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Brazil wants special treatment for its nuclear submarine program—just like Australia

By Ian J. Stewart | Nuclear Risk

Anthony Albanese speaks during the Labor Party election campaign launch at Optus Stadium on May 01, 2022 in Perth, Australia. He will become the new Australian prime minister as a result of Saturday's election. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

How Australia’s new leader can fix the submarine deal

By Alan J. Kuperman | Nuclear Risk

The Australian submarine agreement: Turning nuclear cooperation upside down

By Ian J. Stewart | Nuclear Risk

South Korean submarine

South Korea’s risky quest to build nuclear-powered attack submarines

By Seoc Woo Kim, Jungmin Kang, Frank von Hippel | Analysis, Nuclear Risk

The USS Ohio submarine with its missile tubes open

Why, in nuclear weapons policy, sometimes fewer options are better

By Erik Gartzke | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Members of the 319th Missile Squadron

How nuclear forces worldwide are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic

By John Krzyzaniak | Biosecurity, Nuclear Weapons

Rip currents: The dangers of nuclear-armed submarine proliferation

By Andrew C. Winner, Ryan W. French | Uncategorized