Industrial Policy Memo September 30, 2021
To inform the Administration's new strategy, we pulled together a curated set of ideas from our extensive portfolio of nonpartisan, actionable ideas in science and technology policy.
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Environmental Assessment Reveals New Details About the Air Force’s ICBM Replacement Plan November 3, 2020
Any time a US federal agency proposes a major action that “has the potential to cause significant effects on the natural or human environment,” they must complete an…
Read more“Biosecurity board grapples with how to rein in risky flu studies” (Science) January 13, 2016
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity met last week to discuss Gain of Function (GOF) studies. A topic of debate for the past several years, GOF studies involving H5N1…
Read moreThe Evolution of the Senate Arms Control Observer Group June 5, 2014
by Nickolas Roth In March 2013, the Senate voted down an amendment offered by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) to cut $700,000 from their budget that was set-aside for the National…
Read moreAmerican Scientists and Nuclear Weapons Policy June 5, 2014
“Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it,” warned British statesman and philosopher Edmund Burke more than 200 years ago. Having recently delved into reading about the history…
Read moreAfter Action Report – Second PfPC Working Group Workshop on Emerging Security Challenges July 26, 2013
Earlier today, the Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes released its After Action Report to experts who participated in the Emerging Security Challenges…
Read more58 Nobel Laureates Urge Congress to Halt Budget Cuts to Science Research April 10, 2013
A group of 58 U.S. Nobel Laureates is urging members of Congress to preserve federal funding of long term scientific research for the 2014 fiscal year budget. Today, President…
Read moreTrimming Nuclear Excess December 19, 2012
Co-Authored by Meggaen Neely, Communications Intern at the Federation of American Scientists The U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals currently stand at more than 15 times the size of the total…
Read moreChallenges to Creating a WMD Free Zone December 3, 2012
With the current tensions in the Middle East, regional instability, ongoing debate about the nature and intent of Iran’s nuclear program, and the recent postponement of the Middle East Weapons…
Read moreU.S.-Led Actions in Iran in Dollars and Cents November 20, 2012
As tensions in the Middle East have grown, many have considered the impacts of U.S.-led actions against Iran. Yet, the focus remains on the damage to Iranian military…
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