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There's a lot of noise about what are options for destroying Fordow. I tried to break it down here: CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues csis.org/analysis/optio…

You don’t know the word limit and in-house referencing style? At the journal you’re suggesting we submit to?

There are five main options for targeting Iran’s Fordow facility: 🔹The GBU-57 🔹Sustained Israeli strikes 🔹Sabotage 🔹Nuclear weapons 🔹Diplomacy CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues's Heather Williams shares their potential impact on Iran’s nuclear program & the risks. csis.org/analysis/optio…

"Rising tensions with Iran expose a volatile shift in the nonproliferation regime. As the regime’s normative power wanes, proliferation risks will rise, and military counterproliferation efforts will be more likely." Read a #NEW commentary from Joseph Rodgers csis.org/analysis/iran-…

I'm just gonna put this here... for an assessment of the risks and opportunities that come with the GBU-57 option.

Fantastic analysis as always from Hanna Notte Read this 👇

In a #NEW CQ, PONI Deputy Director and Fellow Joseph Rodgers writes about Operation Midnight Hammer, which aimed to destroy Iran's uranium enrichment facilities, and its potential impact on the future of Iran's nuclear ambitions. Read his full analysis here: csis.org/analysis/what-…

New Analysis: Bailey and I on what comes next in Israel’s campaign and how the fallout factor may play a role: csis.org/analysis/fallo… CSIS Defense and Security Department CSIS CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues UCF School of Politics, Security, and Intl Affairs

PONI's nuclear experts have been busy publishing and engaging with media regarding the Iran-Israel war and its nuclear implications. A round up of their insights and analyses:🧵 CSIS CSIS Defense and Security Department

1/5: Somewhat has to say this.. Operation Midnight Hammer resembles a mission undertaken a long long time ago -the destruction of the Death Star. In A New Hope, the Rebel Alliance faced an "invincible" superweapon, the Death Star, designed to obliterate planets. Kinda like nukes.

So cool to see that Heather Williams & my arguments for a new "behavioral arms control" approach get more and more scholarly traction. Here, in this new paper on Bioweapons 👇. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

On the latest episode of The Truth if the Matter podcast, H. Andrew Schwartz and CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues expert Heather Williams discuss the outcomes of U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites and whether they will prevent or provoke Iran's nuclear ambitions. Listen here: csis.org/podcasts/truth…

Heather Williams of CSIS guest hosts the Strategic Simplicity Podcast to discuss Vipin Narang’s and Pranay Vaddi’s recent Foreign Affairs article “How to Survive the New Nuclear Age”. 🎧Listen now!

"Rising Lion and Midnight Hammer were widely hailed as a marvel of operational success, but the true measure of strategic success hinges on a murkier question." In a #NEW blog, Bailey assesses the impact of the strikes on Iran's nuclear program: nuclearnetwork.csis.org/disruption-or-…

Today is the day: right until midnight (BST) we are accepting applications from early- and mid-career professionals to participate in an intensive 18 months programme to deepen their understanding of nuclear deterrence

In the first of a #NEW series of oral history interviews, Franklin Miller discusses his role in START I and II negotiation and verification processes while offering advice for the next generation of arms control experts. Watch the full interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=YCn8dn…

The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) is looking for a senior researcher in European Foreign and Security Policy. Great job in a great city. Deadline: September 15th diis.career.emply.com/da/ad/senior-r…

Trump says he "ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions" in response to ex-President Medvedev's provocative statements (probably his recent tweet) This reminded me of the 2020 report by Dr. Alexi Drew & Heather Williams kcl.ac.uk/csss/assets/es…

I think tonight’s the night for my annual viewing of Hunt for Red October. Just cuz….