Topic: Washington, DC

Satire: Nuclear proliferation and disarmament

Helium - 468 days ago
War started with sticks and stones, slowly progressed to swords and catapults, then guns and explosives. Finally nuclear weapons were made, and there was an arms race or two, and proliferation became an issue. Many question the wisdom of ditching nuclear weapons ...

We can help stop nuclear theft, say science groups

New Scientist - 666 days ago
IF POLITICIANS are serious about nuclear security, they should start listening to scientists. One crude bomb could cause global economic chaos, a report by nuclear security expert Matthew Bunn of Harvard University warned last week. Yet there are at present no agreed ...

Learning from the Missile Crisis

Smithsonian - 906 days ago
It was a lovely autumn day 40 years ago this month, a day not unlike September 11, 2001, when Americans realized that the oceans no longer protected us from enemy attack. A view of Havana would feature the humbling of Fidel Castro, ...

Editorial: Engaging Iran

Science - 1484 days ago
Political acrimony in the wake of 9/11 quashed many already-constrained scientific interactions between the United States and Iran. And intensified confrontation over Iran's nuclear ambitions further increased political skepticism as to the value of scientific collaboration.. 1Norman Neureiter is the director of ...