George Washington University divested from fossil fuels, but climate activists say the university must also be held accountable for operating an academic center that accepts fossil fuel funding and pushes a deregulatory agenda.

A short history of North Korea's leader.

The US government's failure to effectively respond to the coronavirus outbreak in the pandemic's early days has roots that go back 20 years, to a period in which officials were acutely aware of biological threats and tried to design systems for dealing with them.

The Environmental Protection Agency no longer announces regulations by talking about how they’ll improve public health and the environment. Instead, it now measures success by pointing to how much they will save in manufacturing costs.

William Tobey, the former deputy administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation at the National Nuclear Security Administration, offered an authoritative response to former US ambassador to the United Nation’s John Bolton’s “How to Get out of the Iran Nuclear Deal,” published earlier this week in the National Review. Bolton’s “non-paper,” as Bolton calls it, was requested … Continued

Overview Current Time FAQ Timeline Dashboard Multimedia Virtual Tour Closer than ever: It is 100 seconds to midnight 2020 Doomsday Clock Statement Science and Security Board Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Editor, John Mecklin It is 100 seconds to midnight To: Leaders and citizens of the world Re: Closer than ever: It is 100 seconds … Continued

In the 1950s and 60s, the United States tried to build its own nuclear-powered cruise missile. That effort, called Project Pluto, should serve as a cautionary tale for Russia today.

NPT members should work to end a potentially dangerous polarization between nuclear and non-nuclear weapon states.

Two recent IAEA reports on Iran’s nuclear program present challenges for US policy. Humanitarian détente, not maximum pressure, is the best way forward.

By 2030, the city plans to have large buildings cut their carbon emissions by at least 40 percent.

The best from the Climate Desk Last October, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists joined the Climate Desk, a consortium of the most respected media outlets dedicated to exploring the impact of a changing climate. Check out these recent Climate Desk articles published at the Bulletin. They’re all part of an effort by climate scientists … Continued

In a recent interview in Seoul, nuclear scientist Siegfried S. Hecker said demilitarization of North Korea might be wiser than a complete denuclearization and the process could be sped up by converting its nuclear and missiles program into joint civilian-use projects.

Just weeks before the next national election, Russian President Vladimir Putin did all but set off fireworks celebrating Russia’s military might in his March 1 address to the Federal Assembly (Russia’s legislature). Putin clearly intended to fan domestic flames of nationalism and pride in advance of his certain re-election. The messages for his international audience, especially Americans who are the intended target of those new weapons systems he announced, however, were mixed.

Climate change is not just about things getting hotter; it’s about things getting meaner and more divided

Debatir si China puede dirigir al mundo hacia el desarme nuclear, como han hecho mis colegas en esta mesa redonda, es hacer la pregunta equivocada en el momento equivocado. China no tiene por costumbre luchar contra los molinos de viento, e intentar avergonzar a Pekín para que asuma el liderazgo en el desarme es, o … Continued

Growing up in the post-Cold War era has some advantages: Millennials aren’t wedded to old theories about nuclear security, and are more engaged with their peers around the world.