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Hypersonic weapons are mediocre. It’s time to stop wasting money on them.

By David Wright, Cameron Tracy | Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Weapons

Introduction: Nuclear testing in the 21st century—legacies, tensions, and risks

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Weapons

Soviet nuclear test, 1949

Preserving the nuclear test ban after Russia revoked its CTBT ratification

By Pavel Podvig | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

radiation warning sign in Nevada desert

The logic for US ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

By Steven Pifer | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Kim Jong-un and Hwasong-17 ICBM

To do or not to do: Pyongyang’s seventh nuclear test calculations

By Rachel Minyoung Lee | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Chinese nuclear weapons, 2024

By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns, Mackenzie Knight | Nuclear Notebook, Nuclear Weapons

The nuclear year in review: A renewed interest in nuclear weapons—for and against

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear expert Mycle Schneider on the COP28 pledge to triple nuclear energy production: ‘Trumpism enters energy policy’

By François Diaz-Maurin | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee launches a Block V Tomahawk cruise missile, the weapon's newest variant, during a three day missile exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Sean Ianno)

Why the US fixation on increased nuclear capability won’t deter China but could lead to instability and nuclear war

By Andrew Facini | Nuclear Weapons

Interview: Emerging military technology expert Paul Scharre on global power dynamics in the AI age

By John Mecklin | Artificial Intelligence, Military Applications of AI

Bigger isn’t always better: Why the US fails to deter North Korea, despite nuclear superiority

By Lauren Sukin | Nuclear Weapons

Watching Ukraine, South Korea and Japan eye nuclear weapons. Here’s what the US should do.

By Sayuri Romei | Nuclear Weapons