2014 Videos
Jasen J. Castillo | November 2014
Regional Nuclear Powers: Deterrence Strategies, Escalation Pathways and Best U.S. Responses?
Iran's possible drive to acquire nuclear weapons has raised alarm bells in several international capitals. The prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran highlights a growing strategic problem for the United States.
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Karim Sadjadpour | November 2014
The US and Iran: Conciliation or Confrontation?
After 35 years of Cold War, are the US and Iran on the verge of a nuclear détente that could facilitate political reconciliation and the possibility of Tehran as a regional ally rather than a regional adversary? Or are the two countries destined for continued nuclear escalation and regional conflict?
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Amy F. Woolf | October 2014
Nuclear Weapons Policy and Programs: The Role of Congress
During the latter half of 2010, President Obama pledged to increase spending on efforts to sustain and modernize the U.S. nuclear weapons enterprise. Within a year, after Congress passed the Budget Control Act of 2011, these plans began to crumble.
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Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar (Retd.) Navy | October 2014
A Covenant Sans Sword: Challenges to India's Nuclear Doctrine
India's nuclear policy faces significant challenges from the opacity of Pakistan’s strategic nuclear thinking and its development of tactical nuclear weapons.
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William H. Tobey | September 2014
What Matters in the Iran Nuclear Negotiations
To date, the nuclear negotiations with Iran have focused on limiting activities at declared facilities, e.g. uranium enrichment facilities at Natanz and Qom and a heavy water reactor at Arak. Moreover, the U.S. goal, as characterized by Secretary of State John Kerry, has been to push back Tehran’s “breakout time” from 2 months to a period perhaps of 6-12 months.
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Keir Lieber and Daryl Press | July 2014
Conventional War and Nuclear Escalation
A project of the Center for Global Security Research, the Nuclear Crossroads Initiative brings the laboratory, academic, and policy communities together to address the most pressing issues at the intersection of nuclear deterrence and proliferation in the 21st century.
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James M. Acton | June 2014
CGSR Seminar: Conventional Prompt Global Strike: Critical Capability or a Missile in Search of a Mission?
The Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) is sponsoring a Colloquium entitled "Conventional Prompt Global Strike: Critical Capability or a Missile in Search of a Mission?" Following the Colloquium, there will be a question and answer session. This is open to the Laboratory.
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Elbridge Colby | May 2014
The Future of Deterrence in Asia and its Implications for U.S. Force Structure
The Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) is sponsoring a talk entitled "The Future of Deterrence in Asia and its Implications for U.S. Force Structure."
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