By Rana Agahi When a country gives up or loses a nuclear weapons program, what actually disappears? Unlike a warhead, laboratory or centrifuge, knowledge cannot simply be dismantled. Nuclear programs depend not only on machines and materials, but also on the tacit knowledge scientists gain through experience and cannot always pass on through instructions alone. […]
In remembrance of the tragic 9/11 attacks, our staff members provided reflections on where they were that fateful morning and how the events of that day have shaped their lives in the 25 years since. With perspectives ranging from individuals who were working at the Pentagon and Capitol complexes that morning to young children with no recollection of a world before those attacks.
