nuclear weapons

Then-US President Barack Obama and then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev issue a joint statement announcing their pursuit of a New START treaty in London in April 2009. (White House photo by Pete Souza.)

Prevent the outbreak of another global security threat. Extend New START.

By Daryl G. Kimball | Analysis, Biosecurity, Nuclear Weapons

US President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, look on as German Chancellor Angela Merkel communes with French President Emmanuel Macron during ceremonies commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.

Why Germany won’t build its own nuclear weapons and remains skeptical of a Eurodeterrent

By Oliver Meier | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Republic of Korea Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets. Photo credit: ROK Air Force

How to keep South Korea from going nuclear

By Duyeon Kim | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

A Russian Topol-M mobile missile at a 2012 parade.

Nuclear Notebook: Russian nuclear forces, 2020

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

US President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, look on as German Chancellor Angela Merkel communes with French President Emmanuel Macron during ceremonies commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.

Why Germany won’t build its own nuclear weapons and remains skeptical of a Eurodeterrent

By Oliver Meier | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

John Holdren

The overwhelming case for no first use

By John P. Holdren | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Minuteman III missile in silo

United States nuclear forces, 2020

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

A Minuteman III missile crew on alert.

Why nuclear weapons should be a major focus of the 2020 campaign

By John Mecklin | Nuclear Weapons

Minuteman III missile in silo

Nuclear Notebook: United States nuclear forces, 2020

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

John Holdren

The overwhelming case for no first use

By John P. Holdren

A US Air Force commander simulates launching a nuclear weapon.

As the US, China, and Russia build new nuclear weapons systems, how will AI be built in?

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk

US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a joint news conference at the White House this week. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Taking Erdogan’s critique of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty seriously

By Victor Gilinsky, Henry Sokolski | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons