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4 July 2017

Nuclear foreboding: Shadows cast by nuclear winter

R. Turco

The recollections and reflections of a nuclear winter scientist on the future threat of warfare involving atomic weaponry.

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.

4 July 2017

After nuclear midnight: The impact of a nuclear war on India and Pakistan

Karthika Sasikumar

During the past decade, computer models have predicted that the physical impacts of a nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan, or even a single strike on a large city, would be devastating.

4 July 2017

The right planning now will save countless lives after a nuclear attack

D. HanflingF. M. BurkleC. Dallas

The public perception that there is no hope for surviving a nuclear attack has been an impediment to planning for the aftermath of such disasters.

4 July 2017

Introduction: Nuclear disarmament and arms control for the next decade

Ulrich Kühn

The instruments of bi- and multilateral nuclear disarmament and arms control are in a state of despair. Russia and the West have entered a new round of conflict.

4 July 2017
Asia
Nuclear notebook

Indian nuclear forces, 2017

Hans M. KristensenRobert S. Norris

India continues to modernize its nuclear arsenal, with at least four new weapon systems now under development to complement or replace existing nuclear-capable aircraft, land-based delivery systems, and sea-based systems.

4 July 2017

US cities are not medically prepared for a nuclear detonation

Jerome M. Hauer

The United States is not prepared to deal with an attack by a terrorist group using an improvised nuclear device, the author says. It should get prepared, because the risk is real even if the probability is low, and doing so could save a great many lives.

4 July 2017

NUKEMAP creator Alex Wellerstein puts nuclear risk on the radar

Elisabeth Eaves

In 2012, science historian Alex Wellerstein created NUKEMAP, an online tool that lets users pick a place, pick a type of nuclear weapon, and click a red button that says “detonate” to see the devastating results.

4 July 2017

Introduction: Into the aftermath

John Mecklin

In the age of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the possible use of nuclear weapons has, horrifyingly, crawled from the dustbin of history.

Analysis
3 July 2017
Biosecurity
Americas

Ignore Bill Gates: Where bioweapons focus really belongs

Filippa Lentzos

The world’s richest man thinks terrorists with bioweapons could kill 30 million people. He’s wrong—but the bioweapons threat is nonetheless real.

Analysis
3 July 2017
Climate ChangeNuclear WeaponsSpecial Topics
Americas

On the first July 4 of the Trump era, a declaration

John Mecklin

Let facts be submitted to a candid world, that its citizens may hold Donald J. Trump to account, in the courts of public opinion and relentless satire, for the endangerment of humanity:

Jennifer Knox

Jennifer Knox conducts research and policy analysis for Global Zero. She recently completed her Master of Philosophy in International Relations at the University of Oxford, where her research focused on nuclear proliferation in the Middle East and multilateral security agreements.

Nuclear RoundupColumnists
3 July 2017
Nuclear EnergyNuclear Weapons

Nuclear Roundup: 7/3/2017

Jodi Lieberman
Voices of Tomorrow
3 July 2017
Nuclear EnergyNuclear Weapons

Haves, have-nots, and need-nots: The nuclear ban exposes hidden fault lines

Jennifer Knox

The nuclear ban challenges conventional models of the nuclear age—and illustrates the consequences of structural inequities in the pursuit of disarmament.

Filippa Lentzos

Filippa Lentzos is a senior research fellow jointly appointed in the Departments of War Studies and of Global Health and Social Medicine at King’s College London. Her research focuses on biological threats and on the security and governance of emerging technologies in the life sciences.

Ban brief
Friday, June 30, 2017

Hit delete on the "right" to nuclear energy in new weapons ban

Ray Acheson
The nuclear weapons ban must not endorse atomic energy.
Nuclear RoundupColumnists
30 June 2017
Nuclear EnergyNuclear Weapons

Nuclear Roundup: 6/30/2017

Jodi Lieberman
Nuclear RoundupColumnists
29 June 2017
Nuclear EnergyNuclear Weapons

Nuclear Roundup: 6/29/2017

Jodi Lieberman
Analysis
29 June 2017
Climate Change
Americas

Trump fact check: Climate policy benefits vastly exceed costs

Dana Nuccitelli

There’s no reason why we can’t craft smart climate policies with tremendous economic benefits that also preserve the climate of the only planet we’ve got.

Nuclear RoundupColumnists
28 June 2017
Nuclear EnergyNuclear Weapons

Nuclear Roundup: 6/28/2017

Jodi Lieberman
Analysis
28 June 2017
Nuclear Energy
Asia

No Indonesian market for SMRs

M. V. Ramana

For small modular reactors in Indonesia, the economic and social costs outweigh the potential benefits, compared to alternative energy sources.

Nuclear RoundupColumnists
27 June 2017
Nuclear EnergyNuclear Weapons

Nuclear Roundup: 6/27/2017

Jodi Lieberman
Voices of Tomorrow
27 June 2017
Nuclear EnergyNuclear Weapons
Asia

Has South Korea renounced “nuclear hedging”?

Lami Kim

South Korea’s plans to phase out nuclear power suggest that it is no longer hedging its bets on nuclear weapons. But the country’s plans for nuclear-powered submarines send a different signal.

Columnists
26 June 2017
Technology and Security
AmericasAsiaMiddle East

Drones aren't missiles, so don't regulate them like they are

Michael C. Horowitz

It may be time for a major change to the Missile Technology Control Regime.

Lami Kim

Lami Kim is a predoctoral fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, a PhD candidate at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and a lecturer at Boston College.

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