Analysis

The Trump administration’s reckless attack on radiation protection will have long-term consequences for public safety

By Frank von Hippel | Analysis, Nuclear Energy

A group of people in formal attire sit around a table with phones and documents; one person wears a "USA" cap. A map and security personnel are visible in the background.

Why Congress and senior officials must deny Trump a ‘nuclear escape’ in Iran

By Paul Slovic, Rose McDermott | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Leaders from the United States and China sit around a conference table with documents, flowers, and flags, engaging in a formal discussion.

How Trump can play a strong hand at the Beijing Summit

By Mallory Stewart, Jackson du Pont | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

A rocket launches into a blue sky, leaving behind a trail of smoke and dust. A red and white launch tower stands on the left.

Russian nuclear weapons, 2026

By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns, Mackenzie Knight-Boyle | Analysis, Nuclear Notebook, Nuclear Weapons

atomic bomb of Little Boy design

The past and future of deterrence is arms control

By Andrew Facini | Analysis, Magazine, Nuclear Weapons

Tom Nichols on the arms control process, in the second Trump era

By Dan Drollette Jr | Analysis, Interviews, Magazine, Missile Defense, Nuclear Weapons, Technology and Security, The Iranian problem

St Basil Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow, Russia

The view from Moscow: The future of nuclear arms control exists, but the path is hard

By Dmitry Stefanovich | Analysis, Magazine, Nuclear Weapons

world's oldest treaty

Arms control, risk reduction, and the art of the possible

By Jack Kennedy | Analysis, Magazine, Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear winter: Why study it now?

By François Diaz-Maurin | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

A color-coded satellite image of Earth showing the ozone hole over Antarctica, with blue representing low ozone concentrations and red indicating higher levels.

Supersonic airliners, ozone, and wildfire smoke: Origins of the nuclear winter theory

By John Birks | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

A man in a suit and glasses speaks at a United Nations meeting, seated behind a sign reading "Iran (Islamic Republic of)".

Iran’s positions at the NPT Review Conference are rational. Ignoring them would weaken the treaty

By Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

Satellite image shows a new tunnel entrance at Lop Nur Nuclear Test Site in a mountainous area, with adjacent road and structures visible. Text labels provide coordinates and date: December 30, 2025.

How China uses the Non-Aligned Movement to avoid nuclear accountability

By Diya Ashtakala | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons