The nuclear weapons ban treaty (not) in the news?
The way major US newspapers have covered a historic weapons ban leaves readers clueless about motives and consequences.
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The May/June digital journal is now available
All major nuclear powers have modernization programs in progress, with the US modernization program slated to bring profound changes to all three legs of the nuclear triad. At the same time, the Trump administration has launched a new nuclear posture review, pushing for a large buildup in conventional forces. This special issue on nuclear modernization … Continued
US-Russia rift threatens science ties that keep us safe
For two decades, Russian and American nuclear scientists cooperated to successfully avoid catastrophe. Can they do it again?
Swimming in the Seine? Paris Olympics highlight the challenge of cleaning urban rivers
Paris hopes to open the Seine for Olympic swimming this week and public swimming in 2025—other cities should follow their lead.
US-China rivalry: When great power competition endangers global science
Science won’t be able to solve global issues without US-China scientific collaboration.
A new generation and the test ban treaty
Even if the current US administration is unable to see the merits in pursuing a world free of nuclear weapons, that does not mean that it has to also abandon the hope for a world free of nuclear detonations.
After the storms have passed: Rebuilding with climate change in mind
Can we really afford to assume Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria were all flukes?
How the demise of an arms control treaty foreshadowed Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
The dismantlement of the European security architecture began with the erosion of its arms control treaties.
Iran nuclear deal negotiators must act with urgency, given Iranian and Israeli nuclear brinkmanship
Iranian-Israeli brinkmanship targets nuclear facilities and poses real threats. As the success (or not) of the Iran nuclear talks hangs in the balance, negotiators should proceed with urgency. Wars are often initiated by a miscalculation.
The six best nuclear risk stories of 2019
2019 was full of surprising—and terrifying—nuclear news. The best stories of 2019, however, were those that either looked back to generate some historical perspective or looked forward to a brighter, less dangerous future.
Reducing the risk of nuclear war begins in the classroom
Most students do not have a strong understanding of what nuclear weapons are, their destructive power, or their role in the international order, and even fewer have a sense of how many nuclear weapons exist.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned, but for the climate it’s business as usual
Earlier this week, a 33-year-old teacher, with her 2-year-old son on her hip, approached EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt in a Washington restaurant and urged him “to resign for what you’re doing to the environment in our country.” I was watching a video of that very moment yesterday when Pruitt’s resignation popped up on my news … Continued
Ukrainian commander: Russia may encounter 100,000 citizen resisters if it invades
Ukrainian citizens engaging in a potential David-and-Goliath-like battle with the colossal Russian military may sound like the plot of a farce. But 100,000 citizen resisters could give Putin pause.
Israeli public opinion makes a US-Iran nuclear deal urgent
The author surveyed Israeli adults through an experiment and discovered astounding support for a nuclear first strike against a nuclear-armed Iran—a finding that highlights the urgency of reviving the Iran nuclear deal.
What can a pandemic teach us about nuclear threats?
The United States has already learned three important lessons from its failed pandemic response that should inform its nuclear strategy, so it doesn’t repeat similar mistakes in the future: investing in prevention is key; experts matter; and America needs to adjust to a new communications environment.
Iran’s impending exit from the NPT: A new nuclear crisis
If the UN Security Council reimposes sanctions, Iran could respond by exiting not only the nuclear deal but also the NPT. The European countries need to wake up and save both.
The merits of an unconventional approach
Can this unconventional diplomatic opportunity be turned into a lasting solution?
Three strikes means Bolton should be out
The fate of US national security may rely on the president ignoring the advice of his national security adviser
Rolling apocalypse, maturing cyber threat
If you think the news can’t get any worse, hackers will be happy to correct you.
Nuclear notebook: Chinese nuclear forces, 2020
We estimate that China has a produced a stockpile of approximately 350 nuclear warheads, of which roughly 272 are for delivery by more than 240 operational land-based ballistic missiles, 48 sea-based ballistic missiles, and 20 nuclear gravity bombs assigned to bombers. The remaining 78 warheads are intended to arm additional land- and sea-based missiles that are in the process of being fielded.