President’s Message

President’s Message: Reinvention and Renewal May 10, 2016

by Charles D. Ferguson, Ph.D. From its inception 70 years ago, the founders and members of the Federation of American Scientists were reinventing themselves.

Creating a Community for Global Security October 14, 2015

by Charles D. Ferguson, Ph.D. Imagine thousands and potentially millions of scientists committed to making the world safer and more secure. This was the vision of the dedicated group of…

Mind the Empathy Gap May 29, 2015

by Charles D. Ferguson, Ph.D. Here is some news from recent research in neuroscience that, I think, is relevant for FAS’s mission to prevent global catastrophes. Psychologists Dacher Keltner of…

Seeking China-U.S. Strategic Nuclear Stability February 19, 2015

by Charles D. Ferguson, Ph.D. “To destroy the other, you have to destroy part of yourself. To deter the other, you have to deter yourself,” according to a Chinese nuclear…

Energy Policy and National Security: The Need for a Nonpartisan Plan November 7, 2014

As I write this president’s message, the U.S. election has just resulted in a resounding victory for the Republican Party, which will have control of both the Senate and House…

President’s Message: The Nuclear Guns of August August 21, 2014

by Charles D. Ferguson, Ph.D. “One constant among the elements of 1914—as of any era—was the disposition of everyone on all sides not to prepare for the harder alternative, not…

American 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…