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David M. Allison

David M. Allison is a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow with the International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. A former US Army officer, his research focuses on threats to strategic stability and the performance of conventional militaries in adapting to emerging threats in nuclear, cyber, and unconventional conflict. He earned his PhD from Yale University and tweets @david_m_allison.


Articles by David M. Allison

Poll: Americans, Japanese, and South Koreans don’t support using nuclear weapons against North Korea

By David M. Allison, Stephen Herzog | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons
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“What about China?” and the threat to US–Russian nuclear arms control

By David M. Allison, Stephen Herzog | Nuclear Weapons
A small Chinese flag placed in front of an empty chair.

“What about China?” and the threat to US–Russian nuclear arms control

By David M. Allison, Stephen Herzog | Nuclear Weapons