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Theater writer Chris Thorpe

Interview: Chris Thorpe aims to give theatergoers an “emotional explosion” over nuclear weapons

By Louis Reitmann | Interviews, Nuclear Weapons

How disagreements over Russia’s nuclear threats could derail the NPT Review Conference

By Jamie​ Kwong | Nuclear Weapons

Russia-Belarus nuclear sharing would mirror NATO’s—and worsen Europe’s security

By Nikolai N. Sokov | Nuclear Weapons

US President Bill Clinton, Russian President Boris, Yeltsin, and Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk sign the Trilateral Agreement on transferring nuclear weapons from Ukraine to Russia and associated matters in Moscow, January 1994. Photo credit: Joseph P. Harahan, historian of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and the Clinton Presidential Library.

Why security assurances are losing their clout as a nuclear nonproliferation instrument

By Ariel E. Levite | Nuclear Weapons

illustration of chess pieces made of flags of the nine nuclear weapons states falling over with Ukrainian flag in the background

Has the Russia-Ukraine war blown up the global nuclear order?

By Lauren Sukin | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Brazil wants special treatment for its nuclear submarine program—just like Australia

By Ian J. Stewart | Nuclear Risk

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previews the alliance’s upcoming Madrid Summit with POLITICO journalist Lili Bayer. Photo credit: NATO

Weapons of mass destruction: What will be new in the 2022 NATO strategic concept?

By Rose Gottemoeller | Biosecurity, Chemical Weapons, Nuclear Weapons

A technician prepares salts for use in MSRE in 1964. By Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Accessed via Flickr. CC BY 2.0.

Molten salt reactors were trouble in the 1960s—and they remain trouble today

By M. V. Ramana | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Waste

Newsstand. Credit: Claudio Schwarz. Unsplash License. https://unsplash.com/photos/C-F0o855g74

During an ‘epidemic’ of news avoidance, moderation is key

By Susan D’Agostino | Analysis, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Interview: Small modular reactors get a reality check about their waste

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste

Review: India’s “Rocket Boys” series fetishizes science—and the atomic bomb—in a dangerous way

By Urvashi Sarkar | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

An artist's rendition of Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear posture. Photo credit: kremlin.ru, changes made, CC BY 3.0.

Will Putin go nuclear? An updated timeline of expert comments

By Susan D’Agostino, François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons