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The Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in Central California. Photo credit: marya from San Luis Obispo, USA via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en

The Diablo Canyon nuclear plant: assessing the seismic risks of extended operation

By Edwin Lyman | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk

Bounty flyer offering $25 million for information about al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Photo credit: US State Department

Why al-Zawahiri’s death should focus attention on nuclear terrorism—foreign and domestic

By Scott Roecker, Nickolas Roth | Analysis, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Mar-a-Lago in March 2019. Photo credit: The White House

Searching for the meaning of the search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

By John Mecklin | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics

President Joe Biden is joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, Office of Management and Budget acting Director Shalanda Young and congressional leaders as he signs the “Consolidated Appropriations Act" on March 15, 2022. The act will fund the federal government through September 2022 and provide more than $780 billion for the US military. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Are US threat assessments outpacing the military threats America actually faces?

By Joe Cirincione | Analysis, Nuclear Risk

IAEA director general meeting with Ukraine officials

Dealing with Russian contempt for the IAEA in Ukraine

By Victor Gilinsky, Henry Sokolski | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk

Sweden's Supreme Commander Micael Bydén commented on the decision to apply for Swedish NATO membership at a May press conference. Photo credit: Henrik Lundqvist Rådmark/Swedish Armed Forces

As Sweden gets ready for NATO, will its approach to nuclear weapons change?

By Jens Petersson | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Ending the war in Ukraine: practical, if painful, possibilities

By Edward M. Ifft | Analysis, Nuclear Risk

bitcoin surrounded by static on blue background

Introduction: The unintended—and undermanaged—consequences of blockchain and cryptocurrency

By Dan Drollette Jr | Analysis, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies

bitcoin crash on screen of cryptocurrency exchange

Stolen billions from errant mouse clicks: Crypto requires new approaches to attack money-laundering

By Aaron Arnold | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies

abstract image of blockchain tech

After the fall: Bitcoin’s true legacy may be Blockchain technology

By Eswar Prasad | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies

Red elephant and blue donkey with a picture of Earth from space

The Supreme Court’s EPA ruling enables a free-riding global pariah—unless Americans reach pro-climate consensus

By Robert Socolow | Analysis, Climate Change

The US Supreme Court building.

The Supreme Court’s EPA decision heralds a broad assault on democracy

By Adam Sobel | Analysis, Climate Change, Opinion