The authoritative guide to ensuring science and technology make life on Earth better, not worse.

powered kill vehicle

A diagram of an interceptor that might be used in a proposed boost-phase missile defense system for use against North Korea.

A new boost-phase missile defense system—and its diplomatic uses in the North Korea dispute

By James E. Goodby, Theodore A. Postol | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Watch the 2025 Doomsday Clock announcement on January 28