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Ankit Panda

Ankit Panda is the Stanton senior fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. He tweets at @nktpnd.  

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October 24, 2023
Ankit Panda
We Are Sleepwalking Into a New Nuclear Arms Race
It’s hard to imagine a worse time for the world to fall back into the proliferation of the deadliest weapons mankind has ever wrought.
May 27, 2020
Ankit Panda
The U.S. Can’t “Win” an Arms Race With Russia and China
Trump’s childish nuclear gambling and obsessive jingoism have combined in a strategy that could end arms control as we know it.
April 23, 2020
Ankit Panda
What Happens If Kim Jong Un Dies?
Reports of the dictator’s death may be exaggerated, but his health is undeniably brittle, and so is his regime.
January 7, 2020
Ankit Panda
Iran Has Not Abandoned the Nuclear Deal
But beyond this week’s false headlines, Trump’s double-dealings and war threats have given Tehran every reason to develop a bomb.
December 10, 2019
Ankit Panda
The Trump-Kim Bromance Is Over
Trump continues to boast that he's brought North Korea to heel. The truth is much more dire.
November 18, 2019
Ankit Panda
Trump Makes Japan an Offer It Can’t Refuse
The president is shaking down Tokyo and Seoul for billions more in security aid, and testing the foundations of U.S. alliances in Asia.
November 4, 2019
Ankit Panda
Keep American Skies Open to Russia
The Trump administration is poised to kill another useful treaty that contributes to trans-Atlantic peace.
October 15, 2019
Ankit Panda
Why Are U.S. Nuclear Bombs Still in Turkey?
The best time to get atomic weapons out was several years ago. The second best time is now.
September 30, 2019
Ankit Panda
Trump’s Nuclear China Option
Hawks are telling the president to toughen up on Chinese nukes, but their plan might spur a new global atomic arms race.
September 9, 2019
Ankit Panda
The Tragedy of Trump Diplomacy
His presidency sometimes makes historic changes possible. But his ego always torpedoes them.
August 21, 2019
Ankit Panda
The Absurd Strategy Behind Russia’s Nuclear Explosion
A radioactive mess near the Arctic Circle suggests our next superpower arms race will be even more foolish than the last one.
August 5, 2019
Ankit Panda
Trump’s Reckless New Missile Race
His withdrawal from the INF Treaty will spur a rush to build new arsenals with no plan for how to use them.

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