The presidential candidates’ debates will soon occur, and the voters must know where the candidates stand on protecting the United States against catastrophic nuclear…
Read moreThe George W. Bush Administration is not typically viewed as the paragon of arms control. This was the Administration that withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic…
Read moreEver since the United States began developing a missile defense system, the focus has been on pursuing a robust missile defense system. As not…
Read moreThe special nature of nuclear energy requires particular safety and security conditions and stronger protective measures. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as do…
Read moreFLAWED PENTAGON NUCLEAR CRUISE MISSILE ADVOCACY – JUNE 10, 2016 In its quest to secure Congressional approval for a new nuclear cruise missile, the…
Read moreFrom its inception 70 years ago, the founders and members of the Federation of American Scientists were reinventing themselves. Imagine yourself as a 26-year…
Read moreThe Federation of American Scientists (FAS) formed after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, precisely because many scientists were genuinely concerned for the fate…
Read moreOn August 8, 2015, twenty-nine scientists sent a letter to President Obama in support of the agreement with Iran that would block (or at…
Read more“I was chairman of FAS from 1962-63. Fifty-year-old memories are hopelessly unreliable and historically worthless. Fortunately, my mother preserved the letters that I wrote…
Read more“I am sharing some memories of the period 1960-1970 when I served as FAS General Counsel. I start by echoing Freeman Dyson’s caution that…
Read more