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Weapons labs and the inconvenient truth

By Hugh Gusterson | Feb 28, 2012

On February 16, the strategic forces subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the oversight of the nuclear weapons laboratories. The nine out of 16 committee members who skipped the hearing -- including the congressman who represents the district encompassing the Livermore Laboratory -- missed a fine show.

J. Robert Oppenheimer. Credit: James Vaughn. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Accessed via Flickr.

Four senators ask Biden to clear Oppenheimer’s name

By Susan D’Agostino | Jun 28, 2021

J. Robert Oppenheimer led the Manhattan Project—the research and development program that produced the bomb—but later voiced strong opposition to the development of the hydrogen bomb and argued for international controls on nuclear weapons. His advocacy created political adversaries within the Atomic Energy Commission, who later conducted a hearing that found no evidence of disloyalty, yet nonetheless revoked his security clearance. Now, four senators have asked President Biden to issue an executive order vacating the Atomic Energy Commission’s verdict. The story has implications for government scientists today.

The Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station, located northeast of Oak Harbor, Ohio. Photo credit: Nuclear Regulatory Commission/Wikimedia

Big money, nuclear subsidies, and systemic corruption

By Cassandra Jeffery, M.V. Ramana | Feb 12, 2021

The speaker of the house of the state of Ohio and four other defendants were charged in July 2020 with racketeering in regard to a $1.5 billion bailout of nuclear power plants in return for $61 million in "dark money.” Ohio is not alone in its nuclear energy corruption. The same month, Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), a subsidiary of Exelon, was charged with bribery of “Public Official A,” Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, who has denied wrongdoing.

Save the INF Treaty—but not by repeating history

By Thomas Graham, Jr., Bernadette Stadler | Sep 13, 2017

Sure, introducing US missiles into Europe may have helped the INF Treaty come into existence. But how would reintroducing missiles now help the treaty survive?

Russian Strategic Missile Forces on the road in a military convoy

Nuclear Notebook: How many nuclear weapons does Russia have in 2022?

By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda | Feb 23, 2022

This Nuclear Notebook examines Russia’s nuclear arsenal, which includes a stockpile of approximately 4,477 warheads. Of these, about 1,588 strategic warheads are deployed on ballistic missiles and at heavy bomber bases, while an approximate additional 977 strategic warheads, along with 1,912 nonstrategic warheads, are held in reserve. The Russian arsenal is continuing a comprehensive modernization program intended to replace most Soviet-era weapons by the mid- to late 2020s. As of February 23rd, 2022, some of the Russian delivery vehicles that are currently deployed near Ukraine are considered to be dual-capable, meaning that they can be used to launch either conventional or nuclear weapons; however, at the time of publication, we have not seen any indication that Russia has deployed nuclear weapons or nuclear custodial units along with those delivery vehicles.

From scientist to climate activist: Interview with Geoffrey Supran

By Dan Drollette Jr | May 13, 2021

He was a self-described lab guy until “I realized we already have most of the technologies we need to begin tackling the climate crisis, and what we truly lack is political will.”

Are Switzerland and Sweden the keys to easing the North Korean crisis?

By Dan Drollette Jr | Sep 26, 2017

What happens next in a small town on a lake in the Swiss Alps could be vital.

Prevent nuclear catastrophe: Finally end the Korean War

By Masako Ikegami | Jun 15, 2017

At this moment of unprecedented tension in the US-North Korea confrontation, it is time for "previously unthinkable options." Perhaps most unthinkable of all--and most promising--is to finally bring the Korean War to a formal close.

A photo shared on Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny's instagram account shows Alexey Navalny on a hospital bed surrounded by his wife and two children as his treatment continues at Charite Hospital in Berlin, Germany on September 15, 2020. Navalny was poisoned, German doctors from a clinic where he is being treated announced. (Photo by Alexey Navalny Instagram Account /Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The Navalny poisoning: Moscow evades accountability and mocks the Chemical Weapons Convention

By Oliver Meier, Alexander Kelle | Oct 19, 2021

Russia recently rejected a Western proposal to use the Chemical Weapons Convention’s consultation and clarification procedures to resolve allegations that it is responsible for the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, the leader of the opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The international community now must balance accountability for the nerve agent attack on Navalny with the need to keep Moscow in the chemical weapons prohibition regime.

What are Iranian hardliners saying on social media?

By Ariane Tabatabai | Apr 5, 2018

A study of hawkish, anti-reformist accounts shows what President Rouhani is up against.

Preventing the preventable: Strengthening international controls to thwart radiological terrorism

By Kenneth C. Brill, John H. Bernhard | Jul 1, 2020

Global efforts to keep radioactive materials secure are based on an IAEA code of conduct that countries are under no obligation to follow or implement. The time has come to make this code of conduct a legally binding agreement that would promote national accountability and help prevent radiological terrorism.

Do we need highly enriched uranium in space (again)?

By Christopher Fichtlscherer | Sep 12, 2019

When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted the US flag on the moon 1969, the event not only marked the birth of a new generation of colonizers, but also became a general symbol of US superiority. Space exploration is an impressive demonstration of technological capabilities, and beyond that, a demonstration of state power. After a … Continued

How to make a presidential climate debate be great TV: Hire a showrunner

By Rebecca Leber | Jul 29, 2019

So what would someone who has nothing to do with covering climate but who makes her living creating hugely successful shows do to turn a climate debate into good television?

The high price of delayed action on climate change

By Dan Drollette Jr | Mar 27, 2018

For every 5 years’ delay, expect at least 8 inches of higher sea level rise. Or more. Maybe much more.

In new ad, Clinton plays the nuclear card

By | Oct 9, 2016

A new nuclear-themed advertisement from the Hillary Clinton campaign recalls a legendary 1964 spot for Lyndon Johnson.

South Korea learned its successful Covid-19 strategy from a previous coronavirus outbreak: MERS

By HyunJung Kim | Mar 20, 2020

Both South Korea and the United States reported their first Covid-19 cases on January 20. While the situation appeared dire for Korea, the coronavirus outbreak appears to be ebbing. Credit the lessons the country learned from a 2015 outbreak of MERS, another coronavirus-caused disease.

The condensation trails (contrails) of an Airbus A340 jet over London. Credit: Adrian Pingstone

Airplane contrails are changing the climate

By Dawn Stover | Jul 18, 2019

Airplanes make contrails, and contrails make global warming worse.

Pricing carbon: California’s unfinished climate priority

By Danny Cullenward, Michael Wara | Jan 10, 2017

Could support from the environmental justice community be the key to meeting California’s ambitious new climate goals?

Double whammy: Coronavirus and price crash hit US oil states

By Jonathan P. Thompson | Apr 28, 2020

Last August, a New Mexico finance committee warned that an unexpected drop in oil prices “would send the state’s energy revenues into a tailspin.” But even their worst-case scenario didn’t look this bad.

Knowing when to walk: What is the best alternative to a formal US-Saudi nuclear agreement?

By Eric Brewer | Apr 4, 2019

Although Washington should keep working to bridge the divide with Riyadh, the United States also needs to begin planning for a scenario in which it is unable to reach an acceptable nuclear cooperation agreement. The key for the United States, in the parlance of negotiating strategy, is to know its BATNA, or “Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement.” If the Saudis don’t bend, the United States will have options to safeguard US interests, including, for example, increased US intelligence on Saudi’s nuclear program and clear guidelines for when sanctions might be imposed should the Saudis move toward uranium enrichment.

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