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Analysis

Men at a seafood stall in Wuhan, China.

Coronavirus or antibiotic resistance: Our appetite for animals (wild and domestic) poses big disease risks

By Laura H. Kahn | Analysis, Biosecurity

Nuclear launch console.

Hot-button campaign issue: 2020 Democrats disagree on nuclear launch authority

By John Krzyzaniak | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Vladimir Putin

Russia killed arms control. Why does it want to keep New START?

By Kristin Ven Bruusgaard | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

UN Security Council meeting

The US has a backup plan to kill the Iran nuclear deal. It could spark a crisis at the UN.

By Julia Masterson, Samuel M. Hickey | Analysis, Nuclear Risk

Shipping container with radioactive material

Nuclear terrorism: US officials say it’s best to plan for the worst

By Jay A. Tilden, Dallas Boyd | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Of quarantines and robots: How smart are US and Chinese efforts to combat the Wuhan coronavirus?

By Saskia Popescu | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies

glass of scotch whisky

Nuclear science reveals sobering truth about faked Scotch whisky

By John Mecklin | Analysis, Nuclear Risk

Workers at the Pantex Plant in Texas handle a nuclear warhead.

The low-yield nuclear warhead: A dangerous weapon based on bad strategic thinking

By Andrew Facini | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Read the 2020 Doomsday Clock statement

By Bulletin Science and Security Board | Analysis, Doomsday Clock

Nina Pham is discharged from the hospital.

Outbreaks of lethal diseases like Ebola and the Wuhan coronavirus happen regularly. The US government just cut funding for the hospitals that deal with them

By Saskia Popescu | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies

Memo to Mr. Trump: This nuclear treaty with Russia will make you a winner!

By John Krzyzaniak | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Illustration depicting a hypersonic missile

Hypersonic missiles: Why the new “arms race” is going nowhere fast

By Andrew W. Reddie | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Weapons