This video podcast is part two of a two-part series on the topic of nuclear arms control treaties that the United States has entered in over the past 50+ years. In this podcast, Dirk Plante, Deputy Director of HDIAC, interviews Pranay Vaddi, a fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, continue their discussion of bilateral treaties with the then Soviet Union, now Russia, to keep limits on their nuclear arsenals. They look at the current New START Treaty and the future of arms control treaty negotiations.
The HDIAC Podcast - Nuclear Arms Control Treaties – Part 2 of 2
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Presenters
Pranay Vaddi
Pranay Vaddi is a fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His current research is focused on developing future U.S. nuclear posture and arms control proposals. A lawyer by training, Vaddi brings years of practical experience from his time at the U.S. Department of State, in the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance Office of Strategic Stability and Deterrence Affairs. Vaddi also served in the Bureau of Legislative Affairs.
At the U.S. Department of State, Vaddi served as the interagency New START Treaty Bilateral Consultative Commission (BCC) backstopping policy committee chair, an advisor to the New START Treaty BCC delegation, and worked on the suite of U.S.-Russia arms control and deterrence issues within the office. In addition, Vaddi coordinated working-level interagency policy efforts to support the diplomatic strategy on the INF Treaty and served as a member of expert-level delegations to pressure Russia to return to compliance with the Treaty in the Special Verification Commission (SVC), other bilateral meetings, and participated in consultations with allies and partners. He also aided in preparatory efforts and participated in the 2017 Strategic Stability Talks with Russia.
A recognized expert on nuclear arms control, Vaddi has testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and before the congressional U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He has also been quoted in numerous publications including the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, the Guardian, and the Economist. He has also published in Lawfare and the Hill, along with numerous Carnegie publications, including “The End of Arms Control?,” which is focused on the possible expiration of the New START Treaty.
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At the U.S. Department of State, Vaddi served as the interagency New START Treaty Bilateral Consultative Commission (BCC) backstopping policy committee chair, an advisor to the New START Treaty BCC delegation, and worked on the suite of U.S.-Russia arms control and deterrence issues within the office. In addition, Vaddi coordinated working-level interagency policy efforts to support the diplomatic strategy on the INF Treaty and served as a member of expert-level delegations to pressure Russia to return to compliance with the Treaty in the Special Verification Commission (SVC), other bilateral meetings, and participated in consultations with allies and partners. He also aided in preparatory efforts and participated in the 2017 Strategic Stability Talks with Russia.
A recognized expert on nuclear arms control, Vaddi has testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and before the congressional U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He has also been quoted in numerous publications including the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, the Guardian, and the Economist. He has also published in Lawfare and the Hill, along with numerous Carnegie publications, including “The End of Arms Control?,” which is focused on the possible expiration of the New START Treaty.
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Dirk Plante
Dirk Plante is the Deputy Director at the HDIAC where he contributes to the research and development of products across the HDIAC’s eight technical focus areas. He culminated a 30-year career in the U.S. Army in 2019 as the Chief of Staff and later Chief for Survivability and Effects Analysis at the U.S. Army Nuclear and Countering WMD Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA. Dirk holds a Master in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College, and a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology.
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