The FDA should condition any vaccine approval on open trial data December 4, 2020
With only 60 percent of Americans reporting that they’re willing to take a coronavirus vaccine, it’s not enough for the government to…
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ICBMs
Siloed Thinking: A Closer Look at the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent
"Siloed Thinking," authored by Research Associate Matt Korda, reviews the fundamental role of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in US nuclear strategy and examines the Pentagon's justifications for pursuing an ICBM replacement program. The report ultimately suggests that these justifications were based on flawed assumptions, and many have since been…
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A More Responsible Digital Surveillance Future
At a time when democratic rule of law and human rights have weakened globally, emerging digital surveillance technologies have made the authoritarian model more accessible, stable, and competitive than ever before. Read the report here.
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Public Perspectives on the US Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force
On behalf of the Federation of American Scientists, ReThink Media conducted a national survey of 800 registered voters between 12-28 October 2020, with the purpose of exploring Americans’ opinions about US nuclear posture in general, and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in particular. The survey included a 200 oversample of registered…
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An Integrated Approach to Deterrence Posture
The primary deterrence challenge facing the United States today is preventing aggression and escalation in limited conventional conflicts with a nuclear-armed adversary. It is a difficult conceptual and practical challenge for both conventional and nuclear strategy—but existing Pentagon…
Read moreHow America Can Win the Global AI Race November 25, 2020
The 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 moreCOVID Misinformation Is Killing People October 11, 2020
The 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 moreOver the Line: The Implications of China’s ADIZ Intrusions in Northeast Asia August 17, 2020
This report uses data gathered from multilingual sources to explore China's motivations behind its systematic ADIZ intrusions as well as the implications for Japanese, South Korean, Taiwanese, and U.S. forces operating in Northeast Asia.
Read moreTemporary Work Visa Holders in the United States, By the Numbers June 19, 2020
The Trump administration is expected to unveil an executive action in the near future that would significantly restrict temporary (“nonimmigrant”) work visa categories. While there are multiple public data sets…
Read moreLet evidence, not talk radio, determine whether the outbreak started in a lab May 15, 2020
The 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 moreCongress Needs More Scientific Expertise to Fight COVID-19 April 6, 2020
As 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…
Read moreCouncil of science advisers for US lawmakers — as well as presidents March 24, 2020
The US President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is composed of accomplished individuals from academia and industry who volunteer to help the president. Cabinet secretaries and other federal…
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