Flying Under The Radar: A Missile Accident in South Asia April 4, 2022
For the first time ever, a nuclear-armed state accidentally launched a missile at another nuclear-armed state. How did this happen?
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New NASIC Report Appears Watered Down And Out Of Date January 19, 2021
The US Air Force National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) has published a new version of its widely referenced Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat report.
Read moreNew Nuclear Notebook: Pakistani Nuclear Forces, 2018 September 4, 2018
A Babur-3 dual-capable SLCM is test-launched from an underwater platform in the Indian Ocean on January 9, 2017. By Hans M. Kristensen, Robert S. Norris, and Julia Diamond The…
Read moreReview of NASIC Report 2017: Nuclear Force Developments June 30, 2017
Click on image to download copy of report. Note: NASIC later published a corrected version, available here By Hans M. Kristensen…
Read morePakistan’s Evolving Nuclear Weapons Infrastructure November 16, 2016
Pakistan’s tactical NASR nuclear-capable mobile rocket launcher now appears to be deployed. By Hans M. Kristensen In our latest Nuclear Notebook on Pakistani nuclear forces, Robert Norris…
Read moreNuclear Transparency and the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan April 5, 2016
By Hans M. Kristensen I was reading through the latest Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and wondering what I should…
Read moreAn AUMF Against the Islamic State, and More from CRS January 20, 2016
Ongoing U.S. military action against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria lacks any specific authorization from Congress. A comparative analysis of various proposals for Congress to enact an Authorization…
Read moreNew Nuclear Notebook: Pakistani Nuclear Forces, 2015 October 22, 2015
Click image to download report By Hans M. Kristensen and Robert S. Norris In our latest FAS Nuclear Notebook we estimate that Pakistan now has…
Read moreKeeping the Lights on: Fixing Pakistan’s Energy Crisis June 5, 2014
Legal and illegal power connections in Lahore, Pakistan by Ravi Patel and Nelson Zhao A stable and thriving Pakistan is the key to preserving harmony and facilitating…
Read moreNuclear Modernization Briefings at the NPT Conference in New York May 5, 2014
By Hans M. Kristensen Last week I was in New York to brief two panels at the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee…
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