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Industrial Policy Memo

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.

09.30.21 | 1 min read
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Global Risk
Article
Biden, You Should Be Aware That Your Submarine Deal Has Costs

For more than a decade, Washington has struggled to prioritize what it calls great power competition with China — a contest for military and political dominance. President Biden has been working hard to make the pivot to Asia that his two predecessors never quite managed. The landmark defense pact with Australia and Britain, AUKUS, that […]

09.30.21 | 1 min read
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Environment
Press release
FAS Announces Selection of Daniel Correa to Serve as Chief Executive Officer

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) announced the selection of Daniel Correa to serve as Chief Executive Officer of FAS. Since January, Dan has served as Acting President of FAS since former President Ali Nouri departed the organization to join the Biden-Harris Administration. 

09.29.21 | 3 min read
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Global Risk
Report
What Is the Sole Purpose of U.S. Nuclear Weapons?

Read the full report PDF here.  Summary Depending on how it is defined, sole purpose could have transformational effects on nearly every aspect of nuclear weapons policy or relatively modest effects. It could accommodate or incorporate a range of related policy options, like a deterrence-only posture or no first use. In January 2021, President Biden […]

09.16.21 | 7 min read
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Global Risk
Report
What Is the Sole Purpose of U.S. Nuclear Weapons?

How can US officials assure allies that Biden’s sole purpose policy will increase their security, not decrease it?

09.16.21 | 7 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
A Strategy for Countering Fraudulent Trademark Registrations at the Patent and Trademark Office

The problem of fraudulent trademark registrations at the PTO has become increasingly severe, but it can be contained.

09.14.21 | 1 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Playbook For Opening Federal Government Data — How Executive & Legislative Leadership Can Help

The Biden Administration should explicitly emphasize that open government data is a top Administration priority.

09.10.21 | 2 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Investing in “Privacy-at-the-Sensor” Civic Technologies to Advance Next-Gen American Infrastructure

The U.S. should invest in civic technologies that advance next-gen American infrastructure and prioritize individual privacy protections.

09.08.21 | 1 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Promoting Transparency and Competition in the Broadband Market

The federal government can and must intervene to promote transparency and competition in the broadband market.

09.01.21 | 1 min read
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Environment
day one project
Policy Memo
Federal Approval of Over-the-Counter Birth-Control Pills

The U.S. should approve over-the-counter (OTC) birth-control pills to ensure universal access to contraception.

08.30.21 | 1 min read
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FAS
Blog
US Army Views Chinese Military Tactics

How would China fight a war against the US? A new US Army publication sets out to answer that question, offering a detailed account of the military tactics China could employ. See Chinese Tactics, Army Techniques Publication (ATP) 7-100.3, August 9, 2021. The 250-page document is mainly intended to help provide a realistic basis for […]

08.23.21 | 3 min read
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FAS
Blog
New Declassification Reforms Are Classified

Legislative measures to improve the process of declassifying classified national security information were introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden in the pending intelligence authorization act for FY2022. But they were included in the classified annex so their substance and import are not publicly known. “I remain deeply concerned about the failures of the Federal Government’s obsolete […]

08.23.21 | 1 min read
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