A new conservative German government has thrown the country's nuclear power phaseout into doubt. But it's unclear just how long a reprieve its reactors will be given.
Some who oppose new disarmament goals argue that Washington is dozing while other nuclear powers modernize their forces, threatening to surpass U.S. capabilities. Here's why they're wrong.
Despite the well-known relationship between climate change and health, WHO has been only tangentially involved in major international climate efforts--a situation that must change.
Although the economic crisis has diminished chances of a widespread nuclear renaissance, concerns remain that countries interested in nuclear energy could push wary neighbors toward nuclear weapons.
An in-depth look at Iran's recently exposed secret fuel enrichment plant raises questions over intent and whether similar facilities will be discovered in the future.
Washington eventually will need to reassess its deployment of nuclear weapons in Turkey, but removing the weapons while maintaining positive relations with Ankara will take careful diplomacy.
Intelligence seems to suggest that Kim Jong-il's 26-year-old youngest son has been tapped as his successor, adding another layer of complexity to the already complicated North Korean nuclear situation.
When Soviet scientist Vladimir Pasechnik defected to Britain in 1989, he confirmed what the West had long suspected about Moscow's secret bioweapon efforts.
Even taken together, today's international governance organizations aren't capable of addressing the changing climate. The necessary step toward rectifying this problem: a new financial architecture that supports both adaptation and mitigation strategies.
In 1996, India was resolutely opposed to the CTBT, citing discriminatory treatment of non-nuclear weapon states, among other factors. But in the decade since, its hard-line stance has softened.
With the Bush-era European-based missile shield no more, Prague may need to look to the European Union and NATO for its security guarantees.
In the 365 days since Washington relaxed its nuclear trade restrictions with India, business has boomed between the two countries, meaning the U.S.-India nuclear deal is here to stay.
Warsaw received the U.S. administration's decision on the European missile defense plan with mixed feelings. And despite suggestions of a new program with new opportunities, future U.S.-Polish cooperation won't be easy.
On August 29, 1949, the Soviet Union exploded its first nuclear weapon at the Semipalatinsk Test Site on the Kazakh steppe. Today, six decades later, the health impacts are still being felt.
Recently uncovered, private notebooks of a former deputy to a high-ranking Politburo member provide new understanding of the Soviet chemical, biological, and nuclear weapon programs during the Cold War's waning days.
All nuclear politics are local--the exact reason why future arms control treaties and warhead reductions face uncertain odds for Senate approval.
By identifying specific historical cases where a changing climate contributed to social instability, we can learn a lot about what today's societies can do to cope with climate change.
The Energy Department has selected the final four nuclear power plant projects that will vie for $18.5 billion in federal loan guarantees. So, now how does it spend the money wisely and efficiently?