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Columnists
7 October 2013
Nuclear Weapons
Europe/RussiaMiddle East

Unexpected dangers

Pavel Podvig

Russia’s reaction to Israel’s anti-missile defense test shows that in the real world, surprise can lead to peril.

Development and Disarmament Roundtable
4 October 2013
AmericasAsia

Climate, food, and biomass energy

N.H. RavindranathRoberto BissioJosé R. Moreira

As people seek to contain rising carbon levels, they may derive increasing amounts of energy from biomass. But land is a finite resource. Food insecurity is already severe in many poor countries.

Development and Disarmament Roundtable
3 October 2013
AfricaAmericasAsiaEurope/RussiaMiddle East

Nuclear detonations: Contemplating catastrophe

Siddharth MallavarapuJaime Aguirre GómezRobert Mtonga

A nuclear detonation's aftermath would be ghastly. Mitigating the humanitarian disaster would stretch the resources of any nation. But what would a detonation mean for countries that struggle merely to feed their people?

Columnists
30 September 2013
Nuclear Weapons

Action flicks exploit the Bomb

Lovely Umayam

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

Columnists
27 September 2013
Biosecurity
Middle East

A ruinous road to Damascus: Can the US avoid it?

Charles P. Blair

All options in Syria are bad, but some are worse than others—and may require boots on the ground.

Columnists
26 September 2013
Climate Change
Americas

How many Hiroshimas does it take to describe climate change?

Dawn Stover

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

Columnists
18 September 2013
Nuclear Energy
Asia

Suzuki's Fukushima updates

Tatsujiro Suzuki

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

Columnists
17 September 2013
BiosecurityNuclear Weapons
AmericasEurope/RussiaMiddle East

Would the United States ever actually use nuclear weapons?

Kingston Reif

What the Syria crisis tells us.

Columnists
17 September 2013
Nuclear Weapons
Americas

Most likely to succeed against nuclear weapons

Kennette Benedict

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. 

Columnists
10 September 2013
Nuclear Weapons
AmericasEurope/Russia

An HEU milestone means a new challenge ahead

Fissile Materials Working Group

How will we track progress on nuclear security once removals are done?

Columnists
6 September 2013
Biosecurity
AmericasMiddle East

Syria and the limits of realpolitik

Hugh Gusterson

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

Development and Disarmament Roundtable
4 September 2013
AfricaAmericasAsiaEurope/RussiaMiddle East

核爆炸：深思灾难

Siddharth Mallavarapu: CHJaime Aguirre Gómez: CHRobert Mtonga: CH
Development and Disarmament Roundtable
4 September 2013
AfricaAmericasAsiaEurope/RussiaMiddle East

Las detonaciones nucleares: considerando una catástrofe

Siddharth Mallavarapu: ESJaime Aguirre Gómez: ESRobert Mtonga: ES
Development and Disarmament Roundtable
4 September 2013
AfricaAmericasAsiaEurope/RussiaMiddle East

التفجيرات النووية: توقع حدوث كارثة

Siddharth Mallavarapu: ARJaime Aguirre Gómez: ARRobert Mtonga: AR
Columnists
29 August 2013
Nuclear Energy
Americas

Duck and cover

Dawn Stover

The evacuation plans governments draw up in case of a nuclear accident or attack may not work.

Columnists
12 August 2013
Nuclear WeaponsTechnology and Security
Americas

Don’t let societal verification turn Borg

Lovely Umayam

Crowd-sourcing information on nuclear compliance carries risks as well as rewards.

Columnists
8 August 2013
Nuclear Weapons
Americas

When meetings aren't enough

Fissile Materials Working Group

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

Columnists
7 August 2013
Climate Change
Americas

How big is your carbon debt?

Dawn Stover

If you’re thinking about energy savings only from the moment you buy a machine, you’re missing half the picture. 

Columnists
5 August 2013
Nuclear Weapons
AmericasEurope/Russia

Don't blame Moscow

Kingston Reif

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

Columnists
23 July 2013
Technology and Security
Americas

Not all secrets are alike

Hugh Gusterson

Why there will be more Bradley Mannings and Edward Snowdens.

Columnists
22 July 2013
BiosecuritySpecial Topics
AmericasMiddle East

Lessons unlearned

Charles P. Blair

Once again, evidence of WMD is lacking. This time it’s in Syria.

Columnists
18 July 2013
Climate ChangeNuclear Weapons
Americas

Existential threats, fast and slow

Kennette Benedict

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

Development and Disarmament Roundtable
18 July 2013
Americas

Nuclear deterrence and terrorism: Implications for global security

Evgeny BuzhinskySadia TasleemManpreet Sethi

Though US nuclear policy seeks "to reduce the salience of nuclear weapons," it doesn't exclude their use against states that help terrorists obtain weapons of mass destruction.

Development and Disarmament Roundtable
16 July 2013

Expanding energy access, improving women's lives

Dipak GyawaliKalpana SharmaTri Mumpuni

In the developing world, women and their families often struggle  because they lack access to modern energy. Women's days are taken up with  menial tasks; children quit school because they can't study at night;  everyone's health suffers.

Columnists
10 July 2013
Biosecurity
Americas

Zombie lessons

Laura H. Kahn

Watching the spread of a deadly pandemic like the one in World War Z can promote better public and animal health.

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