Charting Nuclear Security Progress in South Asia
The nuclear security summits have come and gone, but the challenge of nuclear terrorism is still with us. As long as weapons-usable fissile material (highly enriched uranium, or HEU, and…
Trump and Putin’s Race to the Bottom
…nuclear forces. These programs began to show results around 2010. Attempting to deflect attention from Russia’s inferiority in conventional arms, Putin also emphasized Russia’s willingness to use nuclear weapons in…
Nuclear Energy in the Middle East: The Jordan Factor
…a reactor $5-6 billion. Prospects for commercially exporting electricity and nuclear fuel will also depend on supply and demand. Even with its new uranium, the World Nuclear Association ranks Jordan…
Justice and the Bomb
…is that nuclear deterrence “works,” and will continue to prevent large-scale loss of life in the future. Every treaty governing nuclear arms, every confidence-building and nuclear risk-reduction measure, every initiative…
Spent Nuclear Fuel in Sweden
Highlights 6,758 MTU spent nuclear fuel in storage (2016) 4,000 MTU spent nuclear fuel projected by 2050 1972 First year of commercial nuclear operation 7 operating nuclear power reactors operating…
Spent Nuclear Fuel in the United States
Highlights 77,955 tHM spent nuclear fuel in storage (2016) 131,500 tHM spent nuclear fuel projected by 2050 1960 First year of commercial nuclear operation 96 operating nuclear power reactors 50…
Nuclear Illusions: Argentina and Brazil
…until recently, their nuclear development has been accompanied by a nuclear theology grounded in rejection of the basic tenets of the non-proliferation regime. Specifically, the two nations opposed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty…
What it’s like to visit a Russian Nuclear Warhead Storage Site
…we’re somewhere in the middle of Russia surrounded by nuclear weapons. Our hopes of being able to scan the horizon from the guard stand are dashed once we emerge from…