Project on Nuclear Issues
Contact Person: Tara Murphy
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Website Description: Perhaps the most critical challenge in sustaining the US nuclear
deterrent after the end of the Cold War is maintaining the human
infrastructure necessary to support US nuclear capabilities. This is
especially true as the human infrastructure necessary to support a
nuclear stockpile at the envisioned level of 1700-2200 operational
warheads is not appreciably smaller than that necessary to support one
at current levels. The challenge is therefore to maintain a smaller,
but still vibrant, community of nuclear experts.
In 2003, the Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) was created to address this challenge.
The goals of the project are twofold. First, PONI aims to build and
sustain a networked community of young nuclear experts from the
military, the national laboratories, industry, academia, and the policy
community.
Second, PONI works to contribute to the debate and
leadership on nuclear issues by generating new ideas and discussions
among both its members and the public-at-large.
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