Something more than journalism, something that approaches … poetry.

For whom the bell tolls.

The Marshalls lawsuits and the humanitarian initiative both seek to make the nuclear states comply with the Non-Proliferation Treaty and seriously negotiate toward nuclear disarmament

Around this time every year, we have an opportunity to learn more about—and reflect upon—what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki when atomic bombs were dropped on these cities. The peace declaration read by Hiroshima’s mayor, Kazumi Matsui, at this year’s peace ceremony illustrated the horror of a single nuclear weapon that killed over 140,000 people. … Continued

One national security consultant called President Trump’s plans “a budget in search of a strategy.”

While Washington, DC, is paralyzed by partisanship on most topics, there is one issue that commands overwhelming bipartisan agreement: the threat posed to US national security by nuclear terrorism.

Neither bogeyman, nor crystal ball, nor actual timepiece: Answers to your questions about the science and history behind the Bulletin’s Doomsday Clock.

Since 1950, a remarkable number of American and European horror movies have used radiation as a central plot device. It is a rich, if not distinguished, history. In fact, it is a mostly miserable history, full of bad production values, bad plots, and bad acting. But that doesn’t mean these radioactive B-movies are unimportant. They reflect the fears and misconceptions of their era as they relate to scientific advances—and scientific arrogance.

An adaptation of an address by Lawrence M. Krauss at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' 70th anniversary dinner in Chicago

India and Pakistan have surprised international observers by attending all three conferences of the humanitarian initiative

When did the president catch the virus, and who could he have given it to?

What does the music we choose to listen to while playing video games (and contemplating nuclear armageddon) say about our society?

It’s sometimes forgotten that in March 2013 the head of America’s Pacific Command said the top security threat in the region was global warming. Simon Winchester thinks it’s worth remembering.

A discussion of the state of play in the apparent final days of the Iranian nuclear negotiations and the stumbling blocks remaining on the path toward a final deal 

Members of the two major schools of thought on atomic weapons each ignore the other side.

In these standout pieces, emerging experts shared insights into the film Oppenheimer; reasons for including LGBTQ+ people in nuclear policy discussions; and reflections on how the global risks of nuclear weapons, climate change, and artificial intelligence are intersecting.