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In The Media
Strategic Stability and the Global Race for Technological Leadership
Improvements in military technology have created new potential threats to nuclear forces and their command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I) systems.
Published on Nov 15, 2020
About the Author
James M. Acton
Jessica T. Mathews Chair, Co-director, Nuclear Policy Program
Acton holds the Jessica T. Mathews Chair and is co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- Unpacking Trump’s National Security Strategy
- Trump Has an Out on Nuclear Testing. He Should Take It.Commentary
James M. Acton
Recent Work
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
More Work from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Is It a Nuke?: Pre-Launch Ambiguity and Inadvertent EscalationReport
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish a nuclear weapon from a conventional one. The risk of misidentifying either—especially prior to its launch—is an underappreciated and growing danger. At a time of geopolitical uncertainty, this confusion could spark a nuclear war.
James M. Acton
- For Better or For Worse: The Future of C3I EntanglementCommentary
The future risks of inadvertent escalation due to entangled conventional and nuclear systems will depend on broader geopolitical developments, advances in non-nuclear weapons, changes in states’ military doctrines, and whether states can implement risk mitigation measures.
James M. Acton
- The United States’ Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Weapons Are Dangerously EntangledCommentary
New evidence from the Yom Kippur War shows how growing entanglement between nuclear and non-nuclear weapons could lead to dangerous escalation spirals to nuclear war.
James M. Acton, Nicholas Blanchette
- The Weapons Making Nuclear War More LikelyCommentary
The increasingly blurred line between nuclear and conventional weapons heightens the danger of nuclear war.
James M. Acton
- Why Is Nuclear Entanglement So Dangerous?Commentary
It is not a good idea to mix nuclear and non-nuclear weapon systems. What are the risks, and why are countries still doing it?
James M. Acton
