The Proliferation and Nuclear Policy (PNP) team conducts research and convenes dialogue on nuclear, chemical and biological weapons issues. We have five main programmes of work:
- Understanding deterrence and risk in the new nuclear age
- Stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and their means of delivery
- Strategic and security aspects of civil nuclear power
- Understanding chemical and biological weapon threats
- Building nuclear policy networks and encouraging learning
Across all these programmes, we write public and private analysis, we brief policymakers and parliamentarians, we bring people together in high-level discussions and next-generation networks, and we contribute to public debate.
Our community of partners and our audiences include officials, experts, military personnel, industry, scientists and engineers, and the public at large. We cooperate closely with other RUSI teams, including Military Sciences.
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Research programmes
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Deterrence and Risk in the New Nuclear Age
We examine nuclear weapons policy, including deterrence, strategic stability, risk reduction, arms control and disarmament.
Stopping the Spread of Nuclear Weapons and Their Means of Delivery
We study the nuclear and missile programmes of Iran and North Korea, and examine policies in support of global non-proliferation regimes.
Strategic and Security Aspects of Civil Nuclear Power
We seek to understand the role that civil nuclear power plays as an instrument of geopolitics, and how to mitigate potential security and safety risks of its spread.
Chemical and Biological Threats
Our work on chemical and biological threats shines a light on underexplored challenges from unconventional weapons of mass destruction.
Networks and Learning in Nuclear Policy
We convene dialogues, host events and deliver briefings to broaden understanding of nuclear issues.
Our team
Lukasz Kulesa
Director, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Malcolm Chalmers
Deputy Director General
Senior Management
Lennie Phillips OBE
Senior Research Fellow, Chemical Weapons
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Darya Dolzikova
Senior Research Fellow
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Jack Crawford
Research Fellow
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Dr Ana Alecsandru
Research Fellow
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Mar Casas Cachinero
Programme Manager
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Moora Enders
Project Officer, UK PONI
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Fellows
Andrea Berger
Associate Fellow
M. Elaine Bunn
Senior Associate Fellow
Professor David Crouch
Senior Associate Fellow - Specialist in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) remediation processes
Catherine Dill
Associate Fellow
Professor Steve Fetter
Senior Associate Fellow; Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School, University of Maryland
Ashlee Godwin
Associate Fellow
Rebecca Hersman
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Paulina Izewicz
Associate Fellow
David Jarvis
Senior Associate Fellow
Tom McKane
Distinguished Fellow
Dr Giangiuseppe Pili
RUSI Associate Fellow; Assistant Professor, James Madison University
Tom Plant
Senior Associate Fellow
Sang Hun Seok
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, International Security; Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Cristina Varriale
Associate Fellow
Dr John R. Walker OBE
Senior Associate Fellow
Gareth Williams
Senior Associate Fellow
Dr Heather Williams
Senior Associate Fellow
Amy Woolf
Senior Associate Fellow
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