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Zoom Won’t Stop A Nuclear War

In the News, Op-ed

Zoom Won’t Stop A Nuclear War

In an article for Foreign Policy, Sahil Shah and Leah Walker make the case that although the red telephone is gone, a new generation of nuclear hotlines is sorely needed to manage international crises.

CATALINK, crisis communications, India, Innovation and Catastrophic Risk, nuclear hotlines, nuclear war, nuclear weapons, Pakistan, Soviet Union

April 19, 2021

Targeting Communications and Escalation

Targeting Communications and Escalation

This week's episode of The Fourth Leg features the return of one of the “NC3 originals,” Paul Bracken from Yale University.

crisis communications, nuclear command, nuclear communications, nuclear escalation, nuclear war

May 28, 2020

An Altogether Different Set of Challenges

An Altogether Different Set of Challenges

Philip Reiner and Peter Hayes are joined by Feroz Hassan Khan for a conversation on the nuclear command, control, and communications of Pakistan.

delegation, NC3, NC3 architecture, nuclear deterrent, nuclear war, Pakistan

September 26, 2019

Questioning Unitary Command: Nuclear Launch Authority and the N-Person Problem

Questioning Unitary Command: Nuclear Launch Authority and the N-Person Problem

In this segment, Philip Reiner and Peter Hayes are joined by Dr. Alex Wellerstein, who sketches a framework for thinking about how concentrated nuclear use authority should be at the top.

NC3, nuclear command, nuclear control, nuclear use authority, nuclear war, nuclear weapons states

August 8, 2019

Deterred by the Uncertainties

Deterred by the Uncertainties

In this episode, guest Fiona Cunningham joins hosts Philip Reiner and Peter Hayes to describe the origins of China’s NC3 system and its primary role in supporting China’s land-based missile force.

China, early warning systems, missile, NC3, nuclear command, nuclear war, submarines

July 29, 2019

Is the Enemy in the System?

Is the Enemy in the System?

Philip Reiner and Peter Hayes sit down with Dr. Jon Lindsay, who makes the case that the cybersecurity of nuclear command, control, and communications is a pressing concern.

cyber, cybersecurity, NC3, nuclear command, nuclear war, offensive cyber, risk

June 20, 2019

Grand Tactics and the Thin Skin of Civilization

Grand Tactics and the Thin Skin of Civilization

In the first episode of The Fourth Leg, Philip Reiner and Peter Hayes sit down with Dr. Paul Bracken for an overview of NC3 tactics and global stability.

C3I, entanglement, global stability, inadvertent escalation, NC3, nuclear command, nuclear war

May 13, 2019

Assessing the Strategic Effects of Artificial Intelligence

Assessing the Strategic Effects of Artificial Intelligence

On September 20-21, 2018, the Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), in collaboration with IST, hosted a workshop to examine the implications of advances in artificial intelligence (AI) on international security and strategic stability.

artificial intelligence, decision-making, deterrence, instability, modernization, nuclear war, quantum, stability, surveillance

September 20, 2018