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Odair Dias Gonçalves

Dias Gonçalves has been the chairman of Brazil's Nuclear Energy Commission [in Portuguese] since 2003.

Agree to Disagree
12 November 2008

How U.S. nuclear energy priorities change with an Obama administration

Last week's presidential election opens the door to new thinking when it comes to U.S. policies for managing the global growth of nuclear energy.

Columnists
11 November 2008
Nuclear Weapons

Barack Obama's missile defense challenge

Pavel Podvig

What a difference eight years makes. Following the 2000 U.S. presidential election, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a new disarmament initiative that called for reducing U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear arsenals to 1,500 warheads apiece. Although that statement was basically ignored--at the time, Washington was embroiled in the recount saga--Putin's proposal remained the official Russian position on disarmament in subsequent years.

Agree to Disagree
7 November 2008

A cap-and-trade system would promote broad international participation

Gernot WagnerNathaniel Keohane

We gladly take on David Weisbach and Jane Milne's challenge to focus on the international dimension. David argues that a tax dominates on this count. We strongly disagree. A cap-and-trade system allows for the creation of a global carbon market.

Agree to Disagree
7 November 2008

We need a workable policy on nuclear waste and nonproliferation

Jill Marie Parillo

I disagree with Stephen Goldberg and Alan Hanson--just being at the table won't ensure our influence over new nuclear states. The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) puts U.S. international nonproliferation and nuclear safety objectives at risk.

Sandra Ionno Butcher

At the request of Joseph Rotblat, Butcher is researching a book on the history of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. As such, she is the director of the Pugwash History Project.

Opinion
4 November 2008
Nuclear Weapons

Joseph Rotblat's would-be advice to the new president

Sandra Ionno Butcher

November 4 marks the centenary of the birth of Nobel laureate Joseph Rotblat, the only scientist to walk away from the Manhattan Project on moral grounds and a man who held determined views on the kind of world we should try to create. He was an ardent advocate for dialogue across political divides, the elimination of nuclear weapons, the need ultimately for a world without war, and the social responsibility of scientists.

Columnists
3 November 2008
Biosecurity

The role of bats in disease transmission

Laura H. Kahn

Bats are considered mysterious creatures and often generate fear. Specifically, South American vampire bats feed on animal blood and possess a legendary lore. But more importantly, bats are the host species for deadly diseases such as rabies, Nipah and Hendra viruses, and SARS. There's also evidence that they continue to serve as sources of novel emerging viruses.

1 November 2008

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Volume 64 Issue 5

1 November 2008
Letters

Letters

Shortly before his death on August 31, Joseph Rotblat, one of the Bulletin's original (and brightest) guiding lights, graciously penned the following letter to the editor. His unwavering voice for peace will be deeply missed.
1 November 2008
Passings

Passings

THE SCIENCE AND ARMS CONTROL COMMUNITIES LOST A NUMBER OF DISTINGUISHED AND INFLUENTIAL MEMBERS THIS YEAR. HERE, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES OFFER THEIR RECOLLECTIONS OF A FEW OF THE DEPARTED.
1 November 2008
Contributors

Contributors

1 November 2008
The Bulletin Board

The Bulletin Board

The Doomsday Clock has been many things to many people, but never the centerpiece of a quilt. Until now.
1 November 2008
Biosecurity

Biodefense Efforts Need Transparency

1 November 2008
The Bulletin Interview

Thomas R. Pickering

THE DIPLOMAT'S DIPLOMAT
1 November 2008
Feature

Rethinking Personal Sacrifice

John M. Meyer
Conventional wisdom suggests that addressing environmental ills will require wealthy societies to sacrifice their standards of living. But that depends on how you view sacrifice.
1 November 2008
Feature

Agreeing to Disagree on Nuclear Rights

Rose GottemoellerRaymond Arnaudo
How can the international community limit access to the full nuclear fuel cycle, while protecting nations' rights to develop it? The Antarctic Treaty's framework may be a guide.
1 November 2008
Feature

The Trouble with Disarmament

Michael May
Abolishing nuclear weapons is a good idea in theory. In practice, however, it would be impossible to verify and would make the world less safe.
1 November 2008
Feature

The Domenici Legacy

David Culp
His strident views on nuclear energy and nuclear weapons have earned him legions of detractors, but Sen. Pete domenici's positive imprint on nonproliferation policy is undeniable.
1 November 2008
Feature

2008 World Nuclear Industry Status Report

Mycle Schneider
Hype about the burgeoning future of nuclear power is rampant, but the facts tell a different story. The nuclear power industry is in a state of global decline–a situation that isn't going to change in the
1 November 2008
In Review

Peak Oil

Tom Whipple
1 November 2008
Nuclear notebook

Indian Nuclear Forces, 2008

Robert S. NorrisHans M. Kristensen
1 November 2008
Turn back the clock

A Population Strategy for the Planet

Robert Engelman
Opinion
31 October 2008
Climate Change

Can the U.S. military move to renewable fuels?

Sohbet Karbuz

In a 1906 planning document, the U.S. War Department imagined, "In 1950, the U.S. military [will be] a highly effective, mobile, and mutually supporting force, protecting all required American interests through dominant air, land, and sea operations powered by a petroleum energy standard that is reliably and economically produced from domestic sources."

Sohbet Karbuz

A former official at the International Energy Agency, Karbuz currently works for Observatoire Mediterraneen de l'E

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