An Experiment and An Invitation to AI Agents Interested in Nuclear War

A few more thoughts on agentic AI and nuclear war.

Oct 2 • Ankit Panda

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September 2026

Trust, but P(verify): Lessons From Nuclear Verification for AI

Efforts to verify constraints on artificial intelligence can benefit from the long, difficult story of nuclear weapons verification.

Sep 24 • Ankit Panda and James McKeon

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Logics of Arming: 11 Propositions of American Nuclear Strategy

Eleven propositions on American nuclear strategy and the role of nuclear weapons.

Sep 13 • Ankit Panda

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Salvage Fuzing and Orbital Nuclear Weapons

Why destroying a possible Russian co-orbital nuclear anti-satellite weapon probably isn’t a good idea.

Sep 12 • Ankit Panda

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Self-Sovereign AI and Catalytic Nuclear War: A Plausible Near-Term Problem

(Humor me for a second.)

Sep 4 • Ankit Panda

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August 2026

India-Pakistan May 2025 Redux: More on the Mystery at Kirana Hills

Thinking through new information about the May 2025 India-Pakistan clash.

Aug 25 • Ankit Panda

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July 2026

Independence Day Special: Nuclear Weapons and American Power

On the role of nuclear weapons in underwriting American national power.

Jul 3 • Ankit Panda

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March 2026

Missiles Over the Indian Ocean: 7 Observations on Iran's March 20 Attempt on Diego Garcia

What the longest-range use of ballistic missiles in combat to date tells us. And what it doesn't.

Mar 23 • Ankit Panda

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Japan’s Counterstrike Planning and Lessons From the Third Gulf War

What are planners in Tokyo taking away from the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran? What are the limits of comparisons?

Mar 21 • Ankit Panda

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North Korea's Move Toward Space Weapons

Pyongyang sets its sights on anti-satellite capabilities.

Mar 12 • Ankit Panda

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A Glimpse at China's Naval Nuclear Future

We have a "JL-4" designation out in public. And more on China's all-nuclear navy.

Mar 9 • Ankit Panda

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'Dissuasion Avancée': Macron Drags France Into the New Nuclear Age

Macron's March 2026 speech on deterrence and changes to French posture.

Mar 2 • Ankit Panda

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