Dr. Heather Williams

@heatherwilly.bsky.social

Director, Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) and Sr Fellow, Defense and Security Department at CSIS Associate Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom at Harvard Kennedy School New Yorker by birth, Bostonian by choice

🚨 Nuke/OSINT nerds—we have an incredible new opportunity for you! This summer, @scientistsorg.bsky.social is hosting a first-of-its-kind Open Source Nuclear Analysis Bootcamp, where you will learn to analyze: - Satellite imagery - Missiles - Fuel cycle - FOIA requests - Much more! Apply by 23 Feb!

Fantastic analysis from PONI @diyaashtakala.bsky.social on Pakistan's missile developments, potential drivers, and what it means for regional stability. Really eager to hear the nuclear community pick up on this topic and what others think. Check it out 👇

CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues@poni.csis.org · 2y ago

👤#NEW commentary out now from @diyaashtakala.bsky.social "A missile race is changing the strategic landscape of South Asia. Explore the recent developments in US policy towards Pakistan as well as the future of Pakistan and India's arms race." Read it here: www.csis.org/analysis/us-...

Errrr... Macron just misspoke when he said Iran is the main security challenge for Europe, right? Because, you know, there's that war still going on. (Obviously Iran is important and Macron's remarks are significant, but poor choice of words if that's what he actually said.)

"To maintain a credible deterrent for the new strategic landscape, the argument goes, the United States should revisit and potentially expand its nuclear modernization plans," writes @poni.csis.org expert Heather Williams. More on updating the U.S. nuclear arsenal:

Updating Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication

Nuclear command and control will be an essential piece of nuclear modernization plans. To confront two-peer competition, the United States should stay apace with modernization plans and will require…

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🚨NEXT-GEN research opportunity🚨 Apply to present at the PONI Winter Conference on Feb. 11, themed around U.S alliances and partnerships. The deadline for our call for proposals is January 1, 2025. Learn more here: www.csis.org/events/poni-...

PONI 2025 Virtual Winter Conference | CSIS Events

The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) will host its 2025 Virtual Winter Conference on February 11. The theme of this conference is “Strengthening U.S. Alliances and Partnerships.”

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#NEW: PONI's 2024 Nuclear Scholars explore shifts in states’ nuclear arsenals and strategies, the effects of the Ukraine war on nuclear dynamics, and the transformative power of emerging tech on nuclear decisionmaking. Read from 19 of our next-gen scholars here: www.csis.org/analysis/hor...

On the Horizon Vol. 7

The 2024 PONI Nuclear Scholars explore shifts in states’ nuclear arsenals and strategies, the effects of the Ukraine war on nuclear dynamics, and the transformative power of emerging tech on nuclear d...

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