Spent Nuclear Fuel: High Above, On the Ground, and Far Below
…you explore Nuclear waste is in space. Nuclear material has been used by the U.S. and Russia/USSR to power satellites in space since the 1960s. Around 1 ton of nuclear…
Institutionalizing Nuclear Confidence Building Measures between India and Pakistan
The absence of an institutionalized Nuclear Confidence-Building Measures (NCBMs) regime between India and Pakistan is an obstacle to the effective management of crises between these two nuclear-armed neighbors. Instances like…
Yes He Can: Obama’s First Step Toward Zero
…zero. President Obama must ensure that the upcoming Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) matches his vision of a world free of nuclear weapons. Past NPRs have fallen victim to the desires…
Amidst a Political Imbroglio: What’s Next for Bangladesh’s Nuclear Energy Dreams?
…Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture through a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation, Beijing is looking to deepen its influence in varied aspects of the nuclear realm in the region….
A Visit to the Site of France’s Future High-Level Waste Repository
…nuclear-weapon States as defined by the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Unlike non-nuclear-weapon States where the International Atomic Energy (IAEA) has the right and obligation to apply safeguards…
Time to Consider a Trilateral Asian ABM Treaty
…missiles and tactical nuclear weapons that cannot be countered by India’s BMD systems, placing multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRVs) on some of its missiles, inducting advanced air defense systems…
The Sleeper Has Awakened: Six Key Takeaways From the Rollout of North Korea’s “Tactical Nuclear Attack Submarine”
…before. Associated photos revealed substantial modifications made to an existing old ROMEO-class conventionally powered submarine to launch “tactical nuclear weapons.” The text of a speech Kim Jong Un reportedly gave…
Investigating the use of Chemical Weapons in Syria
Investigating the use of chemical weapons The first inquiry into the use of chemical weapons (CW) in Syria was the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism (SGM) for Investigation of Alleged use…