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Nuclear policy
October 19th, 2009
Exchange over Scott Sagan's 'No First Use' article in Survival
in the news: Survival on October 5, 2009In the June-July 2009 issue of Survival, Scott Sagan argued for the United States to adopt a declaratory policy of nuclear no first use. In response, Survival invited experts to comment on the argument, with a conclusion from Sagan.
October 16th, 2009
2009-10 CISAC fellows and visiting scholars
AnnouncementCISAC is pleased to announce fellows and visitors at the Center during the 2009-10 academic year. Read more »
May 4th, 2009
The role of higher education in transforming nuclear weapons policy
in the news: Nukes on a Blog on March 26, 2009Ploughshares Fund President Joseph Cirincione gave a presentation at the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs on the topic of "Barack Obama's New Nuclear Policy," in which he mentioned CISAC's William Perry and praised Stanford University's "extraordinary contribution." 
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March 16th, 2009
"Getting to Zero"
in the newsFormer U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry, co-director of CISAC's Preventive Defense Project, and the "Getting to Zero" effort were referenced in several articles.
- » Nuclear weapons no longer serve a military purpose
- » Ban the bomb? Ask the generals
- » Nominating America To Be The World's Designated Driver
- » Revitalizing high-level nonproliferation and disarmament talks
- » Gates and Chu--Wil They Sink Obama's Nuclear Policy?
March 13th, 2009
The nuclear threat: a new start
in the news: Physics World on February 2, 2009Sidney Drell, CISAC founding co-director, argues in Physics World that as President Obama takes office, his leadership will be needed to reduce the dangers of the world's nuclear weapons and to stop nuclear materials from falling into rogue hands. Read more »
February 19th, 2009
Learning not to love the bomb
Op-ed: The New York Times on February 19, 2009In a New York Times op-ed, CISAC's Philip Taubman highlights the Obama administration's apparent willingness to resuscitate relations with Russia, including by renewing nuclear arms-reduction talks. But for such goals to be realized, Taubman argues, the White House needs to be prepared to reshape the nuclear era, break free from cold war thinking and better address the threats America faces today. Read more »
January 16th, 2009
Bush's legacy: The wasted years
in the news: Nature on January 14, 2009CISAC's Pavel Podvig is quoted in the journal Nature on the legacy of the Bush administration. An accompanying editorial argues that the greatest threat that the Obama administration may face is to help prevent terrorists from building a nuclear device. Read more »