The Federation of American Scientists regrets to share news of the passing of long-time board member Don Lebell at age 95. Don Lebell was an active voice in national security, working not only with FAS, but with the Ploughshares Fund’s Nuclear-Free Society and the Department of Defense’s Task Force on Globalization and National Security, Amnesty […]
US Defense Department documents show that NATO has quietly added the United Kingdom to the list of nuclear weapons storage locations that are being upgraded. The documents do not identify the specific facility, but it is believed to be the US Air Base at RAF Lakenheath in southeast England approximately 100 kilometers northeast of London. […]
Shortly after Russian military forces invaded Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin said that he had ordered Russian nuclear forces on high combat alert – apparently to deter the United States from getting directly involved, and the United States condemned the statement as “unacceptable” nuclear saber rattling but refused to respond in kind, the two vehemently […]
For the first time ever, a nuclear-armed state accidentally launched a missile at another nuclear-armed state. How did this happen?
Climate action and U.S. manufacturing competitiveness are deeply intertwined and require a coordinated strategy.
Climate action and U.S. manufacturing competitiveness are deeply intertwined and require a coordinated strategy.
A resilient, secure, & prosperous clean energy economy increasingly demands investments in advanced energy manufacturing and supply chains.
The United States should adopt a roadmap to help LMICs implement policies needed to achieve global elimination of childhood lead poisoning.
The U.S. should deploy air-pollution emission sensors in 300 American cities by 2030 to drive critical climate and air-quality decisions.
Congress should create a Judicial Innovation Fellowship that brings experienced technologists into courts to improve access to justice.
Our roundtable of climate and procurement experts discussed the underutilized role of the federal government as a strategic buyer to overcome market failures in scaling innovative solutions to climate change. Speakers included: Initial Perspectives The session began with remarks from Thomas Kalil (Schmidt Futures), who provided an introduction into procurement levers, or “demand-pull” mechanisms. The session then […]
2022 Bioautomation Challenge: Investing in Automating Protein EngineeringThomas Kalil, Chief Innovation Officer of Schmidt Futures, interviews biomedical engineer Erika DeBenedictis Schmidt Futures is supporting an initiative – the 2022 Bioautomation Challenge – to accelerate the adoption of automation by leading researchers in protein engineering. The Federation of American Scientists will act as the fiscal sponsor […]