Government Secrecy and Censorship May 9, 2016
by Alexander DeVolpi From its beginning, the Federation of American Scientists has been immersed in policies and issues regarding government secrecy and censorship. By…
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FAS’s online, quarterly science and security journal featuring articles by members of the FAS network on issues related to foreign policy and national security.
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FAS History, 1961-1963 May 9, 2016
by Freeman Dyson “I was chairman of FAS from 1962-63. Fifty-year-old memories are hopelessly unreliable and historically worthless. Fortunately, my mother preserved the letters…
Read moreFAS in the 1960s: Formative Years May 9, 2016
by Daniel Singer “I am sharing some memories of the period 1960-1970 when I served as FAS General Counsel. I start by echoing Freeman…
Read moreRevitalizing and Leading FAS: 1970-2000 May 9, 2016
FAS Staff Photo, April 1987. by Jeremy J. Stone “When, in 1970, I descended from the FAS Executive Committee to become the chief…
Read moreFAS’s Contribution to Ending the Cold War Nuclear Arms Race May 9, 2016
Frank von Hippel and Andrei Sakharov discuss the possibility of cutting U.S. and Soviet nuclear forces (without changing the basic war fighting approaches…
Read moreFAS Engagement With China May 9, 2016
by Richard L. Garwin “Supporting and expanding on Frank von Hippel’s cogent and exciting narrative of some of the great accomplishments of the Federation…
Read moreNuclear Legacies: Public Understanding and FAS May 9, 2016
by B. Cameron Reed “In late 1945, a group of scientists who had been involved with the Manhattan Project felt it was their civic duty…
Read moreMore From FAS: Highlights and Achievements Throughout Recent Months May 9, 2016
NGOs AND THEIR ROLES IN THE VERIFICATION OF NUCLEAR AGREEMENTS – APRIL 2016 After finishing up his second MacArthur Foundation-sponsored research project on issues…
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