If the purpose of nuclear weapons is deterrence then the only logical policy is no ‘first use’, argues Rajesh Rajagoplan, of the Observer Research Foundation

Observer Research Foundation 07 Sep 2019

Nuclear Security

The world faces a new nuclear arms race – and this time it's much more complex

U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals could soon be freed of any restraint from treaties – and the results will be profound, writes Rakesh Sood, of the Observer Research Foundation

Observer Research Foundation 28 Aug 2019

Nuclear Security

The world's nuclear arsenal is shrinking – but it's becoming more advanced

The world’s stockpile of nuclear weapons is falling, and there are fewer weapons operationally deployed – but every country that possesses nuclear weapons is modernizing

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 17 Jun 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

What’s going on in Chernobyl today?

Chernobyl was the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster. But a generation on, life is returning to areas once exposed to lethal amounts of radiation.

Alex Thornton 20 May 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Researchers want you to play this game to understand the risks of nuclear conflict

The creators of SIGNAL hope to gain insights into how countries may fight with nuclear weapons by studying tactics used by players online.

Kara Manke · Futurity 15 May 2019

International Security

Old ideas about nuclear arms control no longer work. We need a fresh approach for the New Nuclear Age

The West’s failure to understand the New Nuclear Age is the real reason for today’s nuclear pessimism, argues Rakesh Sood, of the Observer Research Foundation

Observer Research Foundation 12 Apr 2019

Infrastructure

What Fukushima's cherry trees tell us about Japan's reinvention

Dismantling and decontamination from the Fukushima nuclear disaster will take several decades. For many in Japan, the disaster is seen as having launched a renaissance.

Sébastien Travadel, Aurélien Portelli, and Franck Guarnieri · The Conversation 04 Apr 2019

International Security

Nuclear security risks in the Black Sea region and how to reduce them

Serious nuclear security concerns are emerging in the Black Sea region, writes Ian Anthony of the Stockholm International Peace Institute

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 27 Dec 2018

Future of Energy

Destroying nuclear waste to create clean energy? It can be done

Scientists at CERN think they may have discovered a new source of clean energy.

Franklin Servan-Schreiber 16 Nov 2018

China

China’s 'artificial sun' is now hot enough for nuclear fusion

We're one step closer to a near-limitless source of clean energy.

Kristin Houser · Futurism 16 Nov 2018

Nuclear Security

What are the whereabouts of the world's nuclear weapons?

Following Donald Trump’s threat to walk away from a landmark Cold War agreement, here’s where all the nuclear weapons currently are in the world.

Sean Fleming 23 Oct 2018

Future of Energy

Three decades on, Chernobyl is creating solar power

A new solar power plant has opened Chernobyl, close to the destroyed reactor of the nuclear power plant.

Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 09 Oct 2018

Republic of Korea

Is this the dawn of a nuclear-free Korean peninsula?

In a bid to salvage talks between North and South Korea, Kim Jong Un has made a series of positive promises.

Hyonhee Shin and Soyoung Kim · Reuters 19 Sep 2018

Nuclear Security

Radioactive nuclear waste is a global threat. These scientists may have a new solution

It can transform highly radioactive waste lasting hundreds of thousands of years into mildly radioactive waste with less than 300 years of toxicity. But it's yet to receive significant fu...

Franklin Servan-Schreiber 08 Aug 2018

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