Arms Control

File photo of U.S. President Ronald Reagan (R) and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev signing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty at the White House, on December 8 1987. Reagan was elected as the 40th U.S. president in 1980. Former U.S. President Reagan's health is deteriorating and he could have only weeks to live, a U.S. source close to the situation said on June 4, 2004. Reagan, now 93, has long suffered from the brain-wasting Alzheimer's disease. The source said Reagan's condition had worsened in the past week. "The time is getting close," he said. REUTERS/Dennis Paquin/FILE DP/GN - RP5DRIDACHAA

Order from Chaos

With US-Russian arms control treaties on shaky ground, the future is worrying

Thursday, April 25, 2019

A medium-range ballistic missile target is launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, before being successfully intercepted by Standard Missile-6 missiles fired from the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones, in Kauai, Hawaii, U.S. August 29, 2017 in this handout image. Latonja Martin/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1CBE3A55F0

Op-Ed

Reassuring allies and strengthening strategic stability: An approach to nuclear modernization for Democrats

Frank A. Rose and Benjamin Bahney

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

People listen to U.S. President Barack Obama during a speech in Hradcany Square, Prague April 5, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (CZECH REPUBLIC POLITICS) - GM1E5451G3W01

Order from Chaos

10 years after Obama’s nuclear-free vision, the US and Russia head in the opposite direction

Thursday, April 4, 2019

DATE IMPORTED: January 23, 2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan attend a news conference after their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia January 23, 2019. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Order from Chaos

Turkey’s purchase of Russian missile-defense system will be ‘paradigm shifting’ for its relations with the US

Ömer Taşpınar

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Reports

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran.An Iranian Zelzal missile is ready for launch during a test at an unknown location in central Iran September 27, 2009. Iran test-fired short-range missiles on Sunday to show it was prepared to head off any military threat, four days before the Islamic Republic is due to hold rare talks with world powers worried about its nuclear ambitions. REUTERS/Fars News/Ali Shayegan (IRAN MILITARY POLITICS) QUALITY FROM SOURCE - GM1E59R1K5U01

Iran

Constraining Iran’s missile capabilities

Robert Einhorn and Vann H. Van Diepen

March 2019

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. An Iranian Zelzal missile is ready for launch during a test at an unknown location in central Iran September 27, 2009. Iran test-fired short-range missiles on Sunday to show it was prepared to head off any military threat, four days before the Islamic Republic is due to hold rare talks with world powers worried about its nuclear ambitions. REUTERS/Fars News/Ali Shayegan (IRAN MILITARY POLITICS) QUALITY FROM SOURCE - GM1E59R1K5U01

Iran

Constraining Iran’s future nuclear capabilities

Robert Einhorn and Richard Nephew

March 2019

The Titan Missile, shown from above during a tour of the 103-foot Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) site which was decommissioned in 1982, at the Titan Missile Museum in Sahuarita, Arizona, U.S., February 2, 2019. REUTERS/Nicole Neri - RC1218FFA6D0

Arms Control

Managing risk: Nuclear weapons in the new geopolitics

Madelyn R. Creedon, Robert Einhorn, Kate Hewitt, Bonnie Jenkins, Bruce Jones, Suzanne Maloney, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Jung H. Pak, Frank A. Rose, and Strobe Talbott

February 2019

The Proton-M booster blasts off with the Spanish Hispasats Amazonas 5 communication satellite at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1FD95AED70

Report

Safeguarding the heavens: The United States and the future of norms of behavior in outer space

June 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he steps off his plane upon arriving at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore, ahead of a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, June 10, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon - RC1D1CCFFD80

North Korea

Singapore and beyond: Options for denuclearizing North Korea

June 2018

Blog Posts

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivers his speech during the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle - LR1ED2I0XLLD8

Order from Chaos

Extending New START is a no-brainer—And yet, we can’t count on it

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Components of SSC-8/9M729 cruise missile system are on display during a news briefing, organized by Russian defence and foreign ministries, at Patriot Expocentre near Moscow, Russia January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov - RC1EAAFF9260

Order from Chaos

The end of an era? The INF Treaty, New START, and the future of strategic stability

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

A component of SSC-8/9M729 cruise missile system is on display during a news briefing, organized by Russian defence and foreign ministries, at Patriot Expocentre near Moscow, Russia January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov - RC136997E7D0

Order from Chaos

The blame game begins over the INF Treaty’s demise, and Washington is losing

Friday, January 25, 2019

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Events

Constraining Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

The end of an era? The INF Treaty, New START, and the future of strategic stability

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Falling apart? The politics of New START and strategic modernization

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST

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Multimedia

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1B98296400

Defense & Security

What the demise of the INF treaty means

Monday, February 4, 2019

An unarmed Trident II D5 missile is test-launched from the Ohio-class U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska off the coast of California, U.S. March 26, 2018. Picture taken March 26, 2018. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ronald Gutridge/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC18839E3160

Order from Chaos

Experts discuss the politics of New START and strategic nuclear modernization

Thursday, January 17, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC19BE6D3090

Arms Control

Did the Trump-Putin summit resolve any arms control issues?

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

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