At EAGxPrague 2025, ONN hosted a forecasting workshop examining how developments in artificial intelligence could shape the future of nuclear policy.

A new collaborative funding model aims to breathe fresh life into the nuclear risk reduction field amid rising global uncertainty.

In February 2024, VERTIC, ONN, and CNS held a two-day workshop to assess the future of the DPRK’s nuclear programme. The event examined scenarios for weapons-usable nuclear material production, delivery systems and verification options in potential agreements. Using expert elicitation and forecastin...

The updated European Union (EU) Indo–Pacific Strategy highlights the growing strategic importance of the region for the EU’s foreign policy goals, incorporating both traditional security matters and non-traditional security (NTS) concerns. However, the strategy falls short by siloing policy implemen...

Open Nuclear Network and Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC) had the pleasure of meeting with Robert Floyd to discuss recent work and current developments.

ONN's Research and Analysis Manager Marcy R. Fowler and Research Assistant Elin Bergner delivered an in-person skill-building session on open-source intelligence analysis.

While the world has avoided large-scale nuclear war, questions remain about the role of chance versus policy choices in preventing such events. This study systematically assesses expert beliefs about the probability of a nuclear catastrophe by 2045, the centenary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nag...

ONN Senior Analyst Jaewoo Shin spoke at United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) at Vienna's panel “After the Summit of the Future: New Momentum for Arms Control & Disarmament?”, highlighting the challenging state of nuclear disarmament and emphasising the Pact's forward-looking approac...

There exists no recent comprehensive literature review related to the DPRK’s nuclear weapons development capabilities and associated strategy. This paper seeks to fill this gap by compiling and summarising all major published analyses released since 2017.

From 22 July to 2 August, Open Nuclear Network (ONN) participated in the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2026 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in Geneva, Switzerland. This was the second of three sessions leading up to the 2026 Review Conferen...

The Forecasting Research Institute (FRI) and Open Nuclear Network (ONN), in association with the University of Pennsylvania, are conducting a comprehensive study aimed at understanding the spectrum of expert opinions on the risk of nuclear catastrophes in the upcoming decades.

Open Nuclear Network (ONN) is excited to be an implementing partner in the Countering WMD Disinformation: A Global Partnership Initiative.

ONN Analyst Tianran Xu gave an interview to TaiwanPlus News the newly developed 105 mm wheeled infantry support vehicle.

We are pleased to announce that starting in June 2024, Open Nuclear Network (ONN) will join the PAX sapiens (PAX) foundation, which is part of the Marcel Arsenault and Cynda Collins Arsenault family of foundations.

This report is an outcome of a two-part project titled "Strengthening nuclear test ban monitoring via nongovernmental satellite imagery analysis and mechanisms for resolving compliance concerns," supported by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s Counter Proliferation Programme.

In the publication for 38 North, ONN Analyst Tianran Xu discusses North Korea's first space launch vehicle powered by liquid-oxygen engines and its implications for the country's missile and space programs.