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The global nuclear sector has been through something of an apocalyptic patch since the disaster at Fukushima—from power station shutdowns in Japan and Germany to waste-plan chaos in the U.K. to doubts about China’s ability to showcase new reactor designs.But not everything is grinding to a halt. Research into nuclear fusion, as opposed to the atom-splitting fission technology

NATO is an eternal structure. It survived the demise of the USSR it aims to contain and, more recently, the AUKUS Alliance. The French (...) [Voltaire Network]

The human cause of global warming is a highly contested theory in scientific circles, but not by the United Nations, which has a group (...) [Voltaire Network]

Maxwell Simon Maxwell Simon is a program coordinator and research assistant with the Project on Nuclear Issues at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC. His research focuses on how emerging technologies intersect with nuclear weapons issues. He is part of a team creating a multi-phase outer space-based arms control negotiation simulation exercise, for the use of early and mid-career researchers from academic, military, government, and private sector background...

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley asks, ‘Where are the black generals?’ Jamie McIntyre © Provided by Washington Examiner DOD header 2020 ‘WE MUST GET BETTER’: Before the nation’s top military officer swore in 21 new second lieutenants to the Army at a commissioning ceremony at Howard University, one of the nation’s premier Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C., he paused to reflect on the U.S. military’s egalitarian ethos, as well...

As Blinken heads to Ukraine, Zelensky undercuts Western support with surprise sacking of energy executive Jamie McIntyre BLINKEN’S UKRAINE MISSION: Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps up his meetings with G-7 foreign ministers in London today and heads to Ukraine, where tomorrow he meets with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Blinken’s primary mission is to show solid support for Zelenesky’s government in the face of Russia’s recent military buildup along the country�...

‘A CALIBRATED, PRACTICAL APPROACH’: Speaking at a meeting of the G-7 foreign ministers in London, Secretary of State Antony Blinken declined to return fire in the wake of incendiary statements from North Korea in reaction to President Joe Biden’s reference to the North’s nuclear program as a “serious threat.”

RUSI Salvaging the Iran Nuclear Deal: Round One in Vienna, and What Comes Next Tough negotiations to save the Iranian nuclear deal are resuming, and they are by no means guaranteed to succeed. The original participants in the Iran nuclear deal are gathering in Vienna for a second round of negotiations following last week’s attempt to salvage the agreement. Last week was the first time that the group had met since former US President Donald Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018, and the first s...

Congratulating Bulletin Program Manager Halley Posner The Bulletin congratulates our own Halley Posner, who was selected to be part of the Nuclear Scholars Initiative this year. The program is part of the Project on Nuclear Issues launched by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a bipartisan think tank in Washington D.C. The Nuclear Scholars Initiative aims to provide top graduate students and young professionals with a unique venue to interact, dialogue, and gain in-depth kn...

Friday, December 11, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies for a discussion with House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith on nuclear modernization and arms control in 2021. The event will feature opening remarks from Dr. John Hamre, moderated discussion by Rebecca Hersman, and live Q&A from the audience. This event is made possible through general support to CSIS. Featuring