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North Korean Nuclear Weapons, 2024: Federation of American Scientists Release Latest North Korea Nuclear Weapons Estimate
07.15.24
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Environment
The Blackouts During the Texas Heatwave Were Preventable. Here’s Why.
07.12.24
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Government Capacity
Increasing the “Policy Readiness” of Ideas
07.12.24
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Global Risk
Press release
North Korean Nuclear Weapons, 2024: Federation of American Scientists Release Latest North Korea Nuclear Weapons Estimate
North Korea may have produced enough fissile material to build up to 90 nuclear warheads.
07.15.24
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Environment
Blog
The Blackouts During the Texas Heatwave Were Preventable. Here’s Why.
As people wait for this catastrophic grid failure to be remedied, much of southeast Texas, which includes Houston, is enduring dangerous, extreme heat with no air conditioning amid an ongoing heatwave.
07.12.24
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Government Capacity
Blog
Increasing the “Policy Readiness” of Ideas
Policymakers are more likely to consider ideas where more thought has been given to the core questions of the policy process.
07.12.24
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5 min read
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Global Risk
Press release
Nuclear Experts from the Federation of American Scientists Call for More Transparency from the Defense Department with Its Decision to Certify the Sentinel ICBM Program
Secretary Austin’s likely certification of the Sentinel program should be open to public interrogation, and Congress must thoroughly examine whether every requirement is met before allowing the program to continue.
07.09.24
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