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The Center for Nuclear Security Policy’s @NarangVipin and @pranayrvaddi speak with @ForeignAffairs about “The Coming Nuclear Hurricane”. Bookmark now, listen later👇🏽
Listen to the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” featuring @NarangVipin and @pranayrvaddi in conversation with editor-at-large @HughEakin: foreignaffairs.com/podcasts/comin…
“For the first time since the end of the Cold War, Washington will need to develop more, different, and better nuclear capabilities and begin to deploy them in new ways,” writes @NarangVipin and @pranayrvaddi of SSP’s Center for Nuclear Security Policy. Read their full article…

“Now, as then, Chinese leaders may pursue war even if the domestic economic and political conditions appear unfavorable—and even if the PLA is not ready to fight,” writes SSP Director M. Taylor Fravel (@fravel) for @ForeignAffairs. foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-m…
“Analysts need to seriously consider the possibility that AI may cause changes in the international security landscape that could lead to the outbreak of wars that would not otherwise happen,” writes SSP alum Zachary Burdette along with coauthors from @RANDCorporation for…
Zachary Burdette, a recent @MIT_SSP PhD graduate, explores how artificial intelligence could influence the future of international security. Read here: thebulletin.org/premium/2025-0… @MITPoliSci @MIT_SHASS
🎧Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow @Lauren_Sukin speaks with @LSE_US about her recent article for Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, coauthored with @samseitz3, “Deemphasizing Nuclear Weapons in Nuclear Deterrence: The Case for Conventional Counterforce”.
🚨New podcast episode! In the latest episode of The Ballpark, we spoke to Dr @Lauren_Sukin (@LSEIRDept), about their recent article, in the Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, with @samseitz3 (@MIT_SSP). blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…
“Instead of trying to create global order, the Trump administration now appears to be pursuing a more focused strategy: prioritization,” writes SSP alumni Jennifer Lind (@profLind) & Daryl G. Press. Read more from their latest article in @ForeignAffairs 👇🏽
Under Trump, Washington is encouraging its allies to provide for their own security so the United States can pivot toward Asia, write @profLind and Daryl Press. What are the costs and benefits of this new strategy? foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…
SSP hosts Wednesday Seminars throughout the academic year. Catch up on the conversation with previous seminars before the new semester starts! 📼View Powers' full talk here: youtube.com/live/bBsQBgMIM…
“Much of the controversy over how close Iran was to breakout stems from the fact that intelligence reports tend to feed into a narrative justifying, or denying the grounds for, a preventive war on nuclear programs,” writes SSP alum Kunal Singh (@d_extrovert) for @BulletinAtomic…
Recent PhD graduate Kunal Singh @d_extrovert on "Why you can’t always trust the intelligence on nuclear breakout" thebulletin.org/?p=123917 via @BulletinAtomic @MIT_SSP
“U.S. strikes on Iran will hold important implications for the balance of power in the Middle East and the future of deterrence in the Indo-Pacific,” writes SSP’s @ProfTalmadge for @BrookingsInst. brookings.edu/articles/the-g…
“Following Israel’s air attacks against Iran’s nuclear sites, which the United States joined a week later through Operation Midnight Hammer, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei now faces unpleasant options,” writes @pranayrvaddi, Senior Nuclear Fellow at the Center for…

“Despite fiery rhetoric, Russia has offered Iran no real support after US strikes, revealing Moscow’s weakened position, competing interests, and reluctance to jeopardize ties with Israel, the Gulf, or Trump,” writes SSP’s Carol Saivetz. Read her full article via…

On Israel’s strikes on Iran, SSP’s Caitlin Talmadge writes, “the war may damage but not end Iran’s nuclear program.” In fact, she says the Israeli campaign may not be what it seems. Read more from @ProfTalmadge and other @BrookingsInst experts on what may happen next.
Caitlin Talmadge (@ProfTalmadge), Raphael Dorman-Helen Starbuck Associate Professor of @MITPoliSci, analyzes Israel's campaign against Iran, specifically its targeting of Iran's military capabilities. Read here: brookings.edu/articles/israe… @MIT_SSP @MIT_SHASS