Whether through highly-coordinated attacks on federal tax credits or interventions in arcane state-level proceedings, or through public and covert efforts to spread disinformation, the beneficiaries of the Kochs’strategic funding are working to preserve the market demand for the refined petroleum products the Koch empire is selling.

A sampling of the year's best "Voices of Tomorrow" essays.

Collections In publication since 1945, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has gathered the best science and scientific commentary on the serious human-made existential threats to our species and our planet. The collections below gather a selection of articles published by the Bulletin on subjects that remain critical to our understanding of these threats — from … Continued

Overcoming decades of development and disdain for Colombo's most crucial ecosystem won't be easy.

Conversations Before Midnight 2021 Virtual Annual Event November 9, 2021 | 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. C.T. Sign up here to receive an invitation! Keep me informed about the Bulletin’s 2021 virtual annual event. Rose Gottemoeller Gottemoeller is the Frank E. and Arthur W. Payne Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and its … Continued

In response to an article that criticized the nuclear ban treaty, a group of activists argue that a process to abolish nuclear weapons is vital to world safety. From scholarly analyses to known close calls and near misses, they argue, the message is clear: The world has avoided nuclear war only through luck.

In this April interview with a longtime friend, Daniel Ellsberg, most widely known for leaking the Pentagon Papers, explains why he wanted to focus on his main concern in life, nuclear war. Ellsberg died today at age 92.

Before any serious discussions of a renewed Iran nuclear deal get underway, international commercial banking interests (not just government finance ministers) must be given an opportunity to provide substantive input—because, as a practical matter, these private enterprises will have the final say as to how much sanctions relief Iran effectively receives.

The first major hurdle has been overcome

A Bulletin reader named Ryan Alt argues in the comments to this roundtable that “it is very difficult to imagine [a nuclear weapon] ban [treaty] as anything more than wishful thinking.” Another reader, Keith B. Rosenberg, writes that one should “[n]ever make a treaty that will not be adhered to”—essentially, that the ban treaty is … Continued

A homespun Rhode Island destination gets an offshore wind farm—and, mostly, likes it. Will massive offshore wind parks follow, powering America’s Northeast?

The Bulletin’s coverage of the modern nuclear dilemma was truly comprehensive last year. What follows is not a “best of” list, per se, but eight prime examples from the remarkably consistent and excellent offerings our expert authors provided throughout the year.

The Horn of Africa is on the verge of famine as the worst drought in 40 years has extended through its fourth rainy season, but drought alone is rarely what causes famine.

US President Joe Biden threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin with harsh sanctions should Russia invades Ukraine. Sanctions can sometimes be effective, as in the early 2000s to induce Libya to give up its nuclear program or in achieving the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. But there are serious problems with additional US sanctions on Russia, especially in the absence of multilateral diplomacy.

Floridians wanted to put a spotlight on climate change, but the topic still got only 7 minutes of airtime in the two nights of Democratic Debates.

For the Iran nuclear deal to succeed, negotiators must address the billions of dollars’ worth of civil judgements to US victims of Iranian terrorism. If not, Iran may question whether it will ever receive meaningful economic gains in return for limiting or reversing its nuclear ambitions. If the United States proposes that Iran pay a percentage of the proceeds from expanded energy royalties over an extended period, reluctant investors might be reassured about doing business with Iran. In such a case, Iran’s economy could grow, its terrorism victims would gain partial closure, and its nuclear ambitions would be limited or reversed.

Ask any US policymaker and strategic studies scholar, “What is the most important component of Russia’s military strategy?” and you will get an unequivocal answer: nuclear weapons. Ask that expert, “What is the second most important component?” and you will get a cloudier response: Information warfare? Dual-capable cruise missiles? You may just get silence. Russian … Continued

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, that vast, equator-spanning country at the heart of the African continent, has experienced 10 Ebola outbreaks since 1976. The 10th one is ongoing in the conflict-riven northeast. The ninth outbreak, though, ended as an exemplary success, one we can learn from as we battle future would-be pandemics, argues Ariana … Continued

South Korea’s plans to phase out nuclear power suggest that it is no longer hedging its bets on nuclear weapons. But the country’s plans for nuclear-powered submarines send a different signal.

A team of Ukrainian graphic designers has created an ever-changing image that captures the evolving aftermath of nuclear disaster.