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Letter from Pakistan: How an unfair non-proliferation regime undermines nuclear security
Fairer application of the global nonproliferation system can help developing countries build nuclear power industries, foster transparency, and enhance global security.
Conspiracy of silence: The irresponsible politics of climate change
Obama and Romney are utterly ignoring climate change. That won't make the problem go away. Just the opposite: It will make things even worse.
Opportunity after the disaster
Japan's nuclear energy policy faces its moment of truth.
Dual-use research after the avian influenza controversy
The H5N1 controversy illustrates why a multidisciplinary, global organization is needed to improve oversight of potentially dangerous research in the life sciences.
Nuclear power vs. people power
Amid India's aggressive program of nuclear expansion, a growing anti-nuclear movement has gained traction via nonviolent protests. The official response -- which has included police intimidation and mass harassment -- raises questions about the future of India's democracy.
The everyday denial of climate change
Ordinary people are often aware of climate change and concerned about it, but nevertheless ignore it in their daily lives and continue to act as if everything were fine. Why?
Fighting nuclear proliferation on the high seas
How congressional ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea -- with key amendments that address weapons of mass destruction -- could strengthen non-proliferation efforts, including the Proliferation Security Initiative.
Cyberweapons: Bold steps in a digital darkness?
The United States rushed into the nuclear age eager to cement its technical superiority, disregarding warnings that a decades-long nuclear arms race would ensue. Before they go too far, policymakers should consider the implications -- both intended and unintended -- of cyberweapons.
Improving public and stakeholder engagement in nuclear waste management
The Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future recommended a consent-based approach to nuclear waste management, but the commission should have gone even further to ensure public and stakeholder engagement.
Unconventional wisdom
Why a WMD-free Middle East is more likely than you might think.
Reform the Japanese power system. Nationalize Tepco.
The Japanese government needs to assume full control of Tepco so it can assure proper management of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant and encourage alternative energy sources.
A nuke by any other name
Why NATO should retire the ambiguous "tactical" designation and work toward arms reduction that includes strategic, tactical and every other kind of nuclear weapon.
Restarting nuclear talks with Iran: Old problems, some new hopes
If Iran shows it is serious about negotiating, the major powers might be wise to call Tehran's bluff, accept official claims that its nuclear program is peaceful and act to integrate the program into the global nuclear economy.
A security system commensurate with the risk of nuclear terrorism
The international community needs to create a legally binding convention on nuclear security -- before terrorists exploit weaknesses in the current security regime to create and use a nuclear weapon.
Is suspension the solution?
As North Korean and Iranian negotiations continue, the international community needs to develop new tools for ensuring that agreements to suspend nuclear enrichment are not fig leafs that hide illicit nuclear activities.
2012 Nuclear Security Summit: What it was and wasn’t
The 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul could have been a watershed moment for nuclear security, but it was largely a review of past successes.
Open secret
NATO should withdraw the remaining US tactical nuclear weapons deployed in Europe during the Cold War. To advance the discussion of total withdrawal, the upcoming NATO Defense and Deterrence Posture Review should officially announce the numbers and locations of all of these weapons.
North Korea: Small step forward, many more to go
After the US and North Korea made a deal to exchange food aid for scaled-back nuclear activities, two statements came out this week -- one from Washington and one from Pyongyang. Unfortunately, so did two different understandings of the deal.