Dr. Heather Williams

What is "Iron Dome for America" anyways?! Join me w Tom Karako and Kari Bingen Tues 11 Feb for a conversation about the implications of the Iron Dome Exec Order and how it fits with defense and deterrence priorities. @poni.csis.org @csis.org

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Come hang out with us on 11 Feb to talk about alliances, with a keynote from @acwlapsley.bsky.social NATO Asst SecGen on Defense Planning.

🚨 Nuke/OSINT nerds—we have an incredible new opportunity for you!

This summer, @scientistsorg.bsky.social is hosting a first-of-its-kind Open Source Nuclear Analysis Bootcamp, where you will learn to analyze:
- Satellite imagery
- Missiles
- Fuel cycle
- FOIA requests
- Much more!

Apply by 23 Feb!

PONI is thrilled to welcome @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social as its newest @csis.org Senior Associate!

From May 2022 to January 2025, Vaddi served as Special Assistant to President Joe Biden and the Senior Director for Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation at the National Security Council.

Fantastic analysis from PONI @diyaashtakala.bsky.social on Pakistan's missile developments, potential drivers, and what it means for regional stability. Really eager to hear the nuclear community pick up on this topic and what others think. Check it out 👇

That is Boston in January. But I see the similarities.

Errrr... Macron just misspoke when he said Iran is the main security challenge for Europe, right? Because, you know, there's that war still going on.
(Obviously Iran is important and Macron's remarks are significant, but poor choice of words if that's what he actually said.)

PONI 2025 Virtual Winter Conference | CSIS Events The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) will host its 2025 Virtual Winter Conference on February 11. The theme of this conference is “Strengthening U.S. Alliances and Partnerships.”

Let's talk allies! Nextgen scholars, you can apply to present @poni.csis.org winter conference 👇The conference will include a keynote presentation w @acwlapsley.bsky.social from NATO www.csis.org/events/poni-...

The Cost of Sovereignty? The Future of Britain’s Defense Industrial Base - War on the Rocks “Broken” and “hollowed out” was then-Labour Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey’s characterization of British defense in the spring of 2024.

This is a fantastic analysis by William Reynolds on the UK's challenges and options for balancing its strategic independence with very practical defense industrial and budgetary constraints. Highly recommend warontherocks.com/2025/01/the-...

Updating Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication Nuclear command and control will be an essential piece of nuclear modernization plans. To confront two-peer competition, the United States should stay apace with modernization plans and will require…

"To maintain a credible deterrent for the new strategic landscape, the argument goes, the United States should revisit and potentially expand its nuclear modernization plans," writes @poni.csis.org expert Heather Williams.

More on updating the U.S. nuclear arsenal:

Should the United States increase its reliance on artificial intelligence to enhance decision-making in its NC3 systems?

Join PONI on 1/24 to watch Sarah Mineiro and Paul Scharre debate this critical question.

Register: csis.org/events/poni-...

Very much enjoyed the research for this @twqgw.bsky.social special issue on the nuclear impact of emerging technologies. I explore how they are impacting the Israel-Iran nuclear relationship and the implications for regional security.

@csis.org @poni.csis.org @ucf.bsky.social

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PONI 2025 Virtual Winter Conference | CSIS Events The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) will host its 2025 Virtual Winter Conference on February 11. The theme of this conference is “Strengthening U.S. Alliances and Partnerships.”

🚨NEXT-GEN research opportunity🚨

Apply to present at the PONI Winter Conference on Feb. 11, themed around U.S alliances and partnerships.

The deadline for our call for proposals is January 1, 2025.

Learn more here: www.csis.org/events/poni-...

On the Horizon Vol. 7 The 2024 PONI Nuclear Scholars explore shifts in states’ nuclear arsenals and strategies, the effects of the Ukraine war on nuclear dynamics, and the transformative power of emerging tech on nuclear d...

#NEW: PONI's 2024 Nuclear Scholars explore shifts in states’ nuclear arsenals and strategies, the effects of the Ukraine war on nuclear dynamics, and the transformative power of emerging tech on nuclear decisionmaking.

Read from 19 of our next-gen scholars here: www.csis.org/analysis/hor...