Nuclear Escalation

Experts analyze critical dimensions of Israel’s strikes relevant responses, covering nuclear diplomacy; strategic, security, and regional implications; and international law.

The White House's future BDA briefings on the Iran strikes will likely project certainty where analysis still urges caution.

Why did Israel, and then the United States, decide to attack Iran now, even as U.S.-Iranian negotiations sputtered along?

The White House’s legal justifications for attacking Iran are unconvincing and raise concerns about unauthorized use of force. Congress should push back.

Whether newly announced ceasefire actually leads to end hostilities will not change the new reality: a comprehensive agreement is less likely now than before the bombing

The constellation of forces in Israel, the United States, and beyond complicates efforts to find an off-ramp to the war.

Strategic implications of Israel’s strikes on Iran and key questions policymakers should ask to navigate what comes next.

An assessment of the implications of Israel's strikes on Iran this morning for nuclear diplomacy and regional stability.

US presidents of both parties have agreed for 60 years on the need to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. Trump has signaled he’s not so sure.

A decade after a major UN human rights report, abuses are escalating, and they are integrally connected to the country's nuclear program.

Reviving the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile not only goes against sound military doctrine, it also undermines the basic national interests the US Navy has always protected.…

As Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian's officially assumes office tomorrow, there is a limited window of opportunity for renewed nuclear diplomacy.