NUCLEAR SECURITY

POLITICS
License to Irradiate: Dirty Bombs, Lazy Bureaucrats and the Very Real Threat to U.S. National Security
By Geoff Wilson, Contributor
Research Associate at Ploughshares Fund, a global security fou...
WORLDPOST
Celebrating the Success of a Treaty You've Never Heard Of
By Joan Rohlfing, Contributor
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Nuclear Threat In...
It seems obvious that countries would be obliged to protect materials that could be used to build a nuclear bomb. But many countries are not providing adequate security for these dangerous materials.
WORLDPOST
A Little-Known Nuclear Race Taking Place in East Asia Is Dangerous and Pointless
By Frank von Hippel and Fumihiko Yoshida, Contributors
It has been amply demonstrated that the use of plutonium as a fuel in nuclear reactors makes no economic sense. It's time to end this costly and pointless industry.
POLITICS
Let's Update Cold War Thinking on Nuclear Security
By Roger Howsley, Contributor
Executive Director of the Vienna-based World Institute for Nuc...
Regulators and operators need to understand that security of nuclear materials is a strategic risk that should be managed in coordination with other strategic priorities and objectives, and the public needs to know whether safety and security are being managed effectively for the benefit of all.
WORLDPOST
The Nuclear Security Summit: The Origin Story
By Peace and Security Funders Group, Contributor
A growing, global network of funders investing in a diverse ra...
As the six-year-old Nuclear Security Summit process culminates in Washington this month, it's only appropriate that we tell its origin story.
WORLDPOST
The Iran Nuclear Accord Is Good for Human Rights
By Akbar Ganji, Contributor
Dissident Iranian journalist; Intl. Press Association World Pr...
National security and economic prosperity are prerequisites for the emergence of a democratic regime. Destroying the infrastructure of a nation through harsh economic sanctions and war will not bring about a transition to democracy.
POLITICS
Sister Megan Rice, Anti-Nuclear Protester, Charged Under Sabotage Act
By Matt Sledge
POLITICS
Our Nuclear Insecurity Complex
By Project On Government Oversight, Contributor
Exposing Corruption, Exploring Solutions
Back in July, an 82-year-old nun and two fellow peace activists breached the security at the Y-12 nuclear weapons facility in Tennessee. Since then, it's only gotten worse for the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration.
FIFTY
How The 'Fort Knox' Of Nuclear Bombs Was Breached By An 82-Year-Old Nun
By Anthonia Akitunde
GREEN
Mission Impossible? Not for 82-year-old Anti-Nuclear Weapons Activist
By Mia Steinle, Contributor
Investigator, Project On Government Oversight
When a nuclear weapons facility can't stop infiltration by an octogenarian nun, it's time to reassess its security standards.
POLITICS
Top General Calls For Deep Cuts In Nuclear Arsenal
By Andrea Stone
POLITICS
Preventing Nuclear Terrorism
By Robert Gallucci, Contributor
Distinguished Professor, Practice of Diplomacy, and past Dean,...
Nations with nuclear material -- whether military or civilian -- must secure and eliminate stocks of highly enriched uranium and plutonium. The threat of nuclear terror is not just possible, it is quite plausible; if effective action is not taken, over time, it is probable.
POLITICS
A Safe, Secure Nuclear Future
By Steven Chu, Contributor
Former U.S. Secretary of Energy
Looking ahead, the U.S. and Russia have the opportunity to share our experience and work with other countries to promote nuclear security and to combat terrorism.
POLITICS
Don't Compromise America's Nuclear Security
By Richard Klass, Contributor
Colonel, USAF (ret.)
There isn't a price tag on keeping Americans safe. Rep. Ryan has a responsibility to balance the budget without compromising America's nuclear security.
WORLDPOST
New START and the Obama Nuclear Agenda
By Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.), Contributor
31-year veteran of the U.S. Army
New START is just that: a start. Despite the end of the U.S.-Soviet competition, the remaining 23,000 nuclear bombs across the globe present a clear and present danger to U.S. security.
POLITICS
A Good START: Reducing the Idolatry of Nuclear Weapons
By Jim Wallis, Contributor
Christian leader for social change; President and Founder @Soj...
Earlier this week, the United States declared for the first time will not use nuclear weapons against countries that are in compliance with the Nonproliferation Treaty.
POLITICS
Nuclear Naivete
By Joe Cirincione, Contributor
President, Ploughshares Fund; Author, 'Nuclear Nightmares: Sec...
Far-right conservatives posture as nuclear tough guys, but push a shockingly naive policy. Clinging to Cold War doctrines, they play politics with our nuclear weapons. It is a dangerous game that puts American security at risk.