By Bryce Farabaugh and Deverrick Holmes, Policy Interns This month marks the seventeenth anniversary of the United States withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, a landmark agreement from the Cold War that limited American and Soviet (and subsequently, Russian) ground-based, anti-ballistic missile defense systems. Originally signed May 26, 1972, between American President Richard Nixon and Soviet General Secretary […]
Center’s affiliated Scientists Working Group works to fight pandemics
By Lynn Klotz, Member, Scientists Working Group The five-minute film “Hey, let’s fight global pandemics by maybe starting one… Say WHAT?” is a well-produced and an entirely accurate portrayal of the risk of creating in the lab deadly avian flu viruses that might spread from human to human through the air. We all know of […]
Seventeen years post-ABM Treaty withdrawal, where are we?
Today marks 17 years since the United States withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. What’s happened since then? Nothing good!
Will the Real Godzilla Please Stand Up?
Almost everyone has heard of Godzilla, even if they’ve never seen a Godzilla movie. What most people don’t know is the famous monster’s connection to nuclear weapons. Sixty-five years and 35 movies after its 1954 debut, Godzilla is still a mainstay in our summer movie rotation, but its origins have been all but erased. With […]
Women in Nuclear History: Federica Mogherini
By Rachel Emond, Scoville Fellow Federica Mogherini: The chief diplomat of the European Union who rose to political power despite misplaced concerns about her readiness, and served as a driving force behind successful JCPOA negotiations. The European Union has made achieving gender parity in decision-making a top priority since 2016, and though their intentions are […]
