Existing Work
The Before Midnight Foundation builds upon years of foundational research conducted during Neil Perry's PhD and related collaborations. This work provides the technical, analytical, and conceptual foundations for our ongoing efforts.
Research that matters
These publications form the scientific foundation for our work. Each represents years of rigorous research for practical solutions to improve global security challenges.
Cryptographic Data Exchange for Nuclear Warheads
Neil Perry, Daniil Zhukov
arXiv:2507.20074This paper proposes a cryptographic "warhead passport" system for tracking individual nuclear warheads over their entire life cycle. It uses modern cryptographic tools, including commitment schemes and zero-knowledge proofs, to allow parties to verify treaty compliance while keeping sensitive warhead design and deployment information secret. The ideas in this work directly inform the Foundation's focus on technically robust, privacy-preserving approaches to warhead verification and arms control implementation.
Everything Counts: Building a Control Regime for Nonstrategic Nuclear Warheads in Europe
Miles A. Pomper, William Alberque, Marshall L. Brown Jr., William M. Moon, Nikolai Sokov, Rose Gottemoeller, Neil Perry, Dan Zhukov, Bill Delaney, Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, George Moore, Sami Shihadeh
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Occasional Paper #55This report examines how the United States, its allies, and Russia might design and implement a control regime for nonstrategic nuclear warheads in Europe. These warheads have historically fallen outside formal arms control agreements. It analyzes negotiating options, verification challenges, and practical pathways for future agreements. The concepts and policy context in this work help anchor the Foundation's efforts to connect technical verification ideas to realistic, region-specific arms control arrangements.
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