FAS Roundup – April 19, 2021 April 19, 2021
Biden Could Win Back Progressives By Pausing A Controversial New Nuclear Weapon The ground-based strategic deterrent program is projected to…
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FAS Roundup – April 12, 2021 April 12, 2021
The Race to Curb the Spread of COVID Vaccine Disinformation “Although the latest efforts by Twitter and Facebook should help to reduce…
Read moreFAS Roundup – April 5, 2021 April 5, 2021
First New START Data After Extension Shows Compliance Although the New START treaty has been extended for five years and…
Read moreStatement on Anti-Asian Violence and Xenophobia April 2, 2021
Dear colleagues, We condemn the continued violence and racism targeting Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders. These actions betray deep racial fissures in American society, and they make…
Read moreFAS Roundup – March 27, 2021 March 27, 2021
Big Tech CEOs Questioned About Fighting Disinformation With AI by the House Energy and Commerce Committee Last week, Congress asked big tech…
Read moreFAS Roundup – March 22, 2021 March 22, 2021
Russian nuclear forces, 2021 In the latest Nuclear Notebook, FAS’ Hans Kristensen and Matt Korda break down their …
Read moreFAS Roundup – March 15, 2021 March 15, 2021
Siloed Thinking: A Closer Look at the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent The Pentagon wants to spend $100B on a brand-new ICBM system, but has not offered a convincing articulation of…
Read moreFAS Roundup – March 8, 2021 March 8, 2021
FAS Presses for Release of Nuclear Stockpile Data For the past three years, the Trump Administration refused to provide an annual tally…
Read moreFAS Roundup – March 1, 2021 March 1, 2021
Baby Nukes: When a Little Boom Is All You Need From “backpack bombs” to the Davy Crockett nuclear rifle, low-yield nuclear weapons…
Read moreImproving genome sequencing infrastructure to detect coronavirus variants is a priority for CDC February 26, 2021
As the U.S. continues to grapple with the pandemic, there are growing concerns about the risks posed by variants of SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Recent data…
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