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 morePresident Joe Biden has assumed command of the U.S. nuclear arsenal at a particularly turbulent time. The Trump administration, consistent with former President Donald Trump’s own fixation on the destructiveness…
Read moreIt’s hard to be a startup, given that most small businesses don’t survive past five years. It’s really hard to be a clean energy startup, given that venture capital firms…
Read moreNew applications of artificial intelligence (AI) are expanding rapidly, while countries all over the world are fiercely competing for the talent necessary to take advantage of these increasingly consequential technologies.1…
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…
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