The Doomsday Clock is an internationally recognized design that conveys how close we are to destroying our civilization with dangerous technologies of our own making. First and foremost among these are nuclear weapons, but the dangers include climate-changing technologies, emerging... Read More
For more than four decades, nuclear weapon states have largely failed to honor their treaty commitments to pursue nuclear disarmament. Will the pace quicken if a new treaty is negotiated that bans nuclear weapons outright?
A pair of fierce rivals, both nuclear-armed, face off across a contested border—no wonder South Asia has sometimes been called the world's most dangerous place. How can India and Pakistan manage nuclear risk so that danger doesn't become catastrophe?
Some Asian nations depend on US extended deterrence. Others are the targets of deterrence. Still others fall into neither category but qualify as highly interested observers. How will the regional calculus shift if Barack Obama declares a nuclear no-first-use policy?
For years, efforts to contain or reverse North Korea's nuclearization have led only to failure and frustration. Is it possible to resolve the impasse through reinvigorated diplomacy—and if not, how are the North's neighbors to contend with the security problem that Pyongyang represents?
Waheguru Pal Singh (WPS) SidhuMasako IkegamiSitki Egeli
More missiles, better missiles, more countries armed with missiles—this scenario carries grim implications for global security. But a truly effective means for stopping the flow of missiles and related technology has proved elusive. Can missile proliferation be constrained?
