The demonstrators that have been donning their MAGA hats and rallying at state capitols over the past week to protest against state policies designed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus are part of a long tradition of protests against epidemic control measures. In the past, those protests haven't gotten much support from such high officials as the president of the United States. This time is different.

Washington and Pyongyang don’t see eye to eye on denuclearization, nuclear energy, or the proper sequence of events. Negotiations will get even trickier this year.

The made-for-TV movie The Day After had an enormous impact on America’s national conversation about nuclear weapons in 1983. Resuming that conversation today is essential, and the movie holds some lessons about what that would take.

Western, English-language journalism on Iranian nuclear affairs suffers from misunderstandings and mistakes.

A fines de marzo, cuando los representantes en la Cumbre sobre Seguridad Nuclear estaban reunidos en Washington, Donald Trump revelaba al New York Times sus actitudes desdeñosas e irresponsables sobre la proliferación nuclear. La semana pasada Trump se convirtió en el presunto candidato a la presidencia de los republicanos. Así que, quizás ahora más que … Continued

Escalating a conflict with the expectation that an opponent will back down—for example, threatening limited use of nuclear weapons—is a flawed strategy that is likely to backfire.

Sanctions alone will not solve the North Korean nuclear problem.

The global shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy will continue, regardless of political actions such as President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, said a senior analyst at one of the world’s most influential business rating agencies In an interview published by the Sydney Morning Herald, Michael Wilkins, … Continued

In an “Only Nixon could go to China” moment, a group of Republican elder statesmen will call on the Trump administration for a tax on carbon emissions in order to fight climate change, the New York Times reports. The group, led by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, former Secretary of State George … Continued

The global rift between supporters and opponents of the nuclear weapons ban treaty remains deep. Three areas of potential cooperation between the two camps can help move disarmament forward.

Hailed as a harbinger of peace in the Middle East, the Abraham Accords are likely to increase the proliferation of armed drones in the region.

New START made good use of what worked in previous treaties, but it did not perpetuate problems encountered in implementing those treaties. New START contains detailed, streamlined procedures that make inspections reliable in confirming information that the Russians provide to the United States, and, of course, vice versa. It is precisely this carefully crafted verification regime that has made the treaty, which limits each nation’s strategic nuclear arsenals at no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 delivery platforms, so effective and trustworthy.

Presidential candidates should champion a progressive nuclear weapons policy that mirrors the Green New Deal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a state of the nation speech this week, sparking widespread alarm by describing five new Russian nuclear weapons platforms that, he said, were designed specifically to defeat American missile defense systems.

A new study finds that scientists don't lose credibility among the public when they advocate for policies relevant to their expertise.

The proposal would give cover for Republican members of Congress to come out of the climate closet.