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  • 29 Aug 2024
    • China
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United States

    US shifts nuclear focus to counter China’s growing arsenal

    Amrita Jash
    Beijing’s nuclear modernisation means its intentions and commitments to non-proliferation will continue to be questioned.
  • 5 Aug 2024
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • Defence & Security
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Public Opinion
    • Public Opinion Polling

    Thinking the “unthinkable” again?

    Michael Clarke
    Security motivations alone rarely explain decisions to “go nuclear”. Australia’s history on the question is complex.
  • 1 Jul 2024
    • South Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons

    South Korea’s nuclear ambition holds a place in the national consciousness

    Jeffrey Robertson
    It might seem illogical to the rest of the world, but a sense of vulnerability has a pervasive pull on policy.
  • 19 Jun 2024
    • Australia
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons

    Nuclear subs, nuclear power … could nuclear weapons be next?

    Daniel Flitton
    The Australian public has shown a willingness to go along with what was once unthinkable.
  • 28 Mar 2024
    • North Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons

    North Korea’s new threat: “Core central striking means”

    Debalina Ghoshal
    Technological advancement is making nuclear disarmament goals even more difficult.
  • 19 Mar 2024
    • India
    • Nuclear Weapons

    A big leap in the credibility of India’s nuclear weapons capability

    Samuel Bashfield
    A successful test of India's ICBM with multiple warheads comes after an immense investment.
  • 4 Mar 2024
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Why is Putin again threatening a nuclear war?

    Alexander Clackson
    And just as importantly, is the West willing to call his bluff?
  • 27 Feb 2024
    • China
    • Nuclear Weapons

    By the numbers: China’s nuclear inventory continues to grow

    Amrita Jash
    Power, prestige and shifting estimates of what makes for a credible minimum deterrent help explain a growing arsenal – but more lies behind the move, too.
  • 16 Feb 2024
    • Defence & Security
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Russia
    • United States
    • Space exploration

    Is there really a nuclear weapon in space?

    Cassandra Steer
    Calm down, Congressman.
  • 16 Jan 2024
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Technology

    AI’s Oppenheimer moment: Establishing regulations

    Muhammad Ali Baig , Anum A. Khan
    Nuclear arms control is only one area that needs to catch up in the AI age.
  • 5 Dec 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Australia
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United Nations

    Indonesia ratifies nuclear weapons ban treaty. Australia should too.

    Marianne Hanson
    Why does the government remain at odds with the vast majority of its neighbours?
  • 3 Nov 2023
    • Australia in the World
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australian Diplomacy
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons

    Australian leadership in Indo‑Pacific nuclear diplomacy

    John Tilemann
    With growing state capabilities in the region, “guardrails” are more important than ever. Canberra can help.
  • 2 Oct 2023
    • Australia
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Pacific Islands

    French criticism of nuclear ban treaty highlights Canberra’s dilemma

    Nic Maclellan
    Can Australia rebuild a strategic military partnership with France at the same time as independence movements claim Pacific support?
  • 7 Aug 2023
    • Japan
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Pacific Islands
    • United States

    For America’s atomic bomb legacy, the past is present

    Daniel Mandell
    The fallout of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – as well as nuclear testing in the Pacific – continues to hang over the US regional reputation.
  • 27 Jul 2023
    • Australia
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Global Issues
    • International law

    Nuclear weapons: “Oppenheimer” won’t make a difference, but Australia can

    Gareth Evans
    The movie missed a chance to galvanise a renewed campaign, to better protect against existential danger than rely on sheer dumb luck.
  • 11 Jul 2023
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Climate change
    • Coronavirus
    • Digital Disruption
    • Environment
    • Technology
    • Transnational Challenges

    Existential risk is a whole-of-society challenge

    Tom Barber
    From climate change and pandemics to nuclear war and extinction by AI, collective action will be imperative.
  • 24 May 2023
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons

    North Korea/South Korea: Who’s threatening who?

    Khang Vu
    The prospect of using nuclear weapons to coerce behaviour has limits.
  • 27 Apr 2023
    • South Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United States

    Will US reassurance be enough to halt South Korea’s nuclear ambition?

    Eva Mackinley
    Seoul has won extra support from Washington, but not for the goal of global disarmament.
  • 18 Jan 2023
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons

    “If the problem becomes more serious”: South Korea talks going nuclear

    Gabriela Bernal
    The high stakes on Korean Peninsula have quickly become even more acute in 2023.
  • 22 Dec 2022
    • Malaysia
    • Philippines
    • Defence & Security
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • Administration

    The Interpreter 2022: Your most-read articles

    The Interpreter
    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominated the year. But readers also wanted to know all about Southeast Asia’s elections.  
  • 12 Dec 2022
    • North Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons

    North Korea’s “Take Your Daughter to Work Day” goes ballistic

    Soo Kim
    Does the appearance of Kim Jong-un’s “beloved” middle child signal more than just succession planning?
  • 7 Dec 2022
    • North Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons

    All in the family: North Korea’s means of nuclear survivability

    Khang Vu
    Kim Jong-un’s daughter reveal might be about keeping a trusted finger on the nuclear button more than succession plans.
  • 22 Nov 2022
    • India
    • Defence & Security
    • Nuclear Weapons

    India’s military: a tech leap risks a nuclear chasm

    Rajesh Basrur , Wu Shang-Su
    India’s conventional military modernisation means grappling with the accelerated danger of nuclear miscalculation.
  • 11 Nov 2022
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons

    North Korea: unpredictably predictable

    Khang Vu
    The rationale behind Pyongyang’s provocative missile launches may not be as menacing as it appears.
  • 4 Nov 2022
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United States

    Solutions to the North Korea issue no longer include denuclearisation

    Daniel R. DePetris
    A minimalist approach based on arms control, risk reduction and deterrence is what’s needed right now on the Peninsula.
  • 27 Oct 2022
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United States

    The remote Marshall Islands complicate US Pacific policy

    JJ Rose
    A sand-rimmed paradise with a long nuclear history has a surprising amount of clout in the Washington vs Beijing game.
  • 12 Oct 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    If Russia breaks the nuclear taboo

    Robert Ayson
    Would the use of a lower yield atomic weapon really prompt the same catastrophic logic of escalation?
  • 5 Oct 2022
    • Japan
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United States

    Hot button issue: North Korea’s bold new nuclear stance

    Gabriela Bernal
    Regional leaders would do well to focus on engagement with Pyongyang after missile launches set a dangerous precedent.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • Australia
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament

    Australia and the Nuclear Ban Treaty

    Peter Hooton
    If disarmament is to be truly realistic, the world needs to change the conversation about nuclear weapons.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • North Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons

    Patiently waiting for North Korea’s next nuclear test

    Khang Vu
    Any countdown could depend on what Beijing is willing to tolerate.
  • 4 May 2022
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • North Korea

    For North Korea, military parades come before the people’s wellbeing

    Khang Vu
    There is no mask over the regime’s true intentions.
  • 17 Mar 2022
    • United States
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Washington rediscovers “nuclear responsibility” in the Ukraine crisis

    Benjamin Zala
    Australian scholar Hedley Bull saw special obligations for great powers to avoid the worst possible catastrophe.
  • 22 Feb 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Russia

    Damage limitation and US nuclear strategy

    Victor Abramowicz
    In an atomic world, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
  • 15 Dec 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • China

    Crisis stability as a priority in US-China relations

    Heather Williams
    Arms control with China will look very different from arms control with Russia.
  • 3 Nov 2021
    • Global Issues
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Climate change

    It’s time to talk about existential risk

    Tom Barber
    There will be no chance to review the “lessons learned”.
  • 1 Oct 2021
    • Nuclear Weapons

    An arms control stocktake

    Orli Zahava
    Assessing the challenges ahead for the family of treaties governing nuclear weapons.
  • 16 Sep 2021
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United States

    North Korea’s calculated restraint

    Khang Vu
    Pyongyang is giving Washington a taste of its own “strategic patience” medicine.
  • 6 Sep 2021
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Japan

    Japan’s nuclear identity and the complicated endgame

    Tom Corben
    The legacy of a complex nuclear history weighs heavily on a country torn between deterrence and disarmament.
  • 19 Aug 2021
    • China
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons

    China’s new silos: Nuclear arms control more urgent than ever

    Gareth Evans
    News of huge missile silo fields shows dumb luck is no basis for managing a risk of nuclear catastrophe.
  • 12 Feb 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United Kingdom

    Scottish independence and the implications for British defence

    Conor McLaughlin
    Breaking away from the UK would bring up some thorny issues – like what to do with nukes.
  • 21 Jan 2021
    • United States
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Australia

    A “No-First-Use” doctrine would undermine American nuclear deterrence

    Andrew O'Neil
    And Australia should make clear to the Biden administration any such commitment is not in the interests of allies.
  • 20 Jan 2021
    • United States
    • Iran's Nuclear Program
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Iran

    Iran nuclear deal: Revenge of the diplomats

    Rodger Shanahan
    Re-negotiations with Tehran will be a fascinating guide to how a Biden administration deals with Middle East challenges.
  • 21 Dec 2020
    • North Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons

    A missile spotter’s guide to North Korea (and beyond)

    Victor Abramowicz
    Everything happens for a reason. And that reason is normally physics or finance.
  • 2 Nov 2020
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • United Nations

    Nuclear Ban Treaty: Wishful thinking over realism

    Andrew O'Neil
    Lacking enforcement mechanisms or a practical path to elimination, the treaty has little chance of being effective.
  • 27 Oct 2020
    • Nuclear Weapons

    Where will Australia stand on banning weapons of mass destruction?

    Marianne Hanson
    The issue can no longer be dodged. Nuclear weapons will become illegal under the rules-based order of international law.
  • 5 Aug 2020
    • Diplomacy
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament

    Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Gareth Evans , Chung-in Moon
    Existing nuclear arms control deals are dead or dying, but that should not be an excuse to give up disarmament hopes.
  • 17 Jul 2020
    • United States
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • North Korea

    The kind of test the world doesn’t need

    Akimoto Daisuke
    Even if merely talk, speculation about the US resuming nuclear weapons tests could needlessly spark bigger problems.
  • 15 Jun 2020
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament

    Arms control or out of control?

    Marianne Hanson
    Revoking hard-won arms control achievements seems nothing less than madness.
  • 26 May 2020
    • United States
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Africa

    Mauritius, Diego Garcia and the small matter of nukes

    Samuel Bashfield
    Mauritius can’t have sovereignty over the Chagos and US nuclear weapons housed on Diego Garcia. Or can it?
  • 12 Nov 2019
    • United States
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • North Korea

    North Korea’s deadline logic

    Khang Vu
    Pyongyang has declared an end-of-year cut off in the nuclear talks, yet does such a deadline really matter?
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