FAS experts and affiliates contribute original commentary and opinion pieces in leading media outlets on specific security threats and policy implications.
The following piece reflects the opinions of Dr. Paul J. Sullivan and does not reflect the views of the Federation of American Scientists. I approach this article with some degree of uncertainty and trepidation. The uncertainty is due to the public vagueness about what president-elect Donald Trump’s policies towards the Middle…
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On July 16, 1945, the United States tested the world’s first nuclear device in the desert of Alamogordo, New Mexico, ushering in the Atomic Age. Development and production of the atomic bomb began during World War II because of…
Read moreSerious discussions are occurring, especially in Washington, Tehran, and EU capitals, about a possible US return to the Iran nuclear deal otherwise known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…
Read moreEntrepreneurship is the engine of long-term economic growth and dynamism. For the United States in particular, foreign-born entrepreneurs have made up an extraordinary share of our most successful companies and…
Read moreEmployers hiring in Schedule A occupations may more easily bring foreign workers permanently to the United States to fill those jobs because they do not have to prove there are…
Read moreWith only 60 percent of Americans reporting that they’re willing to take a coronavirus vaccine, it’s not enough for the government to…
Read moreThe rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has set off a high-stakes global power competition with major national security and economic implications. The Chinese military is prioritizing autonomous and AI-enabled weapons…
Read moreThe confluence of misinformation and infectious disease isn’t unique to COVID-19. Misinformation contributed to the spread of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, and it plagues efforts to educate the…
Read moreThe president and his secretary of state made a startling claim last week: that there is enough evidence to suggest with a high degree of confidence that the Wuhan Institute…
Read moreAs lawmakers in the United States turn their focus to fighting the scourge of COVID-19, they will need to come up to speed quickly on the science behind the virus…
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