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Is the US nuclear community prepared for the extreme weather climate change is bringing?

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

artist's illustration of a fusion power plant

National Academies calls for a fusion pilot plant

By Robert J. Goldston | Climate Change, Fusion Energy, Nuclear Energy

Anti-aircraft guns guarding Natanz nuclear facility. Credit: Hamed Saber. Image accessed via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0.

Alleged sabotage at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility comes amid talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal

By Susan D’Agostino | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

The A1 Verse: Blackout at Natanz

By Thomas Gaulkin | Nuclear Risk, Special Topics

An after-picture of the Urakami Tenshudo (Catholic Church) in Nagasaki, which was destroyed in 1945 by the fission of about one kilogram of plutonium. Credit: Public domain image accessed via Wikimedia Commons.

Plutonium programs in East Asia and Idaho will challenge the Biden administration

By Frank N. von Hippel | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

The ambassador of the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations, Wang Qun, speaks to journalists in front of the Grand Hotel after the closed-door nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna, where diplomats of the EU, China, Russia and Iran held their talks. The United States participates in discussions in Vienna to try to save the international agreement on Iranian nuclear power. However, they don't meet at the same table as Tehran and it is the Europeans who serve as intermediaries between the two parties. (Photo by JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Why a quick return to the Iran nuclear deal is needed to avoid a real nuclear crisis

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

2016 Iranian air defense exercise. Credit: Tasnim News Agency accessed via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0.

The window for an Iran missile deal is already closing

By John Krzyzaniak | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Hand waving American flag. Credit: Paul Weaver (@paulweaver). Image accessed via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Will Biden’s budget emphasize domestic investment and allies over military hardware?

By Laicie Heeley, Leo Blanken, Sylvia Mishra | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

Nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard. Photo: CPOA(Phot) Tam McDonald/MOD accessed via Wikimedia Commons. Open Government License.

Why is the United Kingdom raising its nuclear stockpile limits?

By Matthew Harries | Analysis, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

2014 missile launch of the Iskander-M missile system. North Korea’s March 25, 2021 missile test appears to be an improved variant of the Russian Iskander-style short-range ballistic missile. Credit: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0.

North Korea’s “tactical-guided” ballistic missile test is no joke for Biden and South Korea

By Duyeon Kim | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

President Biden and Vice President Harris with US Armed Forces generals. Credit: The White House via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

How the Biden administration can secure real gains in nuclear arms control

By Sharon Squassoni | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

When a Nordic dispute over the strategically important Åland Islands arose in the early 20th century, Finland and Sweden turned to international mediation to resolve the issue peacefully. Photo permission and credit by Douglas P. Fry.

Peaceful societies are not utopian fantasy. They exist.

By Douglas P. Fry, Geneviève Souillac | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons