India’s first nuclear movie avoids hard questions about the meaning of India’s 1998 nuclear tests.

After Oppenheimer, policy makers of nuclear-armed countries have let the interests of their military and arms producers control these weapons, an MIT physicist argues.

The timing of India’s recent anti-satellite missile test had more to do with the country’s internal domestic politics than anything else. But to decry such testing may be a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

How many people really died because of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings? It’s complicated. There are at least two credible answers.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists co-founder Eugene Rabinowitch warned in June 1945 against dropping the bombs on Japan. What would he say about Hiroshima and Nagasaki today?

The UN General Assembly’s First Committee voted overwhelmingly for a resolution that would provide compensation for those who have been harmed by nuclear weapons. If approved by the General Assembly, the resolution will support information gathering and needs appraisal in affected states, followed by steps to assist victims and remediate contaminated environments.

Environmental justice requires a robust permitting process with plenty of opportunities for local communities to participate.

Cuando, en cuatro meses, finalice el segundo mandato del presidente Barak Obama, ¿cómo será recordado? Sin dudas, como el primer presidente afro-norteamericano. Sin embargo, su legado incluirá también importantes logros, como la supervisión de la recuperación económica y la ampliación del acceso a la atención de la salud. Se lo recordará por sus esfuerzos para … Continued

“Theory will only take you so far,” Oppenheimer says in Christopher Nolan’s movie, which stops short too.

Blurring the distinctions between nuclear arms control advocates, disarmament advocates, and abolitionists has harmed abolitionists by hindering their ability to bring contemporary social justice movements into the anti-nuclear struggle.

An interview with Garrett M. Graff, author of the new book Raven Rock, on how the US government plans to maintain itself in the event of a nuclear attack.

A Framework for Tomorrow’s Pathogen Research Final Report Chairs Ravindra Gupta Ameenah Gurib-Fakim Shahid Jameel David Relman Directors Jesse Bloom Filippa Lentzos February 2024 Introduction Reasons for hope Reasons for caution Ethical obligations Research Governance Trust-building Recommendations References Amman, B.R., C.G. Albariño, B H. Bird, L. Nyakarahuka, T.K. Sealy, S. Balinandi, A.J. Schuh et al. … Continued

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is a biopic disguised as an action thriller, or the other way around. By the time the movie gets to the Manhattan Project, everyone watching the movie is already part of the race to build the Bomb.

On the eve of the 75th anniversary of the first atomic bomb test, a spy thriller explores the ethical dilemmas faced by scientists splitting the atom in Nazi Germany and New Mexico.

A dusty US-Soviet agreement—little noticed when signed and largely forgotten since—has real potential amid today’s unpromising arms control environment to reduce the risk of nuclear war.

The viewers of 'Oppenheimer' might walk out of theaters with a lot of blind spots, an arms control expert writes.

Often untold, Oppenheimer’s legacy of promoting tactical use of nuclear weapons resonates in today’s Ukraine.