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Sen. Tom Cotton at a congressional hearing.

Why do politicians keep breathing life into the false conspiracy theory that the coronavirus is a bioweapon?

By Matt Field, John Krzyzaniak | Biosecurity

Nina Pham is discharged from the hospital.

Outbreaks of lethal diseases like Ebola and the Wuhan coronavirus happen regularly. The US government just cut funding for the hospitals that deal with them

By Saskia Popescu | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies

Memo to Mr. Trump: This nuclear treaty with Russia will make you a winner!

By John Krzyzaniak | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Illustration depicting a hypersonic missile

Hypersonic missiles: Why the new “arms race” is going nowhere fast

By Andrew W. Reddie | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Weapons

US Advanced Hypersonic Weapon test

Hypersonic missiles: Three questions every reader should ask

By Ivan Oelrich | Analysis, Nuclear Risk

Putin, a radio, and the Twitter logo against a nuclear-symbol background.

Fake news of a Chinese nuclear explosion got Russian attention

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies

A naval exercise in the South China Sea.

A nuclear detonation in the South China Sea? No, more Twitter conspiracy nonsense

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies

China's DF-31 ICBM

Trilateral arms control initiative: A Chinese perspective

By Wu Riqiang | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

A recent protest in Hong Kong. Credit: Studio Incendo via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-2.0.

Hong Kongers rage against smart lampposts, Chinese surveillance

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

A Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile at a 2015 military parade in Beijing. China may be a source for other governments wishing to buy missiles. (Photo credit: Voice of America via Wikimedia Commons.)

Chinese nuclear forces, 2019

By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda | Nuclear Notebook, Nuclear Weapons

A screenshot taken from The Good Fight on CBS All Access. Credit: CBS All Access.

An episode of The Good Fight illustrates the clout of China’s censors

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

The Trump administration and the art of talking about climate change without using the term

By Matt Field | Climate Change, What We’re Reading