Amy J. Nelson

A Kh-47 Kinzhal Russian hypersonic missile warhead, shot down by a Ukrainian Air Defence unit amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, is seen at a compound of the Scientific Research Institute in Kyiv, Ukraine May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Ukraine and the Kinzhal: Don’t believe the hypersonic hype

Alexander H. Montgomery and Amy J. Nelson

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

CBU Mark 20 Mod-6 Rockeye cluster bombs mounted on a LTV A-7E Corsair II fighter at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland (USA), on 13 May 1984. Credit: Don S. Montgomery, USN, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why the United States should prioritize autonomous demining technology

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict outside the city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo

What to do about the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Amy J. Nelson and Chinon Norteman

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Putin discussing arms control for Amy Nelson Foreign Policy piece

The nuclear education of Vladimir Putin

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu and Ambassador Gustavo Zlauvinen (C) President of the Tenth Review conference of the parties to the Treaty on the Non -Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons preside over the tenth review conference of parties to the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations General Assembly on October 26, 2022 in New York City, USA (Photo by John Lamparski/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

All START: A proposal for moving beyond US-Russia arms control

Amy J. Nelson and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Thursday, March 16, 2023

FILE PHOTO: The Virginia-class USS North Dakota (SSN 784) submarine is seen during bravo sea trials in this U.S. Navy handout picture taken in the Atlantic Ocean August 18, 2013. The Navy commissioned its newest attack submarine North Dakota, during a ceremony October 25, 2014, at Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, defense officials announced. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Handout (MID-SEA - Tags: MILITARY) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS/File Photo

Around the halls: AUKUS defines an emerging alliance at sea

Bruce Jones, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Ryan Hass, Amy J. Nelson, Tom Stefanick, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Caitlin Talmadge, and Andrew Yeo

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Barron's piece for Amy cover

Arms control is in limbo until Russia’s war in Ukraine ends

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

The Russia-Ukraine War: Year two and strategic consequences

2:00 PM - 4:15 PM EST

In preparation for an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch, 1st Lt. Kimberly Erskine, Missile Combat Crew commander from Malmstrom Air Force Base, practices procedures at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., March 19, 2015. Picture taken March 19, 2015. To Match Special Report USA-NUCLEAR/ICBM U.S. Air Force/Michael Peterson/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Arms control needs a shot in the arm

Friday, February 3, 2023

A new “Manhattan Project” for nuclear verification?

Thursday, January 5, 2023