NEW Deep Cuts Working Paper #15 Truth or Dare: Transparency, Ambiguity, and Prospects for New International Commitments in the Nuclear Realm
Examining the logic for and against nuclear weapons transparency and how it manifests itself in the attitudes and behaviors of nuclear weapon states and their allies, this new working paper suggest measures to increase accountability and transparency – within and outside of the NPT framework.
Read the Deep Cuts Working Paper here
Statement by the Deep Cuts Commission and the Young Deep Cuts Commission - U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Diplomacy Remains In Mutual and Global Security Interests
The Deep Cuts Commission and the Young Deep Cuts Commission regret the postponement of the meeting of the Bilateral Consultative Commission (BCC), which had been scheduled to take place in Cairo, Nov. 29-Dec. 6, 2022. Commission members believe that an early date for the next BCC meeting should be set as soon as possible and urge Russia and the United States to formally agree to negotiate a new accord to replace New START before it expires.
Read the full Statement by the Deep Cuts Commission here
Deep Cuts Project Side Event at the NPT RevCon - August 10
Deep Cuts Project Side Event at the NPT RevCon
Reducing nuclear risks and nuclear arsenals in times of tension in Europe
Wednesday, August 10 at 1:15-2:30 PM
United Nations Headquarter, New York, Conference Room 8
Young Deep Cuts Statement: Don't Hold Arms Control Hostage to the Current Crisis
Against the background of the current tensions between Russia, NATO and the United States the Young Deep Cuts Commission (YDCC) argues for a separation of arms control, risk reduction and transparency issues on one hand from conflict in and over Ukraine and the issue of European security architecture on the other.
In the immediate term, the United States, Russia and NATO should urgently focus on reaching consensus on continued engagement in the framework of the Strategic Stability Dialogue, enhanced subjects and methods for information exchange, ways and means of reducing the likelihood and manageability of military incidents, and reaching agreement on the non‑deployment of INF‑type missiles in Europe. These and other arms control, risk reduction and transparency measurements should not be made contingent on the current crisis.
Read the full statement here
This Young Deep Cuts Statement was drafted in the beginning of February before the ongoing military escalation in Ukraine.
Statement by the Deep Cuts Commission - Defusing the Ukraine Crisis through Arms Control, Transparency and Risk Reduction
The tensions between Russia, Ukraine and NATO create the potential for a disastrous war that can and must be avoided through serious and deft diplomacy.
The Deep Cuts Commission calls on Russia, the United States, and NATO members to acknowledge the legitimate security concerns of the other side. They should immediately take simultaneous steps to defuse the current crisis through arms control, risk reduction and transparency measures and involve Ukraine, where appropriate, in such a process.
Read the full Statement by the Deep Cuts Commission here
NEW Young Deep Cuts Policy Brief #4 "Hacking" Away at Risks Arising at the Cyber-Nuclear Nexus
As Russia and the United States modernize their nuclear forces and the number of digital components grows, so does the surface for possible cyberattacks by an adversary. It’s time for the United States and Russia to cooperate to reduce associated risks of nuclear escalation.
Read “'Hacking' Away at Risks Arising at the Cyber-Nuclear Nexus” here
Deep Cuts Briefing - How the U.S.-Russian Strategic Stability Dialogue can and must help to move nuclear arms control and disarmament forward
On January 18, 2022, the Deep Cuts Project held a briefing “How the U.S.-Russian Strategic Stability Dialogue can and must help to move nuclear arms control and disarmament forward”.
Watch the full briefing here
