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FAS Senior Fellow Jen Pahlka testifies on Using AI to Improve Government Services

Read FAS Senior Policy Fellow Jennifer Pahlka’s testimony on Harnessing AI to Improve Government Services and Customer Experience here.

01.10.24 | 3 min read
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Global Risk
Blog
What Did the DOD Know About Chinese Missiles in the Latest PRC Nuclear Capabilities Report?

The Federation of American Scientists seeks answers about the Department of Defense’s annual report on “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China.”

01.10.24 | 5 min read
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Environment
Blog
For America to Become Climate Resilient, We Need Innovative Policy Solutions to Address The Extreme Heat Crisis

FAS introduces a cohort of over 20 experts from our Extreme Heat Policy Challenge to develop high-impact policy recommendations that comprehensively address the extreme heat crisis.

01.09.24 | 4 min read
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Clean Energy
Policy Memo
Report
Breaking Ground on Next-Generation Geothermal Energy

Here’s how the Department of Energy can utilize Other Transaction Authority to invest in and kickstart a new era of abundant and firm geothermal energy.

01.08.24 | 17 min read
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Global Risk
Blog
A Reflection on the 2023 Hiroshima ICAN Academy

“These weapons are being cleaned and shined as arsenals expand and the risk of nuclear weapons use grows to be higher than at any time since the Cold War.”

12.14.23 | 5 min read
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FAS
Report
FAS Annual Report 2023

At the Federation of American Scientists, we know firsthand that progress happens when the science community has a seat at the policymaking table.

12.13.23 | 20 min read
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Global Risk
Blog
New Nuclear Bomb Training At Dutch Air Base

The Dutch air base at Volkel appears to have started integration training with the new U.S. B61-12 guided nuclear gravity bomb in 2021, even before the bomb went into full-scale production and entered the U.S. stockpile in 2022.

12.13.23 | 3 min read
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Emerging Technology
Press release
The Biorevolution is Underway. Now is the Time for Biology to Harness the Potential of Artificial Intelligence

Five federal policy recommendations to maximize opportunity and minimize risk at the intersection of biology and artificial intelligence

12.12.23 | 1 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Bio x AI: Policy Recommendations for a New Frontier

The landscape of biosecurity risks related to AI is complex and rapidly changing, and understanding the range of issues requires diverse perspectives and expertise. Here are five promising ideas that match the diversity of challenges that AI poses in the life sciences.

12.12.23 | 32 min read
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Emerging Technology
Blog
Excited Delirium: A Fatal Term Laid to Rest

Excited delirium, a diagnosis generally characterized by a severely agitated state, made headlines in some of the most contentious deaths in custody.

12.11.23 | 5 min read
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Global Risk
Blog
TPNW2MSP: Overview and Key Takeaways

Here’s what we learned at the 2nd Meeting of States Parties (MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

12.08.23 | 8 min read
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Global Risk
Blog
New Voices on Nuclear Weapons Fellowship: Creative Perspectives on Rethinking Nuclear Deterrence 

To empower new voices to start their career in nuclear weapons studies, the Federation of American Scientists launched the New Voices on Nuclear Weapons Fellowship. Here’s what our inaugural cohort accomplished.

11.28.23 | 3 min read
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