The Program: Proliferation in the Third Nuclear Age

Russia’s nuclear escalation threats against Ukraine and North Korea’s development of tactical nuclear weapons are indicative of the new dangers associated with a third nuclear age. Will more states seek the protection of nuclear weapons as a result of these new dangers? If so, which states are most likely to develop nuclear weapons and how can future proliferation be prevented?

Presenter: Toby Dalton

Toby Dalton is co-director and a senior fellow of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment. An expert on nonproliferation and nuclear energy, his work addresses regional security challenges and the evolution of the global nuclear order. Dalton’s research and writing focuses in particular on South Asia and East Asia. He is author (with George Perkovich) of Not War, Not Peace? Motivating Pakistan to Prevent Cross-Border Terrorism (Oxford University Press, 2016), which provides in-depth analysis of the conflict spectrum in South Asia. He also wrote (with Michael Krepon) A Normal Nuclear Pakistan and Beyond Incrementalism: Rethinking Approaches to CBMs and Stability in South Asia. He co-edited Perspectives on an Evolving Nuclear Order and wrote South Korea Debates Nuclear Options, (with Byun Sunggee and Lee Sang-Tae) and South Korea’s Search for Nuclear Sovereignty (with Alexandra Francis).

From 2002 to 2010, Dalton served in a variety of high-level positions at the U.S. Department of Energy, including acting director for the Office of Nuclear Safeguards and Security and senior policy adviser to the Office of Nonproliferation and International Security. He also established and led the department’s office at the U.S. embassy in Pakistan from 2008-2009.

Dalton previously served as professional staff member to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, a Luce Scholar at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies in Seoul, a research associate at the National Bureau of Asian Research, and a project associate for the Carnegie Nuclear Policy Program. He has authored numerous op-eds and journal articles in publications such as Foreign Policy, the Washington Quarterly, Asia Policy, Politico, the National Interest, the Diplomat, Dawn, the Wire, Force, and Dong-A Ilbo.

Thursday, November 17, 2022 6:00pm
Tanoan Country Club