nuclear
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We’re Hiring: Full-Time Positions in the Janne E. Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons
The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) is expanding our nuclear team in the Janne E. Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons, an institute of CSR. This year, CSR plans to hire 3-5 full time staff members to help advance and expand our vision for reducing the risks of nuclear war and driving momentum toward future arms…
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Critical Steps in Biden’s Nuclear Posture Review
By Christine Parthemore President Biden’s Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) will be released soon. When it is, it will make several policy changes that should greatly benefit U.S. security and international leadership. One is that the NPR will reportedly declare that the fundamental purpose of nuclear weapons is to deter nuclear attacks. I and several colleagues…
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CSR Receives Major Grant to Address the Rising Risks of Nuclear Conflict
Part of the impetus to launch the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) was our concern that catastrophic risks were rising. The global security environment is experiencing monumental strains, including from the weakening of long-held norms, clear violations of the rules-based international order as exemplified by Russia’s most recent invasion of a sovereign Ukraine, mounting strains…
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Nuclear Threats in Ukraine Today and Their Implications for Global Security Tomorrow
By Christine Parthemore and Andrea Rezzonico Amidst the mounting human toll of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its attacks are affecting nuclear energy sites as well. As of this writing, Russian forces have seized control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – the largest site of operating reactors in Europe. To date, the fighting at this plant…
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BRIEFER: Are U.S. Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missiles Necessary? A Japanese Security Analysis
By Dr. Michiru Nishida Today, the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) is releasing a new briefer exploring whether U.S. nuclear sea-launched cruise missiles are necessary based on an analysis from the Japanese security perspective. As the briefer states: “In 2021 and the first months of 2022, the Biden administration has been in the process of…
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We’re Hiring! Full-Time Position in the Janne E. Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons
The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) seeks a full-time staff member to join the Janne E. Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons, an institute of CSR. The person filling this role will initially focus much of their time on CSR’s projects that address biological risks. Depending on CSR’s growth, and the skills and interests of the…
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Nuclear War and Climate Change: The Urgency for Action
By Christine Parthemore I had the honor of delivering a keynote speech at a COP26 side event hosted by the International Forum for Understanding on November 1, 2021, on the subject of nuclear war and climate change. My remarks were followed by a panel of talented, cross-discipline emerging leaders. The evening was capped with a…
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We’re Hiring: Deputy Director for the Janne E. Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons/ Lead for the Alliance to End Biological Threats
The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) seeks to hire a Deputy Director for the Janne E. Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons (The Nolan Center). The person in this role will also help to lead CSR’s Alliance to End Biological Threats. This is an exciting growth opportunity for the right candidate. The person filling this role…
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Toward a Modernized Nuclear Triad: Dangerously Expensive or Vital to Deterrence?
By Natasha Bajema In a stunning series of revelations, researchers at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and the Federation of American Scientists used commercial satellite imagery to disclose China’s efforts to build at least 200 new nuclear silos in the desert near the cities of Yumen and Hami. Once completed, this expansion could…