Kingston Reif
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
202-546-0795 ext. 2103
kreif AT armscontrolcenter DOT org
Kingston Reif is the Deputy 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. Prior to joining the Center in 2008, Reif interned at Medact in London, where he authored a report on the Iraqi health crisis in the wake of the U.S. invasion, and served as a research assistant at Brown University. He was also a guest columnist for the Brown Daily Herald for which he wrote op-ed columns on such topics as the foreign policy of the Bush administration, the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, and civilian suffering in Iraq. 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, and Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
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 Quoted on Nonproliferation Budget in Global Security Newswire
On December 23, Kingston Reif, deputy director of nuclear nonproliferation at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said "The U.S. isn't going to able to achieve the sort of lofty goal the Obama administration laid out in the Prague speech and during the [presidential] campaign ... of securing all vulnerable fissile materials in four years without a much larger commitment to these programs."
Kingston Reif Interviewed about New START by Daily Kos
On December 20, Kingston Reif, deputy director of nuclear nonproliferation at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, discussed New START in a front page interview with Daily Kos.
Kingston Reif Quoted on Nuclear Weapons Policy in Washington Diplomat
In December's Washington Diplomat, Kingston Reif, deputy director of nuclear nonproliferation at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said that the challenge of global nuclear disarmament is “incredibly daunting.” But he also said “a world free of nuclear weapons is both feasible and desirable.”
RECENT ARTICLES BY REIF
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.
Nov 2, 2009 How to Ratify the Test Ban Treaty
Ten years ago last month, the U.S. Senate failed to approve the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. A decade later, the dangers posed by the potential spread of nuclear weapons and materials to additional states and terrorists have increased dramatically. Stopping proliferation will require a global effort -- and an early, essential step in that effort must be U.S. ratification of the test ban, Kingston Reif argues in this new op-ed for World Politics Review.
Oct 30, 2009 Obstacles to Negotiating a New START Agreement
In May 2009, the United States and Russia began formal negotiations on a follow-on agreement to replace START I, which expires in December 2009. Based on news reports, conversations with Russian and American experts, and discussions with senior U.S. officials, Kingston Reif outlines the four main sticking points in the negotiations.
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