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Domestic violent extremist threats to U.S. nuclear facilities prove that the nuclear security status quo is at risk.

WELL before the Israel-Hamas war broke out on October 7, scholars and respected geopolitical analysts were already writing pieces asking this question.

It is truly unique in Earth history for a species to flourish in such a short time while simultaneously applying the peak of its capabilities to threaten its own self-destruction.

The smaller, more accurate B61-13 will replace the U.S.’s biggest nuke, suggesting that underground facilities of adversaries might be deeper than we thought.

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Every year, in early August, new articles appear that debate whether the dropping of the atomic bombs in 1945 was justified. Earlier this month, the 75th anniversary

The decision by the Japanese government to release treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean has ignited a storm of controversy and diplomatic strife. Several nations have promptly responded by halting imports of Japanese seafood, highlighting a complex mesh of environmental, health, and political factors at play. Dr. Kenji Sumita of Osaka University explains that the Fukushima plants wastewater undergoes a purification process using the A...

Shane is a McHenry Fellow in the Security Studies Program at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He sits on the Leadership Team of International Student/Young Pugwash (ISYP),...

Over next decade China ‘will continue to rapidly modernise, diversify and expand its nuclear forces’, US Department of Defence report released on Thursday says.

These are fearful times. Any of us with a pulse should be worried about the current upheaval in Gaza — not just for the atrocities it has provoked, but also