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Targeted: A case study in Iranian illicit missile procurement
Iran's illicit efforts to obtain missile-grade oscillators -- components used in guidance systems -- have targeted Rakon UK. Consequently, the company now goes beyond basic compliance practices to mitigate overall risks. Its experiences, the authors write, can help shed light on the role that the private sector can play in combating proliferation.
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If the Boston Marathon attack had involved dirty bombs
By George M. MooreIt's only a matter of time before terrorists target a big city with an explosive that includes radioactive material.
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Attracting a crowd: What societal verification means for arms control
By Lassina Zerbo, Nima Gerami, and Jamal Khaer IbrahimPowerful and portable electronic devices have spread so widely in recent years that societal verification now seems an imminent reality. In this Global Forum, three authors explore the likelihood: Lassina Zerbo from Burkina Faso and representing the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization; research fellow Nima Gerami from the United States; and nuclear engineer Jamal Khaer Ibrahim from Malaysia.
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Beyond compliance: Integrating nonproliferation into corporate sustainability
By Andrew Kurzrok and Gretchen HundIn the May/June issue of the Bulletin, the authors outline the history of corporate sustainability and argue that nonproliferation should be considered a sustainability issue. They propose a nonproliferation pledge and a series of nonproliferation indicators as potential first steps to distinguish between firms.
The thin red line
By setting a chemical weapons "red line" in Syria, the United States may have unintentionally undermined the international taboo against their use.
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Who would use chemical weapons?
By Laura H. Kahn
What psychology can tell us about whether leaders will deploy WMD.
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The meaning of Halabja
By Jean Pascal Zanders
The international community's failure to acknowledge repeated Iraqi chemical attacks against Iran during the Iran-Iraq war is central to Tehran's defiance of world opinion in regard to its nuclear enrichment program.
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Lessons not learned: Insider threats in pathogen research
By Derrin Culp
The US government's new biosecurity policy and rules for controlling dangerous biological agents take a hands-off approach to monitoring microbiologists, leaving the door open to insider threats.
Climate change: Corporate sustainability in the supply chain
Though corporate sustainability efforts have focused on the direct impacts of a company's waste or the emissions associated with its operations, the majority of the US economy's climate, water, and pollution impacts are the result of complex supply chains, strung together to deliver value-added products and services. Investors and other stakeholders are responding by pressuring companies to disclose and quantify emissions and other supply chain environmental impacts.
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Paying for the great urbanization of China
By Hal HarveyTo create the livable, sustainable cities needed to serve its burgeoning population and fight climate change, China will have to reform its system of municipal finance.
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Katharine Hayhoe: Preaching climate to the unconverted
By Bulletin StaffIn the May/June issue of the Bulletin, climate scientist and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe describes how both her scientific expertise and her faith inform her efforts to explain climate change to the general public and especially to climate skeptics.
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Your money or your life?
By Dawn StoverThere's only one right answer to that question. When we're faced with an existential threat like climate change, we should be willing to cough up the money.
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The Arctic as a bridge
By Jayantha DhanapalaMajor global issues -- climate change, the nuclear threat, social pressures on indigenous peoples, and seabed resource regulation -- converge in the Arctic. Which is why a comprehensive Arctic Treaty would serve the security of the entire world.
Three Mile Island: The driver of US nuclear power's decline?
In the May/June issue of the Bulletin, environmental policy associate professor Nathan Hultman and energy policy research fellow Jonathan Koomey explore the historical context of the Three Mile Island accident in the United States and point out that the country's nuclear industry faced major challenges even before the 1979 accident in Pennsylvania.
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Turkey's nuclear ambitions
By Aaron Stein and Chen Kane
Ankara is running risks in its effort to quickly build up nuclear power.
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China moves cautiously ahead on nuclear energy
By Hui Zhang and Shangui Zhao
The world’s fastest-growing atomic power industry slowed but didn’t stop in reaction to Fukushima.
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On second thought: IAEA recategorizes the operational status for 47 of Japan's nuclear reactors
By Mycle Schneider
The International Atomic Energy Agency retroactively changes 47 nuclear reactors from "in operation" to "long-term shutdown."
Web Edition
Columnists
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Profile
It's smart to scale back nuclear weapons spending
Two Republican Senators think the United States should protect nuclear weapons outlays at all costs. They're wrong.
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Profile
How do you solve a problem like plutonium?
A five-point plan for making the world safer.
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Profile
Your money or your life?
There's only one right answer to that question. When we're faced with an existential threat like climate change, we should be willing to cough up the money.
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Profile
Could a nuclear-armed Iran be contained?
The answer is "probably," but prevention via diplomacy is still the best course.
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Profile
Who would use chemical weapons?
What psychology can tell us about whether leaders will deploy WMD.
Analysis
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If the Boston Marathon attack had involved dirty bombs
It's only a matter of time before terrorists target a big city with an explosive that includes radioactive material.
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China moves cautiously ahead on nuclear energy
The world’s fastest-growing atomic power industry slowed but didn’t stop in reaction to Fukushima.
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Interview with Siegfried Hecker: North Korea complicates the long-term picture
If North Korea restarts its nuclear facilities, the near-term threat will change little, but the possibility that the country could eventually enlarge its nuclear arsenal grows.
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A broader reading of seismic waves from North Korea
How the North Korean nuclear test confirms the world's ability to monitor the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
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On second thought: IAEA re-categorizes the operational status for 47 of Japan's nuclear reactors
The International Atomic Energy Agency retroactively changes 47 nuclear reactors from "in operation" to "long-term shutdown."
Development and Disarmament Roundtable
Roundtables
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Iran and the bomb: The legal standards of the IAEA
As concerns grow over Iran's nuclear program, so, too, do the IAEA inspections in Iran. But what are the standards that the agency uses to investigate and assess Iran's compliance with its safeguards agreements, and are they the legally correct standards?
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When politicians distort science
Recently, Rick Perry made misstatements not only about climate science -- but the scientists behind the science. How should scientists respond to such distortions? Over the upcoming weeks, Robert Socolow, Roger A. Pielke, Jr., and Randy Olson will provide authoritative, provocative analysis.
Op-Eds
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Turkey's nuclear ambitions
Ankara is running risks in its effort to quickly build up nuclear power.
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Paying for the great urbanization of China
To create the livable, sustainable cities needed to serve its burgeoning population and fight climate change, China will have to reform its system of municipal finance.
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Lessons not learned: Insider threats in pathogen research
The US government's new biosecurity policy and rules for controlling dangerous biological agents take a hands-off approach to monitoring microbiologists, leaving the door open to insider threats.
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Disarmament and the pro-life movement: A match made in heaven?
How anti-nuclear activists can bring religious conservatives on board.
Special Topics
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The Fukushima Issue - In Japanese
The English-language version of the September/October issue can be found here.
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From the Bulletin archives: Selected readings on Chernobyl
The crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on March 11, has brought the past tragedies at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island into the spotlight again. To offer a more thorough understanding of Chernobyl, the Bulletin has compiled this reading list from its archives. Dating from 1945 to 1998 and 1998 to present, the Bulletin's archives are a valuable resource for those interested in additional materials.
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From the Bulletin archives: Selected readings on Three Mile Island
The nuclear crisis in Japan following the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on March 11, has brought the past tragedies at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl into the spotlight again. To offer a more thorough understanding of Three Mile Island, the Bulletin has compiled this reading list from its archives. Dating from 1945 to 1998 and 1998 to present, the Bulletin's archives are a valuable resource for those interested in additional materials.
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Katharine Hayhoe: Preaching climate to the unconverted
In this interview, climate scientist and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe describes how both her scientific expertise and her faith inform her efforts to explain climate change to the general public and especially to climate skeptics.
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GLOBAL FORUM
Attracting a crowd: What societal verification means for arms controlPowerful and portable electronic devices have spread so widely in recent years that societal verification now seems an imminent reality. Three authors explore the likelihood: Lassina Zerbo from Burkina Faso and representing the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization; research fellow Nima Gerami from the United States; and nuclear engineer Jamal Khaer Ibrahim from Malaysia.
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CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY ISSUE
Targeted: A case study in Iranian illicit missile procurementIran's illicit efforts to obtain missile-grade oscillators -- components used in guidance systems -- have targeted Rakon UK. Consequently, the company now goes beyond basic compliance practices to mitigate overall risks. Its experiences can help shed light on the role that the private sector can play in combating proliferation.
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Beyond compliance: Integrating nonproliferation into corporate sustainability
The authors outline the history of corporate sustainability and argue that nonproliferation should be considered a sustainability issue. They propose a nonproliferation pledge and a series of nonproliferation indicators as potential first steps to distinguish between firms.
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Climate change: Corporate sustainability in the supply chain
Traditionally, corporate sustainability efforts have focused on the direct impacts of a company's waste or the emissions associated with its operations, buildings, and vehicles. However, the majority of the US economy's climate, water, and pollution impacts are the result of complex supply chains, strung together to deliver value-added products and services. Investors and other stakeholders are responding by pressuring companies to disclose and quantify emissions and other supply chain environmental impacts. Despite significant progress, sustainability must be a society-wide effort.
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Industry self-governance: A new way to manage dangerous technologies
Advanced technologies for making chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons can be purchased from hundreds of companies around the world. While treaty negotiations can take years, the question is whether industry could, in fact, govern itself. Recent experience in the artificial DNA industry, the authors write, shows that this approach can yield large dividends.
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FEATURES
Three Mile Island: The driver of US nuclear power's decline?It is tempting to attribute variations in support for nuclear power to prominent accidents such as Three Mile Island in the United States or Fukushima in Japan. Highlighting the problems of such attribution, the authors discuss the historical context of the Three Mile Island accident in the United States and point out that the US nuclear industry faced major challenges even before the 1979 accident.