By Gabriel Molini* While recent history has been marked by the overhanging threat of a nuclear holocaust, warfare continues to evolve and expand even beyond the deadliest weapons humans have ever created. It is simple to show the horror and damage caused by any potential use of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), but it is […]
Biological threats have evolved for the worse, and we are not prepared
By Sophy Macartney Dual-use technologies have been a concern of national security since the 1950s and were originally targeted at preventing the diversion of items with military uses. The scope of dual-use export controls has since shifted toward preventing the covert development of nuclear weapons. But as technology and science developments speed up, the danger […]
With AI, regulations must come before benefits
By Sophy Macartney Computers are passing the exascale threshold, performing as many calculations in a single second as an individual could in 31,688,765,000 years. In 2017, experts stated that “the national security implications of AI will be revolutionary, not merely different.” And this was six years ago, a lifetime in technology. AI advancements are progressing far faster than […]
Research Analyst
Position: Research Analyst Organizations: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (CACNP) & Council for a Livable World (CLW) Location: Washington, D.C. Date posted: July 27, 2023 Application deadline: August 15, 2023 About Us The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is a 501(c)(3) organization that seeks to reduce nuclear weapons arsenals, halt the spread of […]
‘ARMS CONTROL MATTERS’: STATEMENT ON SETTING THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK TO 90 SECONDS TIL MIDNIGHT
CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director aschumann@armscontrolcenter.org (JANUARY 24—WASHINGTON) In response to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ annual setting of its symbolic Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds before midnight today, the Council for a Livable World and the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation issue the following statement on behalf of Executive Director and […]