The Iranian government just announced that it has resumed enriching uranium up to 20 percent at its Fordo nuclear facility, potentially moving the country closer to being able to build a nuclear bomb. Read more >
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Iran's Fordo underground uranium enrichment facility, located north of the city of Qom. Google Earth
Ask a Scientist: Iran and the Bomb: Some Factors to Consider
Elliott Negin, senior writer
January 6, 2021 10:28 AM EDT
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Ask an Expert: Congress Plans to Spend Billions on Dangerous, Unnecessary Nuclear Weapons
Elliott Negin, senior writer
August 5, 2020 1:30 PM EDT
This week is the 75th anniversary of the US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only time nuclear bombs have been used in a conflict—and one could only hope the last time. To commemorate the anniversary, I thought it would be appropriate to devote this column to taking a hard look at current US nuclear weapons policy, and to do that, I had a chat with our new Global Security Program Washington representative, Kevin Davis Read more >
A Pivotal Moment in US-Russian Arms Control
Daniel Puentes, Ph.D. candidate and Chelsie Boodoo, Ph.D. student, UCS Science Network, UCS
July 17, 2020 5:09 PM EDT
Nuclear weapons have plagued the international security environment since the first atomic weapon was successfully detonated at the Trinity test site in July 1945. Today, the situation has grown more complicated as arms control agreements and treaties are dismantled in an “America First” attitude adopted by the current administration. Read more >
10 Things That the Scholarly Community Can Do to Stand in Solidarity
June 3, 2020 9:40 PM EDT
Acknowledge the history. Revise your work. Refuse to be complicit. Read more >
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As Congress Debates an Economic Stimulus, Where Should the Money Be Spent?
Ken Kimmell, former president
March 24, 2020 12:33 PM EDT
The government will be directly, massively guiding the direction of the economy. It is therefore imperative that we get this right. Read more >
