In November, the General Assembly’s First Committee, adopted a resolution that looks at the risks of integrating AI into nuclear weapons.

Imagine a scenario where on January 20th, the new U.S. President, who just swore to defend the U.S. Constitution, approaches the podium to give the much-anticipated inaugural speech. Members of ...

Almost five years of intense industry competition have come together in a contract award that will transform the foundation of America’s nuclear command and control. In a July 3, 2025, decision, Space ...

I have studied nuclear weapons for my entire adult life and I have watched more than a hundred movies with nuclear weapons in them—from Dr. Strangelove to Austin Powers, from The Day After to several ...

Ensuring shared failsafe protocols is the best way to improve nuclear security in a world where arms control progress has stalled. In 1958, an article by Frank Bartholomew shed light on the Strategic ...

It would take about 30 minutes for a nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to travel from Russia to the United States. If launched from a submarine, it could arrive even faster than ...

In a recent op-ed for The Hill, “America Isn’t Prepared for a Strike Against our Nuclear Weapons,” freelance journalist Ben Ollerenshaw argued that the U.S. is woefully unprepared for the nuclear ...

The United States recently conducted a war game to test the readiness of its strategic deterrent force that featured B-52H bombers loading nuclear-capable cruise missiles. Global Thunder 26 was the ...

Drones have the potential to enhance nuclear deterrence, but they also introduce significant risks in terms of escalation control and first-strike stability. Drones and other autonomous vehicle ...

PURPOSE: SAFEGUARDING NUCLEAR COMMAND AND CONTROL ARCHITECTURE FOR AI APPLICATIONS. The current AI Risk Management Framework from the Department of Commerce and the Defense Department’s Data, ...