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In contrast to older movie takes, post-Cold War atomic plot lines do nothing to help society understand nuclear war

Climate campaigners are comparing global warming with nuclear devastation. And here's why dropping the H-bomb in polite conversation is a bright idea.

In this column, the vice chairman of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission provides frequent, raw updates of the events unfolding at Fukushima. 

Who can be mobilized as a counterweight to the perpetuation of the nuclear arsenal?Workers in the nuclear weapons complex, doctors, independent scientists, and journalists all have direct interests in nuclear disarmament. 

The idea that intervention will make America safer is wrong-headed.

Chemical weapons and national security experts assess the situation in Syria and suggest ways in which the United States and the international community might proceed, in light of what would—if proven true—be the most extensive use of chemical weapons in the Syrian uprising.

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Despite what the public thinks, climate scientists are nearly in agreement that human activity is changing Earth’s climate. 

Holding another Nuclear Security Summit is a good idea, but leaders must go further.

Concerns about Russian treaty compliance are no argument against further arms. 

Why there will be more Bradley Mannings and Edward Snowdens.

Why climate change and nuclear weapons both belong on the Doomsday Clock.