Last week, Reuters reported that a Russian television broadcast had identified five targets in the United States that Moscow would strike if nuclear war broke out. Although a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin denied naming specific sites, the broadcast appeared on Russian state TV and included a video narrated by Dmitry Kiselyov, who … Continued

According to a report from McClatchy’s DC bureau, two senior administration officials say the White House is developing a new strategy to demonstrate that it’s doing something about climate change: promoting a technology known as carbon capture and storage. The idea is to avoid regulation by focusing instead on innovation that would allow for the … Continued

If the US Congress wants Russia to return to compliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, they’re going about it all wrong.

A leaked draft of a report on climate change and land use, which is now being debated in Geneva by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), states that it will be impossible to keep global temperatures at safe levels unless there is also a transformation in the way the world produces food and manages land.

As North Korea appears headed towards its seventh nuclear test, new research suggests the US, Japanese, and South Korean publics don’t want nuclear weapons used to counter future aggression.

Un lector del Bulletin de nombre Ryan Alt sostiene en los comentarios de esta mesa redonda que «es muy difícil concebir un tratado de prohibición [de las armas nucleares] como algo más que una vana ilusión». Otro lector, Keith B. Rosenberg, escribe que «nunca debería hacerse un tratado que no tendrá adhesiones», básicamente, que el … Continued

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many observers concluded that the war offers a clear demonstration of the benefits of possessing a nuclear arsenal. But the benefits of nuclear status are not as great as some have claimed, while the potential costs have received little attention. A review of historical cases shows the limitations of what states buy when they get nuclear arms.

An intergovernmental body that promotes international anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing standards just kicked the can down the road when it comes to Iran. Which may not be such a bad thing, depending on your perspective.

The Star Wars series contains space battles, light-saber duels, wisecracking scoundrels, Jedi knights, and stirring music. The latest installment, Rogue One, adds another item: what are essentially nuclear weapons.

You can get anything you want on Internet-trading platforms like Alibaba. Which isn't good for nuclear proliferation control.

Bill McKibben discusses his Substack newsletter, why he started a climate and democracy organization for Americans over 60, and how he would solve the climate crisis if he was in charge.

This week we begin the third and final round of the Development and Disarmament Roundtable on North Korea as tensions and rhetoric continue to escalate on the Korean Peninsula. Since the beginning of June, three distinguished experts have weighed in on the challenges that dog the international community regarding a nuclear North Korea. Each author … Continued

Even when the impacts of the apocalypse are overwhelmingly visible, people will still try to deny the reality.

En medio de la posible transformación actual de un orden global centrado en EE. UU. a uno multilateral, tal como lo describió mi buen amigo Gregory Kulacki en esta mesa redonda, el desarme nuclear está ocupando nuevamente un lugar muy importante entre los asuntos que son objeto de debate entre estrategas, científicos y adoptadores de … Continued

By accusing the US of developing bioweapons in Georgia, Moscow is eroding the norm against them.

November 12, 2020 75th Anniversary Dinner The Bulletin’s anniversary dinner was an interactive virtual experience!  Guests were immersed in small “virtual tables” for conversations with leading experts in the fields of nuclear risk, climate change, and disruptive technologies. Did you miss the conversations? Watch the videos from the main program, and we’ll see you next year! … Continued

In this interview, renowned nuclear security and policy expert Sig Hecker explains the enormous damage that Russian President Vladimir Putin has done to the world nuclear order via his decision to invade Ukraine. That decision marks, Hecker contends, a turning point in world nuclear affairs as momentous as the dissolution of the Soviet Union.  

As America celebrates Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month this May, a former undersecretary of state for arms control and international security remembers the painful history of Castle Bravo—the largest and most catastrophic US nuclear weapons test conducted in the Marshall Islands during the Cold War—and urges the United States to finish the compact extension with the three island nations to contain China's growing influence in the Pacific.

Werner Herzog's new documentary looks to be packed with interesting interviews and stories from the virtual frontier, a realm most Americans could probably stand to learn more about.