Nuclear Power Plants in Wars
In an article in the Economist magazine, Ukrainian history professor Serhii Plokhy argues that nuclear power reactors pose an unacceptable risk to soldiers and civilians if they are damaged and release…
Putin and Prolifeation
Foreign policy wonks are concerned that Putin’s war in Ukraine is undermining the nuclear non-proliferation regime, embodied primarily in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty. The Economist magazine and the Bulletin of…
Air Force Refocuses on Nuclear Weapons
In his April 28 Washington Post column, David Ignatius said: Beyond the carnage the Ukraine war has produced on the ground, it has forced military planners to think anew about…
Putin and the World Nuclear Order
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reports on its conversation with Siegfried Hecker, the director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Dr. Hecker said Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine created…