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Nuclear Weapons
What Is the Nature of Power in the Asia-Pacific and Who Wields It?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
A new tool helps rank Asian states by their relative and absolute power rankings across a variety of measures.
What Kim Jong-un Gets Out of a Self-Enforced ICBM Testing Freeze
By Ankit Panda
The North Korean leader needs time to build out his nuclear forces — time that doesn't need to spent testing ICBMs, necessarily.
US Confirms North Korea Willing to Discuss 'Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula'. What Now?
By Ankit Panda
The path ahead with North Korea remains uncertain—even following assurances of "denuclearization" talks.
China Acknowledges Transfer of Ballistic Missile Optical Tracking System to Pakistan
By Ankit Panda
The transferred technology gives Pakistani missile engineers better insight into flight tests involving multiple warheads.
Putin's Exotic New Missiles Didn't Come From Nowhere. What Can the US Do in Response?
By Lawrence J. Korb
The last thing the world needs is another arms race. The U.S. would do well to avoid taking Putin's bait.
What Putin's Exotic New Nuclear Delivery Methods Are Really About
By Ankit Panda
Why did Vladimir Putin show the world the nuclear aces up his sleeve?
Russia Reveals ‘Unstoppable' Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Putin announced a new high-yield intercontinental-range cruise missile purportedly capable of penetrating any missile defense system.
Making Sense of Chinese Reactions to the US 2018 Nuclear Posture Review
By Raymond Wang
How is the Trump administration's Nuclear Posture Review perceived in China?
A Nuclear Angle to the 2014 PNS Zulfiquar Attack?
By Ankit Panda
Was a nuclear weapon really on PNS Zulfiquar when al-Qaeda terrorists tried to seize control of the ship?
Trump's Nuclear Posture Review and China: No Way Forward?
By Ankit Panda
The Trump administration's Nuclear Posture Review takes an odd approach to China.
How Should We Write About Nuclear Weapons?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
How should one combine the human with the abstract when writing about nuclear weapons?
Hawaii's Missile False Alarm Spurs Worries About US-North Korea War
By Robert Farley
How likely is war between North Korea and the United States?