Joseph Rodgers

Iranian state media confirms the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and announces 40 days of mourning, 7 days of public holiday

Wrote on Iran’s nuclear program and the ongoing war for @BulletinAtomic Thank you @francoisdm for the quick turn around

Following stalled nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion move beyond previous discrete counterproliferation operations to promote regime change from within. Read the latest on Iran from @csisponi: csis.org/analysis/opera…

Great analysis by my colleagues @NonproJoe and @baileyschiff about targeting the remanants of Iran’s nuclear program in Operation Epic Fury @csisponi csis.org/analysis/opera…

Strikes on Iran are still underway, but here's a summary of the nuclear implications of the attack right now. csis.org/analysis/opera…

🚨JUST IN: Experts share their concern about the no-rules, no-inspections period that opens when New START expires on Thursday. They also see an opportunity to adapt arms control to a multipolar world. My round-up👇 - 1/n thebulletin.org/2026/02/the-ex… #NewSTART

@AmyJNelsonPhD @NewAmerica @steven_pifer @StanfordCISAC @nukes_of_hazard Nuclear experts, Joseph Rodgers (@NonproJoe) and Doreen Horschig (@doreen__h) of @csisponi, offer three ways by which arms control can reform itself to manage strategic competition in a multipolar, post-New START world. - 7/n thebulletin.org/2026/02/three-… #NewSTART #armscontrol

The Iranians have spent the months since the 12 Day War rebuilding some of their key missile production sites. I spoke to the New York Times about their progress and what it means. nytimes.com/2026/02/06/wor…

There is a lot happening with the Iran negotiations today. Enrichment may remain a sticking point in the talks, but there is a lack of major ground activity at the enrichment sites that the US struck in June. I spoke with @nytimes about the sites here. nytimes.com/2026/02/06/wor…

PONI has released Strategic Trends 2025, an overview of the major shifts shaping today’s nuclear landscape. The report reviews regional dynamics, nuclear doctrines, and emerging technologies to understand future strategic challenges. Read it here: csis.org/analysis/strat…

See our full post-strike analysis here. 2/2 csis.org/analysis/csis-…

I discussed the status of Iran's nuclear program on @NPR Morning Edition today. While US/Israeli strikes caused major damage, satellite imagery is revealing signs of activity and construction at Pickaxe Mountain. 1/2 npr.org/2025/11/12/nx-…

این روزها به جای نطنز، فردو و اصفهان، اسم «کوه کلنگ» به عنوان مکانی شنیده می‌شه که تصاویر ماهواره‌ای در آنجا عملیات ساخت و ساز فعالی را نشان میده. این تصاویر به ما چی میگه؟ @NonproJoe از @CSIS به پرسش‌های رادیوفردا در اینباره پاسخ داده. radiofarda.com/a/iran-nuclear…

The Iran deal is over. Strikes forced a nuclear slowdown, but Iran is ramping up construction at the secretive Pickaxe Mountain facility while banning IAEA access, pushing its program into a new, dangerous era. See the full satellite imagery analysis: csis.org/analysis/csis-…

PONI's inaugural Future Arms Control Experts cohort recently concluded its 2025 programming. Early and mid-career professionals participated in two days of workshops at CSIS where they deepened their knowledge on arms control through roundtables with senior experts, professional development seminars, simulations, and table-top exercises. Congratulations our first FACE cohort!

It's cool to see the power of open-source intelligence. Commercial satellite imagery was used by civil society to call out foreign leaders in public in a way that classified information can not.

This morning @NBCNews confronted the President of Iran with the Washington Post report and satellite images. Masoud Pezeshkian said that the IAEA should go verify on the ground. I hope that was a sincere invitation. nbcnews.com/video/iranian-…

Two months after the US/Israel strikes on Iran, @Heatherwilly, Joseph Bermudez, & I assessed the damage. While the targets were destroyed, our analysis revealed ongoing construction at the deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain facility south of Natanz. csis.org/analysis/damag…

@TheWashingtonPo cites @CSISDefense PONI's @NonproJoe on new satellite imagery of Iran’s “Pickaxe Mountain” site. He notes signs of expanded tunneling, reinforced structures, and heavy machinery. Read it here: washingtonpost.com/national-secur…