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What good is keeping a human in the loop if that human cannot interrupt the loop? In my latest Mind Over Mic episode, I discuss the growing challenge of regulating Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), drawing on a compelling article by @hushamahmed.
AI Weapons: Is Human Control an Illusion? l Prof.Dr.Rabia Akhtar youtu.be/gIkoCO_Ngb0?si=olov…
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U.S.-China cooperation on AI shouldn't wait for an agreement on model restrictions. In @BulletinAtomic, I propose a joint 6-month pilot using simulated data to test AI applications for preventing nuclear theft, sabotage, and terrorism.
thebulletin.org/2026/10/how-…
Ariel E. Levite and Athanasios Platias challenge the assumptions behind Trump’s AI strategy, examining why technological dominance alone may not guarantee strategic advantage.
Read their analysis in The National Interest: nationalinterest.org/feature…
China’s uranium enrichment capacity is expanding rapidly—far beyond civilian needs. Hui Zhang examines what this growth could mean for China’s nuclear arsenal and the global nonproliferation regime.
npolicy.org/wp-content/uploa…
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In 1991, Ukraine inherited the world's third-largest nuclear arsenal from the collapsed Soviet Union. By 1996, that arsenal was gone. In exchange, Ukraine received not security guarantees, but "assurances" from the US, UK, and Russia — a distinction that would prove consequential
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It was a pleasure speaking with Fatima Ameer at Dunya Digital. Tune in: "Will Pakistan Join the Saudis in Yemen?" youtu.be/eR-PASkgITM?si=lnn9… via @YouTube
What would it take to strengthen the U.S.-Saudi nuclear agreement? Ariel E. Levite and Matthew Sharp examine the deal’s key nonproliferation challenges and potential safeguards.
nationalinterest.org/blog/mi…
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The Nuclear Tetraplex is a concept I’ve developed and one close to my heart. I explore how decisions across the US, China, India, and Pakistan can deepen insecurity even when each state believes it is strengthening deterrence. youtu.be/8tL0bN-eYYE?si=gSrr…
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The US could use its acknowledgement of having space weapons as the first step in a reciprocal transparency initiative, inviting Russia and China to acknowledge that all three nuclear powers possess systems that could interfere with space assets.
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Hui Zhang examines China’s expanding uranium enrichment infrastructure, as new centrifuge plants at Lanzhou and Hanzhong bring the country’s enrichment capacity toward a significant new milestone.
fissilematerials.org/blog/20…
Dr. Hui Zhang examines new satellite imagery showing the completion of China’s fourth large centrifuge enrichment plant at Emeishan—and what its expected operation could mean for China’s expanding enrichment capacity.
fissilematerials.org/blog/20…
What does the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict mean for regional security and U.S. strategic interests? Gary Samore examines the conflict’s trajectory, the risks of prolonged confrontation, and the challenges of finding a diplomatic resolution.
gulf-times.com/article/73363…
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Pakistan’s alliance dilemma: Commitment without entanglement. Deterrence without escalation. Alliance without loss of strategic autonomy. That balance may prove harder than building the alliance itself.
youtube.com/shorts/tSX7GWUXB…
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BOOK REVIEW | 'Nuclear Weapons: An International History'
Holloway’s book is a commanding update to the political history of #nuclearweapons but exaggerates the ability of leaders of nuclear-armed states to control the prospect of nuclear #war. In #ACT: armscontrol.org/act/2026-09/…
At the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, Francesca Giovannini explores how AI, quantum computing, and space technologies are reshaping arms control—and why the future may depend on regulating state behavior rather than counting weapons.
china.org.cn/2026-09/16/cont…
MTA Visiting Scholar @HerzogSM has a new essay out in @TheNonproReview about the many overlooked & overlapping ways AI is affecting the politics of nuclear, biological & chemical weapons. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Reducing the Risk of Nuclear War: The Long View with Professor Matthew Bunn at The Foundry
More info here: longnowboston.org/events/nuc…
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We're proud to celebrate Scott Sagan for being named Inaugural Harry Frank Guggenheim Fellow for Nuclear Ethics & Security at the @carnegiecouncil! In this role he will be advancing research on the ethical, legal, & strategic challenges of nuclear weapons.
cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/news/…
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My new @TheNonproReview essay argues that AI–WMD research needs to move beyond its usual focus on just NC3 integration or WMD proliferation. AI is reshaping the whole WMD landscape, and we need to study those effects across the full WMD life cycle.
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Eli Levite explores the prospects — and challenges — of renewed U.S. diplomacy with North Korea and whether a more limited approach to nuclear risk reduction could offer a path forward.
moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/09/1…
