New on the Strategic Simplicity Podcast: Charlie Glaser joins the pod to debate damage limitation. Link below.

New Strategic Simplicity podcast - our reactions to "A House of Dynamite." Link below:

New Strategic Simplicity podcast. Taylor Fravel and Caitlin Talmadge join Austin, Vipin, and I for China Part II, where we discuss the rationales behind China's nuclear transformation (and veer into many other topics). Link below:

New Strategic Simplicity podcast. Taylor Fravel and Caitlin Talmadge join Austin, Vipin, and I for China Part II, where we discuss the rationales behind China's nuclear transformation (and veer into many other topics). Link below:

New Strategic Simplicity podcast with Mike Albertson and John Warden on Putin's offer to stick to the New START limits for one year: we explore the policy issues likely under consideration in the U.S. government, and how the Trump administration should respond. Link(s) below:

New Strategic Simplicity podcast with Mike Albertson and John Warden on Putin's offer to stick to the New START limits for one year: we explore the policy issues likely under consideration in the U.S. government, and how the Trump administration should respond. Link(s) below:

Two in one week - another Strategic Simplicity Podcast, this time with Toby Dalton, Francesca Giovannini, and Eric Brewer to discuss a new bipartsan task force report on preventing proliferation: "Preventing an Era of Nuclear Anarchy." Link below.

Two in one week - another Strategic Simplicity Podcast, this time with Toby Dalton, Francesca Giovannini, and Eric Brewer to discuss a new bipartsan task force report on preventing proliferation: "Preventing an Era of Nuclear Anarchy." Link below.

I’m back with @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social and Vipin Narang to talk about the US-Korea alliance and various North Korea things (reflecting on some recent takeaways from a trip to Seoul earlier this month). Listen here: strategicsimplicity.substack.com/p/catching-u...

New Strategic Simplicity Podcast: Catching up on Korea with Ankit Panda. Link below.

New Strategic Simplicity Podcast: Celeste Wallander joins to talk all things Russia and Europe. Listen at the link below:

A Marie Kondo Moment for MTCR? Tom Karako with CSIS and Ola Craft from Lowenstein Sandler join the Strategic Simplicity Podcast to discuss Tom's new article on revising the U.S. approach to missile technology controls.

The last panel of #HSF2025 Saturday focused on nuclear posture. Moderator @kimdozier.bsky.social led a panel with @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social, Peter Watkins & Katarzyna Zysk to discuss on the theme “Preserving Peace and Preventing Aggression: NATO’s Nuclear Posture in the Future Threat Environment.”

We're joined by Taylor Fravel and Caitlin Talmadge to talk China...or at least have 1/3 to 1/2 of a very long conversation about China. Link below.

Mailbag episode! link below

please send us questions or comments for an upcoming mailbag episode on the Strategic Simplicity Podcast

Lowell Schwartz, a former State Department nonproliferation official and Senate Foreign Relations Comm. staffer joins the podcast to discuss how Congress oversees and shapes arms control and nuclear policy. Link below:

New Strategic Simplicity Podcast: Austin, Vipin, and I catch up on current events, including tomorrow's Anchorage Summit and what it may mean for a New START follow-on agreement, among other things. Listen at the link below, of find us on Apple or Spotify.

New Strategic Simplicity Podcast: Frank Miller joins Vipin and I for a conversation about future arms control policy and deterrence requirements, his long government career and the START process from a USG perspective, and many other topics. Have a listen below:

New Strategic Simplicity Podcast: Austin, Vipin, and I catch up on current events, including tomorrow's Anchorage Summit and what it may mean for a New START follow-on agreement, among other things. Listen at the link below, of find us on Apple or Spotify.

I sit down with Alex Bell, President and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, to talk about the nuclear policy field, her new position, and experience in government. Link below.

New on Strategic Simplicity - Austin Long analyzes and teases out policy lessons from Able Archer 83, a well-known but not necessarily well-understood Cold War phenomenon that shapes how close we think we were to seeing the Cold War go "hot." Link below:

The Center for Nuclear Security Policy’s Vipin Narang and @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social speak with @foreignaffairs.com about “The Coming Nuclear Hurricane”. 🔖Bookmark now, 🎧listen later: www.foreignaffairs.com/podcasts/com...

Listen to the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” featuring Vipin Narang and @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social on the risks of the new nuclear age—and what the United States can do to navigate them: fam.ag/4lYUafA

Austin Long joins us on the Strategic Simplicity podcast and as a new Senior Fellow at the MIT Center for Nuclear Security Policy. Link to the pod below:

New in the Bulletin: very happy to co-author with my friend and former colleague John K. Warden: "Golden Dome and arms control: impediment or opportunity?" thebulletin.org/premium/2025...

Ola Craft joins the Strategic Simplicity Podcast to discuss MTCR policy, export controls, and defense trade streamlining. Link below:

Ola Craft joins the Strategic Simplicity Podcast to discuss MTCR policy, export controls, and defense trade streamlining. Link below:

Vipin and I talk to Mallory Stewart and Mike Albertson about an arms control agreement after New START - the impediments to negotiations, what a future agreement may look like, how to factor in China's arsenal, what the USG should be doing to prepare, and more. Link below:

The administration has argued that the destruction of Iran's uranium metal production lines at Isfahan will set its nuclear-weapon program back by "years." At Arms Control Wonk, I argue it may not even set Tehran back by months. www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1220...

The Center for Nuclear Security Policy (CNSP) is pleased to announce that Dr. Austin Long has joined CNSP as a Senior Nuclear Fellow. Long most recently served as deputy director for the Joint Staff, Strategic Stability Strategy, Plans and Policy Directorate.

The #Iran crisis isn’t just about uranium or airstrikes. It’s about what happens when #ArmsControl frameworks break down and we don’t have a strategy for what comes next. 🔗 www.newamerica.org/future-secur... #NatSec #Diplomacy #Nuclear

Heather Williams (CSIS) takes over hosting duties at the Strategic Simplicity Podcast to discuss our recent Foreign Affairs article, "How to Survive the New Nuclear Age." Link below:

Essential reading from @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social and Vipin Narang for those who want to understand the way US strategic thinking is heading in an era of multiple nuclear adversaries.

Read Vipin Narang and Pranay Vaddi on the risks posed by the new nuclear age—and how the United States can manage the multiplying threats from China, North Korea, and Russia:

"The United States should not have to expand its overall existing stockpile of 3,800 or so warheads. But changing the composition of the arsenal will be crucial." Important piece from @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social & Vipin Narang @foreignaffairs.com www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Vipin and I wrote a new piece for Foreign Affairs, called "How to Survive the New Nuclear Age". Gift link below.

I spoke with NTI's Eric Brewer and Carnegie's Corey Hinderstein about military action against Iran's nuclear sites, the future of the nuclear program, and broader nonproliferation implications of last week's events. Link below:

new Strategic Simplicity podcast with Heather Williams at CSIS ( @heatherwilly of @csisponi), where we discuss the current state of the NPT, arms control, and the next generation of nuclear experts. Please have a listen at the link below!

Enjoyed chatting w/ @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social & Vipin Narang for their podcast, Strategic Simplicity. We discussed the UK defence review, pros & cons of UK joining NATO nuclear sharing, and lessons about nuclear red lines from Ukraine & India-Pakistan strategicsimplicity.substack.com/p/strategic-...

Vipin and I were joined by Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor at The Economist, covering the new U.K. Strategic Defence Review, Ukraine's bold strikes on Russian aircraft, India-Pakistan and the risks nuclear-armed states may run in the new nuclear age, and the status of Iran talks.

Nuclear weapons never went away. The world just ignored them for a few decades. We no longer have that luxury. Welcome to the Next Nuclear Age. Our first of a series with @washingtonpost.com @postopinions.bsky.social is out today. @scientistsorg.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

a light(?) conversation on what the future U.S. nuclear force could look like, the role of arms control, the costs, timelines, and challenges of nuclear modernization, particularly in a difficult security environment. We were happy to host Bob Peters and John Warden.

a light(?) conversation on what the future U.S. nuclear force could look like, the role of arms control, the costs, timelines, and challenges of nuclear modernization, particularly in a difficult security environment. We were happy to host Bob Peters and John Warden.

Folks, I'm taking another stab at a newsletter: introducing Nukesletter (a revamp of my old newsletter from a couple years ago). Brief takes (longer form than what I'll share here) on my work, thinking, and interests. Take a look and subscribe here: panda.substack.com/p/introducin...

Vipin, Ankit, and I recorded a new episode of the Strategic Simplicity Pod to discuss Ankit's new book "The Nuclear Age: At the Precipice of Armageddon," recent events in South Asia, as well as an article Ankit co-authored with Frank Aum presenting a new approach to North Korea.

Trump to make Golden Dome announcement on Tuesday, US officials say www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...