It is a dangerous time in history, and the complexity of security risks is not likely to diminish anytime soon. Yet normalizing nuclear threats, and possibly the use of nuclear weapons, is not the answer.
We commend the G7 nations for seizing the moment by recommitting to long-held norms, encouraging dialogue, and setting priorities for future actions. This is just one step, but it is the right one.
Despite the challenges, there are numerous measures available today that could become a longer arc of arms control relations involving the United States and China.
https://media.blubrry.com/csr_on_the_verge/content.blubrry.com/csr_on_the_verge/On_the_Verge-Episode_004.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 28:34 — 26.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Android | RSS | MoreIn this episode, Natasha Bajema, Director of the Converging Risks Lab at the Council on Strategic Risks, interviews Andy Weber and John Gower about their proposal for a sole purpose nuclear doctrine. The Honorable Andy Weber is…
By Natasha Bajema and Christine Parthemore As one of his early actions as President, Joe Biden pushed for a five-year extension of the U.S.-Russia New START Treaty. On Friday, Russian President Putin signed a law committing his nation to this extension. While a few steps are required to finalize the extension, this salvaging of the…
https://media.blubrry.com/csr_on_the_verge/content.blubrry.com/csr_on_the_verge/On_the_Verge-Episode_001.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 21:32 — 19.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Android | RSS | More In the inaugural episode of CSR’s On the Verge podcast, Natasha Bajema interviews Andy Weber and John Gower about the future of arms control as part of their work for the Janne E. Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons.…
By Christine Parthemore The next meeting of U.S. and Russian officials for nuclear strategic stability began August 16th and wraps today in Vienna. First reported by Russian media, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control, Ambassador Marshall Billingslea, followed last Friday with a tweet stating that the United States was “sending 1 of the…
By Christine Parthemore and Andy Weber In January 2019, our colleague Rear Admiral John Gower, CB OBE outlined a logical vision for balancing future progress in nuclear arms control and reductions with the need for maintaining nuclear strategic stability over time. In Improving Nuclear Strategic Stability Through a Responsibility-Based Approach: A Platform for 21st Century…
By Christine Parthemore Last week the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) published a briefer by our colleague, Rear Admiral John Gower, CB OBE, titled “Improving Nuclear Strategic Stability Through a Responsibility-Based Approach: A Platform for 21st Century Arms Control.” Gower paints a daunting and accurate picture of nuclear affairs today, with a new arms racing…
By Andy Weber and Christine Parthemore In the new issue of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, we recommend a smarter modernization program for the U.S. nuclear weapon enterprise. While some worrisome trends in U.S. nuclear policy began while we served in government, the subsequent 2018 Nuclear Posture Review presented several sharp departures from long-held,…