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Dec 10, 2024 | 
csis.org | Heather Williams
In the coming years, the United States’ nuclear arsenal is likely to change in two important ways. First, recent statements by Biden administration officials suggest the United States may expand its nuclear modernization plans.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
csis.org | Heather Williams
On September 25, Russian president Vladimir Putin provided insights into changes to Russia’s long-anticipated new nuclear doctrine. He indicated that the nuclear mission was being “expanded” and outlined numerous changes from the previous 2020 doctrine.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
myemail-api.constantcontact.com | Jessica Weiss |Doreen Horschig |Heather Williams |Oliver Wiseman
Quotes of the Day:“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly." – Albert Einstein"Water appears weak and yielding. Yet it conquers the strongest and hardest of rocks, wearing through mountains. This may feel like common knowledge. Yet common men assume the opposite is true.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
csis.org | Heather Williams |Doreen Horschig
Nuclear norms face significant challenges, highlighted by Russia's withdrawal of its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and the general undermining of nuclear institutions. This report assesses the health of three key nuclear norms: nonproliferation, nonuse, and no testing, revealing that while these norms are broadly supported, they are increasingly contested.
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May 20, 2024 | 
csis.org | Heather Williams
On May 6, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced that its navy, air force, and ground missile forces would conduct tactical nuclear drills in the Southern Military District. This came days before Putin was re-inaugurated on May 7 and the May 9 Victory Day celebrations in Russia.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
tandfonline.com | Ulrich Kühn |Heather Williams
ABSTRACTGrowing political and military tensions between China and the United States make it necessary to think of novel arms control approaches on nuclear weapons and certain emerging technologies, designed to include China and other actors. This commentary makes the case for a Behavioral Arms Control (BAC) framework between China and the United States, stabilizing relations in East Asia.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
startribune.com | Heather Williams
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Ghassan Charbel |Heather Williams |Tariq Al-Homayed
The masters of the profession taught us not to fall under the weight of the event, not to jump to hasty final conclusions, and to put the scene within the context of history and geography. We must pay attention to the deep spirit in the arena of events, the arsenal of hatred, and the temptation of revenge. Thus, we were trained to feel some anxiety when confronted with coups and earthquakes. I was part of a press delegation shortly after the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Hazem Saghieh |Ghassan Charbel |Heather Williams
As supporters of the Iranian state celebrate the 45th anniversary of its revolution’s victory, there is no harm in revisiting the elements that combine to form the multi-layered theory of Khomeinism. The headline above avoids labeling this theory "Iranian," because being fair and accurate means not blaming all Iranians for the evil deeds of their regime.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
csis.org | Heather Williams
Introduction On December 29, Xi Jinping removed nine top military officials in what is being called a “purge,” including officials from the Strategic Rocket Forces that oversee China’s nuclear-armed missiles. Subsequent reporting by Bloomberg indicated the purge was due to “widespread corruption” that has undermined “efforts to modernize the armed forces and raised questions about China’s ability to fight a war,” according to U.S. intelligence.
