nuclear weapons

At 12:00PM on Friday, Jan. 20, the nuclear “football,” a briefcase containing the launch codes for the U.S. nuclear arsenal, was passed to a new […] More

Kim Jong-un’s New Year’s speech has triggered fevered speculation about the possibility of an impending North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test, even provoking President-elect […] More

In our graduate school, we emphasize the importance of understanding the history, culture, and political system of an adversary, which often gives you a better […] More

As the incoming administration continues to define its contours, and as President-elect Donald Trump begins to outline a foreign policy strategy for the next four […] More

In a Presidential race dominated by immigration, trade, and an almost unprecedented level of political mudslinging, one could be forgiven for missing moderator Lester Holt’s […] More

Since June 2016, there has been a spirited debate in Washington regarding the U.S. adoption of a No-First-Use (NFU) policy. A NFU policy would be […] More

Geopolitical tensions have risen in Europe since the Russia-Ukraine crisis in 2014; in South Asia with the flare-up in Kashmir; and in East Asia with […] More

The conditions under which a U.S. president might use nuclear weapons has in recent weeks become a topic of national conversation. Toward the end of […] More

The latest North Korean nuclear test has caused the international community to once again reexamine all of the available policy options for how to hinder […] More

There is a small window of time for the United States and its allies to determine what kind of nuclear technologies are delivered to Tehran, […] More

The latest North Korean nuclear test was the largest to date, yet the international consensus on a response is as fractured and indecisive as ever. […] More

The fifth North Korean nuclear test has left policy makers scrambling for both short term and long term solutions to a problem that, so far, […] More

The United States and its allies in East Asia have had sound reasons for the current approach to dealing with North Korea.  However, it carries […] More

North Korea announced Friday morning that it had successfully conducted its fifth nuclear test at the subterranean Punggye-ri test site. The U.S. geological survey confirmed […] More

Iran has deployed a Russian-made air defense system around its underground Fordow nuclear facility, state media reported this week. Given the timing of the announcement, […] More

Yesterday, at 5:30am Pyongyang time, North Korea achieved what, as little as two years ago, many experts thought was impossible: it test launched a missile […] More

In a town filled with a seemingly endless number of acronyms, none are dreaded as much as ISIS and WMD—especially when put together.  Recent allegations […] More

The Paris attacks last year bought home that ISIL intends to terrorise all those who oppose the group, wherever they may be.  Outside the Syria […] More