AI Race: The Promise and Perils of Techno-Utopians

…of engineered consensus, where politics and consent of the governed disappear alongside human agency. No wonder some in the industry, like Google CEO Sundar Pichai, support integrating social scientists, philosophers,…

Pakistan’s Shocking Strategic Shift

…of caution is warranted as a nuclear South Asia, even while mitigating pressures for conventional competition, introduces new dangers. Technological developments like tactical nuclear weapons [47] deployed for war-fighting purposes, or missile defenses and…

Syria’s Chemical Weapons And Terrorists

…of nuclear materials. Khan spent years building and maintaining a network of innovators, manufacturers, shippers and other suppliers to market contraband nuclear items to Iran, Libya and North Korea. Even…

Code of Conduct: Key Questions

…new space weapons or anti-satellite weapons to punish wrong-doers.   Q. Does the Code define and prohibit space weapons? A. Our Code is all about responsible and irresponsible activities. It’s…

Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East

…official policy of ambiguity, Israel is widely believed to possess a nuclear  weapons capability, developed as a deterrent against major security threats; the perceived threat of Israel’s suspected nuclear program,…

Spent Nuclear Fuel in Brazil

Highlights 584 MTU spent nuclear fuel in storage (2016) 2,854 MTU* spent nuclear fuel projected by 2050 1985 First year of commercial nuclear operation 2 operating nuclear power reactors 4…