Kingston Reif
DIRECTOR OF NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
202-546-0795 ext. 2103
kreif AT armscontrolcenter DOT org
Kingston Reif is the Director of Nuclear Non-Proliferation at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, where his work focuses on arms control, nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear weapons, and preventing nuclear terrorism.
Reif originally came to the Center in 2008 as a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow. From September 2008 until May 2009 he served as Dr. Morton Halperin’s research assistant on the Congressional Strategic Posture Commission. Reif returned to the Center in May 2009 as the Deputy Director of Nuclear Non-Proliferation. Reif has published letters and articles on nuclear weapons policy in such venues as the Washington Post, Washington Times, Wall Street Journal, Survival, Defense News, the World Politics Review, and Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. He has also been quoted in such publications as the New York Times, Global Security Newswire, FoxNews.com, and DailyKos, and has been interviewed on radio and TV, including on C-SPAN's Washington Journal program.
Reif holds a B.A. in International Relations from Brown University. He spent two years in the U.K. as a British Marshall Scholar where he received a MSc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a M.Litt. in International Security Studies from the University of St. Andrews.
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REIF IN THE NEWS
Kingston Reif interviewed about new START by TIME
"There is still time to get this done," says Kingston Reif, the director of nuclear nonproliferation at the Council for a Livable World, the sister organization of the Center for Arms Control and Non-proliferation. "It sets up a September endgame for the new START."
Kingston Reif interviewed about the NPR on C-SPAN
On April 7, Kingston Reif, deputy director of nuclear non-proliferation at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, discussed the Obama Administration's Nuclear Posture Review in a 45-minute interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal.
Kingston Reif Interviewed about the NPR by Radio Free Europe
Kingston Reif: Basically, the "Nuclear Posture Review" [NPR] is a comprehensive review of U.S. nuclear weapons strategy and policy for the next five to 10 years. This particular review was mandated by Congress in the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act. And it marks the third such comprehensive review of U.S. nuclear-weapons policy since the end of the Cold War.
Kingston Reif Quoted on New START in the New York Times
“On paper, the White House has been saying it’s a 30 percent cut in warheads” said Kingston Reif, deputy director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a nonprofit research organization based in Washington. “Well, it is on paper. But when you break it down, you see that the cut isn’t quite as significant.”
RECENT ARTICLES BY REIF
Mar 17, 2010 Keep Your Rosaries Off My Deterrence
The United States is, and will continue to be, vulnerable to nuclear attack so long as nuclear weapons exist. But this doesn't mean that it can't keep its options open on missile defense and negotiate a START follow-on agreement that will enhance American security. The two efforts are not mutually exclusive and framing them as such presents a false dilemma, Kingston Reif and Travis Sharp argue in DoD Buzz.
Mar 2, 2010 FY 2011 Threat Reduction and Nonproliferation Funding
In his historic Prague speech on nuclear weapons, President Obama pledged that the United States would lead “a new international effort to secure all vulnerable nuclear material around the world within four years.” While last year's budget request was well below what is necessary to begin the hard work of achieving this lofty goal, the administration's Fiscal Year 2011 request includes significant increases for many key threat reduction and nonproliferation programs.
Feb 24, 2010 Fact Sheet: 2010 Nuclear Posture Review
The Nuclear Posture Review is scheduled for release sometime in March or April 2010. The review will set U.S. nuclear weapons policy for the next five to ten years and influence the implementation of President Obama's far-reaching agenda to reduce the role and number of nuclear weapons laid out in Prague. In this new factsheet, Kingston Reif and Chad O'Carroll examine the background, purpose, significance, and challenges of the Nuclear Posture Review.
Dec 10, 2009 Nuclear Weapons: The Modernization Myth
A comparison of U.S., Russian, Chinese, British, and French nuclear forces undermines the recurring argument that Washington is falling behind. As Kingston Reif explains in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, debunking this “modernization myth” demonstrates clearly that the U.S. nuclear arsenal remains second to none.
Dec 3, 2009 Pruning the Nuclear Triad? Pros and Cons of Bombers, Missiles, and Submarines
As the United States and Russia negotiate bilateral reductions in nuclear warheads and delivery vehicles, attention must be paid to the composition of each country’s strategic arsenal of nuclear-armed bombers, land-based missiles, and submarine-based missiles. This fact sheet considers the arguments traditionally made about the strengths and weaknesses of each leg of the nuclear triad.
Nov 23, 2009 Playing Chess With Russia: An Update on the New START Agreement
In this interview published on Daily Kos, Kingston Reif discusses New START and the obstacles faced by the United States and Russia, which include verification issues, missile defense, advanced conventional weapons systems, and upload capacity.
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