Tactical Nuclear Weapons

As part of the Fourth Freedom Forum's ongoing work on incentives and nuclear nonproliferation, we are exploring solutions to the challenges to international peace and security posed by tactical nuclear weapons (TNWs). These weapons are not controlled by any formal international treaties. Yet TNWs are often smaller and more susceptible to theft by, or illicit transfer to, terrorists or states-actors and are more likely to be used than strategic nuclear weapons (which have been addressed in numerous legally-binding arms control agreements). Plans to modernize the U.S. tactical nuclear weapons and questions about the security of Russia 's TNW arsenal, therefore, pose unnecessary risks to global security. The Fourth Freedom Forum advocates the use of incentives and transparency to secure and account for TNW warheads and delivery vehicles.

• Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Emergent Threats in an Evolving Security Environment
• Uncovered Nukes: Arms Control and the Challenge of Tactical Nuclear Weapons
• The Pressing Need for Tactical Nuclear Weapons Control