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The Unknowns About China’s Nuclear Modernization Program

By Fiona S. Cunningham

 

Although some changes to China’s nuclear capabilities and their operations are observable, they do not provide clear evidence about what kind of nuclear arsenal China ultimately seeks and for what purpose.  (Login required)

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Japan’s Shift to a More Robust Self-Defense Policy

By Yuki Tatsumi

Japan’s defense policy has shifted from a postwar baseline of possessing just enough defensive capability to prevent a power vacuum from emerging in East Asia to one that aims to respond to specific threats. (Login required)

New Voices

Winning the Game of Chicken With Memes: Ukrainian Reactions to Russian Threats

By Valeriia Hesse


Ukrainians have found a unique way to cope with Russian nuclear threats through humor and it has helped them to continue supporting the brutal fight to expel Russian forces from their country.

 

Focus
Countering Nuclear Extremism With Prudent Restraint

By Daryl G. Kimball

 

Book Review

Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea’s Nuclear Program

Reviewed by Sharon Squassoni
Nuclear physicist Siegfried S. Hecker argues that there were at least six hinge points in the last 20 years when outcomes with North Korea could have been vastly different if different choices had been made.

 

News and Analysis

CWC Review Conference Fails to Achieve Consensus

 

G-7 Leaders Confront Human Cost of Nuclear War

 

Russia Formally Withdraws From CFE Treaty

 

Russia Orders Evacuations Around Zaporizhzhia

 

 

 

 

ChatGPT Sparks U.S. Debate Over Military Use of AI

 

North Korea Vows Response to U.S.-South Korean Plans

 

Russian Use of Nuclear Weapons Still Unlikely, U.S. Says

 

TPNW Working Groups Advance Treaty Implementation

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