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David Wright

David Wright is a senior scientist and codirector of the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists.


Articles by David Wright

How to limit presidential authority to order the use of nuclear weapons

By Lisbeth Gronlund, David Wright, Steve Fetter | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons
Talking Nuclear Weapons

How a nuclear attack order is carried out now

By Lisbeth Gronlund, David Wright | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Underestimated or overestimated? North Korea’s satellite launch in perspective

By David Wright | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Preview: The North Korean launch

By David Wright | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

Technical flaws in the Obama missile defense plan

By David Wright, Lisbeth Gronlund | Missile Defense, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

A post-launch examination of the Unha-2

By David Wright, Theodore A. Postol | Opinion

Examining North Korea’s satellite launch vehicle

By David Wright | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

Twenty-five years after Reagan’s Star Wars speech

By David Wright, Lisbeth Gronlund | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

Space debris from antisatellite weapons

By David Wright | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

Cut North Korea Some Slack

By David Wright | Uncategorized