Emerging Technology
Focused Research Organizations

To address the gap between academic and commercial incentives, the U.S. government should fund centralized research programs, known as FROs, to address well-defined challenges.

06.13.23 | 1 min read
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FAS
Technology R&D

The global race for advanced industries is fierce, and policy support for thriving R&D ecosystems is a key driver.

05.22.23 | 1 min read
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Emerging Technology
Advanced Research at DOT

We’re scoping ambitious ideas to help ARPA-I begin executing projects that improve transportation across the country.

04.24.23 | 1 min read
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FAS
Next-Generation Defense Budgeting Project

Military Modernization Limited by Industrial Age Budgeting The United States risks losing its military advantage over rapidly advancing adversaries, in no small part because the Department of Defense (DoD) and the national security community are unable to make effective and timely investment decisions. This issue underlies DoD’s well-known challenges in transitioning emerging science and technology […]

04.21.23 | 41 min read
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Global Risk
Nuclear Information Project

The Nuclear Information Project provides the public with reliable information about the status and trends of the nuclear weapons arsenals of the world’s nuclear-armed countries.

04.18.23 | 2 min read
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Emerging Technology
Bioeconomy

The U.S. bioeconomy is growing rapidly, innovation is needed to sustain and maintain this growth. Shaping policy to consider workforce development, advanced agriculture, bioindustrial and biotech sectors will be imperative to keep the needle moving forward.

04.18.23 | 1 min read
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Environment
Wildland Fire

The U.S. is experiencing more frequent and intense wildland fires, but policy informed by science, evidence, and Indigenous perspectives can lessen the disastrous effects.

04.18.23 | 1 min read
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Global Risk
Defense Posture Project

The Defense Posture Project tracks disruptions to strategic stability in order to provide innovative concepts for maintaining deterrence over the coming decades.

03.31.23 | 2 min read
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Global Risk
ICBM Information Project

The Pentagon is currently planning to replace its current arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) with a brand-new missile force, despite budget and life-cycle concerns.

03.31.23 | 5 min read
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Global Risk
FAS Nuclear Notebook

The FAS Nuclear Notebook is one of the most widely sourced reference materials worldwide for reliable information about the status of nuclear weapons.

03.13.23 | 2 min read
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Education & Workforce
Alliance for Learning Innovation Working Group and Coalition

Advocating for federal investments in research-based innovations in education that advance student equity and expand opportunities in a competitive world.

03.03.23 | 1 min read
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Global Risk
Archives

For decades, the Federation of American Scientists website has hosted vast and valuable archives of data relating to nuclear weapons.

02.16.23 | 1 min read
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