Real Pandemic

CNS expert on emerging infectious disease evaluated a dramatic portrayal of a rapidly unfolding global pandemic.

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How the Coronavirus Outbreak is Like a Nuclear Attack

An interview with CNS expert Jeffrey Lewis on the similarities between crises that nobody wants, yet stumbles into.

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Track 2 US-Turkey Strategic Dialogue in Brussels

Participants grappled with both challenges and opportunities in U.S.-Turkey relations.

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Northern California: Start Social Distancing Now to Halt COVID-19

The virus is twenty times more lethal than the common flu.

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Time to Renew the Reagan-Gorbachev Principle

“A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.”

Martin E. Hellman giving the lecture

The Technological Imperative of Ethical Evolution

VIDEO: Martin E. Hellman on the need to rethink our concept of national security.

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Regional Security from the Ground Up

Three overlooked factors to get there are the deficits in strategic, legal, and technical know-how among most powers in the region.

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ICONS 2020

A large and visible cohort of CNS experts and alumni demonstrate the efficacy of civil society in the nuclear security field.

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North Korea’s Illicit Maritime Activities

Cameron Trainer on the Small Arms Survey podcast.

War on the Rocks

AI, Cyberspace, and Nuclear Weapons

Military escalation risks are associated with emerging technology, especially inadvertent and accidental escalation.