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Five minutes is too close

A careful review of threats leads the Bulletin's Science and Security Board to conclude that the risk of civilization-threatening technological catastrophe remains high, and that the hands of the Doomsday Clock should therefore remain at five minutes to midnight.

The ban treaty: A big nuclear-weapon-free zone?

The nuclear weapons states seem to have accepted the idea that a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons—known informally as the ban treaty—could indeed be the result of a UN conference being held this June and July in New York City. Nevertheless, some observers maintain that even if a ban treaty were to be negotiated, it … Continued

The missile impasse

Why sanctions against Iran's missile program have turned into a major sticking point in the Vienna nuclear negotiations

The seeds of failure in Syria and Ukraine were planted long ago

If the United States had developed post-Cold War institutions, it wouldn’t be flailing on foreign policy the way it is today
Secretary-General António Guterres seated at a table, addressing a conference

Pathways to a WMD-free zone in the Middle East

Eliminating weapons of mass destruction (WMD) from the Middle East is a herculean challenge, but here are three possible pathways toward a WMD-free zone in the Middle East.