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Andrew Facini

Andrew Facini is a senior fellow at the Janne Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons at the Council on Strategic Risks.


Articles by Andrew Facini

New information tool on nuclear weapons seeks to identify the next arms control strategies

By Andrew Facini | Nuclear Weapons
The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee launches a Block V Tomahawk cruise missile, the weapon's newest variant, during a three day missile exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Sean Ianno)

Why the US fixation on increased nuclear capability won’t deter China but could lead to instability and nuclear war

By Andrew Facini | Nuclear Weapons

Oppenheimer’s vision for arms control is still upon us

By Andrew Facini | Nuclear Weapons
The USS Ohio submarine with its missile tubes open

The low-yield nuclear warhead: A dangerous weapon based on bad strategic thinking

By Andrew Facini | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons