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On the second anniversary of Putin's war in Ukraine, Olamide Samuel writes that the invasion has upset the fragile balance of obligations in the NPT’s bargain by dramatically increasing the perceived salience of nuclear weapons and reigniting motivations for proliferation. In response, nuclear weapon states choosing to reinforce their extended deterrence commitments inadvertently devalues the wider framework of security assurances granted to non-nuclear weapon states and the perceived value of the NPT’s grand bargain.

Listen to the second episode of the NEVER podcast - Ok, Doomer! In this episode, we explore nuclear war, the first man-made existential risk. Featuring an introduction to the topic, disarmament versus deterrence, how governments have dealt with issues such as proliferation, and how they should respond to them in future.

On the 21st of July, the European Leadership Network (ELN) co-hosted a private screening of Christopher Nolan’s critically acclaimed film 'Oppenheimer' with a range of peace and security partners. We asked nuclear policy experts what they made of the film.

The NPT has been described as a cornerstone upon which the rest of the global non-proliferation architecture has been developed, but it also marks the site where illustrious dreams lay buried. Ahead of the PrepCom in Vienna starting next week, YGLN member Olamide Samuel explores what a 'cornerstone' means and writes that we have a unique opportunity to protect the NPT as the cornerstone of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime.

Olamide Samuel is a Track II diplomat and researcher in arms control, nuclear politics and international security. He is currently a Research Associate in Nuclear Politics at the University of...