So Long, Mom, I’m Off to Drop the Bomb: A Case Study in Public Usage of an Educational Tool
What the surprising popularity of a website suggests about our complicated relationship with nuclear weapons. If a nuclear weapon went…
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Seizing the Opportunity to Create a WMD-free Middle East
A conference in Finland could transform Middle Eastern security, but only if Middle Eastern states abandon business as usual. Secretary-General…
The Real Price of Ballistic Missile Defenses
A news story misstates the cost of US missile defense efforts, prompting a response from our resident budgetary expert. Alaska…
Fukushima’s Impact on Japan’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle Policy
One year after the Fukushima disaster, Japan continues to assess its dependency on nuclear energy The Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant in…
Understanding Turkey’s Position on the Iranian Nuclear Program
Turkey doesn’t want an Iranian nuclear weapon—but it also doesn’t want to hamper its own access to nuclear energy technology….
Is Biosecurity the Low-Hanging Fruit?
Eliminating biological weapons could be the first step toward creating a Middle Eastern WMD-free zone. BWC Review Conference Src: mfa.gov.ua…
Avoiding a North Korean Nuclear Nightmare
As Kim Jong Un moves to consolidate control over North Korea, no one knows what policies he will pursue, or…
International Task Force Takes Aim at Illicit Proliferation Funding
An intergovernmental group is sharpening global financial controls to prevent the financing of WMD proliferation and terrorism. 1989 Paris summit…
Contagion: A Movie Pandemic Versus the Reality of Public Health
A professional in the real-life fight against emerging infectious diseases evaluates Contagion’s dramatic, but not exactly accurate, portrayal of a…
Bringing Belarus Back to the Table
Belarus is using its stock of highly enriched uranium as political leverage; how can Washington persuade Minsk to let go…