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What We're Reading
6 July 2017
Climate Change
Europe/Russia

China, Germany step up as US retires from world leadership

Dan Drollette Jr

China and Germany will take the lead roles traditionally held by the United States

Opinion
6 July 2017
Nuclear Weapons
AmericasEurope/Russia

Learning from Labour: What nuclear disarmament can borrow from Jeremy Corbyn

John Carl Baker

In the United Kingdom, a socialist with a maximalist political strategy is a hair’s breadth away from 10 Downing. Might disarmament advocates learn something from Jeremy Corbyn about how to achieve goals that have long seemed out of reach?

4 July 2017
Europe/Russia

A plausible scenario of nuclear war in Europe, and how to deter it: A perspective from Estonia

J. LuikT. Jermalavičius

The specter of nuclear war in Europe has returned under the regime of Vladimir Putin in Russia. Russia’s large-scale exercises incorporate the scenarios of a limited nuclear strike against NATO as part of Moscow’s “escalation to de-escalate” concept.

Voices of Tomorrow
26 June 2017
Nuclear Weapons
Europe/Russia

The folly of a German Bomb

Rafael Loss

Facing a resurgent Russia and an ambivalent America, some German analysts are calling for homegrown nuclear weapons. That would be a mistake.

Video
20 June 2017

Scientists who support a nuclear weapons ban

Bulletin Staff

More than 3,700 scientists have signed an open letter supporting efforts to ban nuclear weapons. Here, some of them explain why.

What We're Reading
19 June 2017
Climate Change
Europe/Russia

EU deepening ties with climate pact members after US withdraws

Dan Drollette Jr
What We're Reading
14 June 2017
Nuclear Weapons
Europe/Russia

On a tiny Norwegian island, America keeps an eye on Russia

Dan Drollette Jr
What We're Reading
24 May 2017
Climate Change
Europe/Russia

Catholic groups ramp up international divestment momentum

Dan Drollette Jr
Opinion
16 May 2017
Nuclear WeaponsSpecial TopicsTechnology and Security
AmericasEurope/Russia

A failure in discretion: the meaning of the Trump leak to the Russians

Sharon Squassoni

One hopes that President Trump will not want to show off his “great” nuclear weapons as much as he wanted to share his “great intel.”

What We're Reading
10 May 2017
Special Topics
AmericasEurope/Russia

BBC: Did Trump fire Comey as part of a cover-up?

John Mecklin

If nothing else, President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey amid an FBI investigation of the Trump administration’s ties to Russia has raised questions, at home and abroad, about the quality of US governance.

4 May 2017
AmericasEurope/Russia

Homeland missile defense: How the United States got here

T. Karako

Over the last two administrations, protection of the homeland has formally been the top priority of US missile defense efforts.

4 May 2017
Europe/Russia

How will NATO’s non-nuclear members handle the UN’s ban on nuclear weapons?

Tom Sauer

The start of multilateral negotiations for a nuclear ban treaty will lead to renewed discussions about the role of nuclear weapons in NATO. It is an opportunity to review the alliance’s nuclear weapons policy in light of this new international dynamic.

4 May 2017
AmericasAsiaEurope/Russia

The ambiguity challenge: Why the world needs a multilateral nuclear cruise missile agreement

Christine Parthemore

The US long-range standoff (LRSO) weapon program is clearly a major factor in the worldwide trend toward fielding nuclear-armed cruise missiles.

Analysis
2 May 2017
AmericasEurope/RussiaMiddle East

Has the deep state hoodwinked Trump?

Charles P. BlairRebecca L. Earnhardt

The United States has ventured well into uncharted conspiratorial waters.

What We're Reading
26 April 2017
Nuclear Energy
Europe/Russia

It was 31 years ago today: Chernobyl

Lucien Crowder

Is this the year the Chernobyl nuclear power disaster begins its long fade from living memory?

Analysis
24 April 2017
Nuclear WeaponsTechnology and Security
AmericasEurope/Russia

Dealing with Putin’s grand strategy: The impossibility of “bromance”

Ehsan M. Ahrari

Nuclear modernization could be an important litmus test of the anticipated thaw in relations between the United States and Russia.

Opinion
17 April 2017
Nuclear Weapons
AmericasAsiaEurope/Russia

Mini-nukes: Still a bad choice for the United States

James E. Doyle

Proponents of mini-nukes, or of vague “limited nuclear options,” offer no convincing evidence that the United States needs new weapons in this category—or that they would make anyone safer.

Columnists
11 April 2017
Nuclear EnergyNuclear Weapons
AmericasEurope/Russia

When science brought Americans and Russians together

Siegfried S. Hecker

Working as partners, one-time enemy researchers made breakthroughs they couldn’t have achieved alone.

What We're Reading
6 April 2017
Nuclear Weapons
AmericasEurope/Russia

A clue to near-term US-Russia relations

Elisabeth Eaves

Fiona Hill, just started as the White House's top Russia expert. Her writings on Putin suggests what to expect.

Opinion
3 April 2017
Biosecurity
AmericasEurope/Russia

Can Bill Gates rescue the Bioweapons Convention?

Gregory D. KoblentzPaul F. Walker

The Bioweapons Convention and its implementation body are facing a severe budget crunch. A possible solution lives outside Seattle.

Analysis
14 March 2017
Special TopicsTechnology and Security
AmericasAsiaEurope/Russia

A market-based approach to cyber defense: Buying zero-day vulnerabilities

Stephen M. Maurer

Today, private citizens often know more about cyber threats than governments—and will happily sell their zero-day vulnerabilities to the highest bidder. This opens the remarkable possibility that defenders may be able to “drain the swamp” by buying up cyber threats on the open market. 

Voices of Tomorrow
7 March 2017
BiosecurityNuclear Weapons
Europe/Russia

Weapons of mass destruction: the Russian challenge

Adrian Alvarado

To meet its international obligations to keep weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of terrorists, Russia should negotiate an initiative within the Eurasian Economic Union.

Analysis
7 March 2017
Nuclear WeaponsTechnology and Security
AmericasEurope/Russia

US-Russian space cooperation: a model for nuclear security

Simon SaradzhyanWilliam Tobey

Steps Washington and Moscow took to transform their space rivalry into cooperation can serve as a model for working together to help prevent nuclear terrorism.

Analysis
3 March 2017
AsiaEurope/Russia

Kim and Assad: The chemical cluelessness of dictators

Amy E. Smithson

Chemical weapons leave fingerprints. Fingerprints identify perpetrators. Why can’t dictators get that through their heads?

What We're Reading
2 March 2017
Nuclear Weapons
AmericasEurope/Russia

Report: Fiona Hill offered White House spot on Russia policy

Lucien Crowder

For a White House perceived as suspiciously chummy with Russia, hiring Putin critic Fiona Hill for a top policy spot would send a decidely un-chummy signal.

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