Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI)

03/20/2018

Our 2018 Conference Series will include events at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the US Air Force Academy (Official), and CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies. If you'd like to present, proposals are due by March 30, 2018: https://nuclearnetwork.csis.org/apply/conference-series/

The PONI conference series brings together a diverse community of professionals from across the nuclear enterprise to discuss a wide range of nuclear issues. PONI conferences are unique in the high value that they place on highlighting new faces and emerging experts in the field, as panels feature some of the best and brightest young professionals. The conference presentations for the upcoming year will focus on, but will not be limited to, the topics listed in the research agenda attached. Travel support is available for presenters lacking university or organizational funding.

Proposals will be considered for the following conferences:

• Summer: Los Alamos National Laboratory (July 10-11, 2018)
• Fall: United States Air Force Academy (October 10-11, 2018)
• Winter: Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC (December 4-5, 2018)

Applications should be submitted by March 30, 2018 to [email protected] with the following:

1. Proposal (see link below to download template)
2. Resume
3. Letter of Recommendation

Learn more about the conference series: https://nuclearnetwork.csis.org/apply/conference-series/.

About the Program Each year PONI hosts four conferences that bring together people from across the nuclear enterprise to discuss a range of nuclear issues. Benefits/Opportunities The PONI yearly conference series brings together junior and senior level professionals from the laboratories, the milita...

03/13/2018

The deadline to apply for the PPNT Boot Camp has been extended to March 23! Apply here:

PPNT Boot Camp at the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation

02/21/2018

The 2017 PONI Annual Journal is now available online, featuring 16 articles from the Nuclear Scholars Initiative and Capstone Conference: https://nuclearnetwork.csis.org/project-nuclear-issues-journal-2017/.

Authors and topics include:

Shannon Abbott | Improving Insider Threat Training, Awareness, and Mitigation Programs at Nuclear Facilities

Mitchell Armbruster | Examining Nuclear Assumptions: Five Schools of Thought

Logan Brandt | Risk of Electromagnetic Pulse Attacks on the United States: Vulnerabilities and Motives

Kit Conklin | Deterrence in the Age of Asteroid Mining: Nuclear Strategy and the Commercialization of Space

Daniel Davies | Brexit: The Unappreciated Threats to Nuclear Security

David N. Etim | Challenges That Arise from the Implementation of Distinctive Technologies within Nuclear Safety and Security

April R. Gillens | A Nuclear South Korea

Jeffrey J. Graham | Technological Approaches to the Problem of Counterproliferation in a Nuclear Energy Rich World

Chelsea Green | The Evolution of CNEN Regulation on Radiological Materials with Medical Applications before and after the Goiânia Radiological Accident of 1987

Stephen Herzog | A Policy Roadmap for Improved Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Monitoring

Isaac Jenkins | Producing Second Strike

Nathan Powell | The Arihant-Class SSBN and the Advent of Sea-Based Nuclear Forces in India, China, and Pakistan

Wes Rumbaugh | Missile Defenses’ Role in Twenty-First-Century Deterrence

Daniel Salisbury | Selling the Bomb: Making the Case for British Nuclear Deterrence in the Twenty-First Century

Alicia Sanders-Zakre | The Birth of a Ban: A Comparative Analysis of WMD Prohibition Treaties

Henrietta Toivanen | The Frontiers of Technology in Warhead Verification

A Collection of Papers from the 2017 Nuclear Scholars Initiative and PONI Conference Series

02/13/2018

Our upcoming March 1 conference on the will feature keynote addresses by Under Secretary of Defense John Rood and Rep. William "Mac" Thornberry, Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services. Register here:

The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI), with the support of Northrop Grumman Corporation, is pleased to invite you to a half-day conference to discuss U.S. nuclear policy and strategy. The conference will follow shortly after the release of the Trump administration’s Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) and...

02/07/2018

Writing for Defense360, Rebecca Hersman explains some of the key differences between the 2010 & 2018 NPR:

Last week, the Trump administration formally released its review of U.S. nuclear weapons policy. Judging by reactions over what amounts to the longest rollout in Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) history, there is something in it for everyone. That means almost no one is happy.

01/25/2018

Want to see the top presentations from this year's conference series? Registration is now open for the Capstone Conference at United States Strategic Command on April 12!

The one-day conference will feature presentations from emerging nuclear experts covering topics such as nuclear strategies, rising threats in the East, arms control and proliferation challenges, and threats to alliances and institutions. The event will also include a keynote address from Gen. John E...

01/11/2018

Today at 4pm, we welcome Dr. Ernest Moniz, from Nuclear Threat Initiative, to discuss today’s rapidly evolving global security threats. Watch live: https://www.csis.org/events/dr-ernest-j-moniz-global-security-tensions

01/02/2018

Come listen to former U.S. Secretary of Energy and NTI co-chair and CEO Ernest Moniz on January 11.

This event will be webcast live from this page. Please join CSIS for a discussion with Ernest J. Moniz, the co-chair and CEO of NTI and former U.S. Secretary of Energy. He will provide remarks on the role of nuclear weapons in today’s increasingly dangerous global security environment, which will ...

12/28/2017

Watch Rebecca Hersman discussing North Korea for The Economist's The World in 2018 film series: http://films.economist.com/the-world-in-2018

12/27/2017

Join us on Jan 11 for a conversation with former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz NTI https://www.csis.org/events/discussion-dr-ernest-j-moniz

12/26/2017

Check out discussing North Korea for 's The World in 2018 film series: http://films.economist.com/the-world-in-2018

12/22/2017

Watch discussing North Korea for 's The World in 2018 film series: http://films.economist.com/the-world-in-2018