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Crossed Wires and Rising Escalations: IST Hosts Workshop on Reinvigorating Nuclear Crisis Communications
On February 18, 2026, the Institute for Security and Technology’s Nuclear Policy team convened for a workshop and scenario-based exercise titled “Reinvigorating Nuclear Crisis Communications in an Era of Emerging Technologies” with leading diplomats, policy experts, and technologists in Geneva, Switzerland.
arms control
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crisis communications
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escalation
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mesh networks
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New START
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nuclear
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risk reduction
March 9, 2026
Blog
New Video Narrated by Rose Gottemoeller Spotlights “CATALINK”: A Critical Blueprint for Secure, Multilateral Crisis Communications
Narrated by Rose Gottemoeller, former NATO Deputy Secretary General and U.S. Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, a new three-minute animated film live today introduces CATALINK. This groundbreaking initiative is a blueprint for a dedicated, last-resort communication system designed to be the ultimate backstop to prevent or cease nuclear war.
arms race
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CATALINK
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crisis communications
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hotlines
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mesh network
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nuclear
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Puck
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risk reduction
December 17, 2025
Blog
AI and NC3 Initiative Enters Phase 2: Bridging Perspectives on Risks and Opportunities
IST, with support from Longview Philanthropy, is entering phase 2 of our efforts on the integration of artificial intelligence into nuclear command, control, and communications. In its next phase, the AI and NC3 initiative will establish an executive committee and 4 working groups, driving further research on competitive AI dynamics, global perspectives on AI-NC3, AI technical development and trajectories, and AI norms and governance.
AI
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artificial intelligence
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competitive AI
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governance
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NC3
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norms
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nuclear
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strategic stability
December 11, 2025
Blog
Negotiating Stability: Reflections on CSIS’ Future Arms Control Experts (FACE) Program
IST Senior Associate for Nuclear Policy Brandon Cortino spent the last year as a fellow in the Center for Strategic and International Studies FACE cohort, which aims to train the next generation of arms control negotiators. He shares lessons learned from his study of the 2002 Moscow Treaty signed by Presidents Bush and Putin. “It is clear future treaties must consider the myriad threats posed by poor AI integration into nuclear command, control, and communications, and great powers must find common ground and rally against destabilizing technologies,” he writes.
George W. Bush
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hypersonic missile
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Moscow Treaty
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NC3
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New START
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nuclear
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Russia
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treaty
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Vladimir Putin
November 18, 2025
Blog
The New Nuclear Age: At the Precipice of Armageddon – IST Hosts Book Talk with Author Ankit Panda
IST’s Nuclear Policy team hosted international security expert and author Ankit Panda in Palo Alto to learn more about his latest book unpacking the trilateral nuclear competition between the United States, China, and Russia. IST CEO Philip Reiner sat down for a fireside chat with Ankit, highlighting in their discussion the need to collectively identify political and technical solutions to address the nexus of emerging technologies and the new nuclear age.
AI
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and communications
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artificial inteligence
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China
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control
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NC3
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nuclear
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nuclear command
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nuclear risk
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Russia
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United States
November 17, 2025
In the News
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Op-ed
Foreign Policy: Trump’s Vagueness Over Nuclear Testing Could Fuel an Arms Race
The delicate balance of nuclear deterrence relies on clarity. But what happens when a major power embraces ambiguity on a core issue like weapons testing? IST Senior Policy Advisor Sahil V. Shah calls for clarification in a new op-ed in Foreign Policy.
arms race
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deterrence
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nuclear
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nuclear weapons
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strategic stability
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testing
October 31, 2025
Report
AI, NC3, and Strategic Stability: Scenario Exercise
How might the integration of AI into global NC3 systems transform strategic stability and deterrence dynamics? In Washington, D.C. this spring, IST convened more than 60 senior officials, technical experts, and civil society actors for an in-depth analysis of the risks and opportunities of AI in NC3 using this scenario exercise.
adaptive targeting
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AI
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decision support
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nuclear
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nuclear command
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scenario
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strategic warning
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TTX
October 16, 2025
Event
October 23, 2025 2:00 pm
Book Talk | The New Nuclear Age: At the Precipice of Armageddon
In a world with increasing nuclear dyads, can emerging technologies make us safer – or are we opening Pandora's Box? Join IST in Palo Alto, CA or virtually for a book talk with Ankit Panda.
AI
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China
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international security
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NC3
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nuclear
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nuclear dyad
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nuclear security
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Russia
October 6, 2025
Report
Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Command, Control & Communications: A Technical Primer
AI has been integral to nuclear weapons systems and operations for decades, but rapidly advancing “novel” models pose unforeseen technical opportunities. For the Institute for Security and Technology’s scenario-driven workshop on the integration of AI into NC3 systems, IST’s Sylvia Mishra and Philip Reiner co-authored a short primer to establish what constitutes 'novel' AI in the context of nuclear weapons decision-making.
AI
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artificial intelligence
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NC3
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nuclear
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system of systems
September 10, 2025
Blog
Q&A: Separating the hype from reality
Nuclear command, control, and communications systems are often called the “fourth leg” of the U.S. nuclear enterprise. In this month’s edition of the TechnologIST, IST Deputy Director of Nuclear Policy Sylvia Mishra joined us for a Q&A about IST’s recent primer on NC3 systems, drafted for a workshop focused on the integration of AI and NC3.
AI
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NC3
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nuclear
July 8, 2025
Report
Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3): A Primer on Strategic Warning, Decision Support, and Adaptive Targeting Subsystems
Originally drafted to guide substantive discussions for a scenario-driven workshop hosted by IST in Washington, DC on the risks and opportunities of AI integration in NC3, this primer provides a technical and in-depth overview and analysis of strategic warning, decision support, and adaptive targeting subsystems that comprise the NC3 “system of systems.”
adaptive targeting
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decision support
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NC3
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NC3 architecture
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nuclear
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strategic warning
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system of systems
July 7, 2025
Report
Securing the Signal: Mitigation Strategies to Strengthen Crisis Communication Channels
As global norms are challenged and emerging technologies accelerate, crisis communication systems between nuclear-armed states face urgent new threats. This report identifies four critical scenarios and outlines a matched set of mitigation strategies designed to reinforce the reliability of crisis communications in high-stakes environments.
CATALINK
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cold war
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crisis communications
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electromagnetic pulse
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EMP
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escalation
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miscalculation
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nuclear
May 28, 2025
Blog
Live at the United Nations: IST Joins Forces with Germany and Switzerland to Push for Progress on Nuclear Risk Reduction
At NPTPrepCom last week, IST and the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation hosted a dialogue on preventing and managing nuclear crises sponsored by key CATALINK supporters, the German Federal Foreign Office and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
CATALINK
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crisis communications
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disarmament
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NC3
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Non-Proliferation
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nuclear
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nuclear command and control
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United Nations
May 8, 2025
Event
April 30, 2025 12:15 pm
Preventing and Managing Nuclear Crises in the 21st Century
In a side event at the 2025 Non-Proliferation Treaty PrepCom at the United Nations, IST and the VCDNP co-hosted a panel discussion to investigate how states can more readily reduce the risks of and ultimately prevent nuclear crises and conflicts in the 21st century.
Germany
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Non-Proliferation
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nuclear
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nuclear crisis communications
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Switzerland
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United Nations
April 30, 2025
Blog
Bridging the Policy, Military, and Technology Fields: IST Hosts Critical Workshop on AI in Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication Systems
On April 10, 2025, the Institute for Security and Technology’s (IST) Innovation and Catastrophic Risk team hosted a scenario-driven workshop titled "The Risks and Opportunities of AI in NC3: Finding Common Ground," with cross-sector experts in Washington, DC.
adaptive targeting
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AI
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crisis communication
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decision support
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deterrence
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NC3
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nuclear
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nuclear command
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nuclear control
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strategic stability
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strategic warning
April 29, 2025
Event
April 29, 2025 5:00 pm
Command, Complexity, and the Future: A Conversation on AI and the Nuclear Enterprise
In preparation for the April 29, 2025 workshop "The Risks and Opportunities of AI in NC3: Finding Common Ground," Philip Reiner sat down with General C. Robert Kehler, USAF (Ret.), former Commander, U.S. Strategic Command for a conversation on AI and the nuclear enterprise.
AI
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artificial intelligence
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NC3
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nuclear
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nuclear enterprise
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Strategic Command
April 29, 2025
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