Pranay Vaddi

A Conversation with Alexandra Bell I sit down with the President and CEO of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists to discuss her new role, recent experience in government, and outlook on key nuclear policy issues emerging today.

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I sit down with Alex Bell, President and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, to talk about the nuclear policy field, her new position, and experience in government. Link below.

Able Archer 83 (Re)-revisited Reflections on a Complex Non-crisis

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New on Strategic Simplicity - Austin Long analyzes and teases out policy lessons from Able Archer 83, a well-known but not necessarily well-understood Cold War phenomenon that shapes how close we think we were to seeing the Cold War go "hot." Link below:

The Coming Nuclear Hurricane A Conversation With Vipin Narang and Pranay Vaddi

The Center for Nuclear Security Policy’s Vipin Narang and @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social speak with @foreignaffairs.com about “The Coming Nuclear Hurricane”.
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Listen to the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” featuring Vipin Narang and @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social on the risks of the new nuclear age—and what the United States can do to navigate them:
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Vipin and I welcome Austin Long to the show (and MIT CNSP) Austin Long joins us to discuss damage limitation (shocking, I know), arms races and arms control, the recent UK-France Northwood Declaration, and more

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Austin Long joins us on the Strategic Simplicity podcast and as a new Senior Fellow at the MIT Center for Nuclear Security Policy. Link to the pod below:

Golden Dome and arms control: impediment or opportunity? The Trump administration identified arms control talks with Russia and China as an early priority. At the same time, the US President directed the Defense Department to develop a comprehensive air and...

New in the Bulletin: very happy to co-author with my friend and former colleague John K. Warden: "Golden Dome and arms control: impediment or opportunity?"

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Framing the New START Follow-On Discussion Vipin and I welcome Mallory Stewart and Mike Albertson to discuss impediments to negotiating a New START follow-on agreement, how China factors in, and what a future agreement may look like.

Very interesting conversation between @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social, Vipin Narang, Mallory Stewart, and Mike Albertson on nuclear arms control after New START.

Ola Craft joins the Strategic Simplicity Podcast to discuss MTCR policy, export controls, and defense trade streamlining. Link below:

MTCR, Space + Defense Trade Streamlining, and Export Controls I speak to Ola Craft, a Senior Trade Adviser at Lowenstein Sandler LLP, to discuss our recent article on MTCR policy reform and streamlining U.S. defense trade controls to help allied militaries.

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Ola Craft joins the Strategic Simplicity Podcast to discuss MTCR policy, export controls, and defense trade streamlining. Link below:

Framing the New START Follow-On Discussion Vipin and I welcome Mallory Stewart and Mike Albertson to discuss impediments to negotiating a New START follow-on agreement, how China factors in, and what a future agreement may look like.

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Vipin and I talk to Mallory Stewart and Mike Albertson about an arms control agreement after New START - the impediments to negotiations, what a future agreement may look like, how to factor in China's arsenal, what the USG should be doing to prepare, and more. Link below:

The administration has argued that the destruction of Iran's uranium metal production lines at Isfahan will set its nuclear-weapon program back by "years."

At Arms Control Wonk, I argue it may not even set Tehran back by months.

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Austin Long

The Center for Nuclear Security Policy (CNSP) is pleased to announce that Dr. Austin Long has joined CNSP as a Senior Nuclear Fellow. Long most recently served as deputy director for the Joint Staff, Strategic Stability Strategy, Plans and Policy Directorate.

What the Iran Crisis Reveals about Arms Control

The #Iran crisis isn’t just about uranium or airstrikes. It’s about what happens when #ArmsControl frameworks break down and we don’t have a strategy for what comes next.

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Heather Takes over the Pod! FA article and the Nuclear Hurricane Heather Williams from CSIS guest hosts an episode to discuss our new Foreign Affairs article, "How to Survive the New Nuclear Age"

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Heather Williams (CSIS) takes over hosting duties at the Strategic Simplicity Podcast to discuss our recent Foreign Affairs article, "How to Survive the New Nuclear Age." Link below:

How to Survive the New Nuclear Age National security in a world of proliferating risks and eroding constraints.

Essential reading from @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social and Vipin Narang for those who want to understand the way US strategic thinking is heading in an era of multiple nuclear adversaries.

How to Survive the New Nuclear Age National security in a world of proliferating risks and eroding constraints.

Read Vipin Narang and Pranay Vaddi on the risks posed by the new nuclear age—and how the United States can manage the multiplying threats from China, North Korea, and Russia:

How to Survive the New Nuclear Age National security in a world of proliferating risks and eroding constraints.

"The United States should not have to expand its overall existing stockpile of 3,800 or so warheads. But changing the composition of the arsenal will be crucial." Important piece from @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social & Vipin Narang @foreignaffairs.com
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Vipin and I wrote a new piece for Foreign Affairs, called "How to Survive the New Nuclear Age". Gift link below.

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Thanks for listening.