Sahil Shah

Sahil Shah is a Senior Policy Advisor at the Institute for Security and Technology focused on nuclear risk reduction and arms control diplomacy. He previously held roles at the European Leadership Network, Council on Strategic Risks, and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization.

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A massive mushroom cloud of smoke and debris rises around a giant plume of flames. Huge waves ripple out in a circle from the point of impact.
A massive mushroom cloud of smoke and debris rises around a giant plume of flames. Huge waves ripple out in a circle from the point of impact.

Trump’s Vagueness Over Nuclear Testing Could Fuel an Arms Race

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Sahil Shah
Dongfeng-41 intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles during a military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019.
Dongfeng-41 intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles during a military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019.

The United States and China Still Need to Talk About Nuclear Weapons

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Sahil Shah
U.N. General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir is seen on a screen at right as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (out of frame) holds a virtual meeting with him via videoconference from the State Department in Washington, D.C., on March 29.
U.N. General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir is seen on a screen at right as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (out of frame) holds a virtual meeting with him via videoconference from the State Department in Washington, D.C., on March 29.

Zoom Won’t Stop a Nuclear War

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Sahil Shah, Leah Walker
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