By Sara Z. Kutchesfahani I started my nuclear non-proliferation career in 2004, and over the years, I have worked at think tanks (in London, Paris, and now DC), at a nuclear weapons lab, and at a university. Throughout the years, I never had a female boss — always men — but I am happy to report that […]
A Will to Create a Better World
By Anna Schumann I walked into the room at the top of the stairs and saw a seemingly endless stream of bodies lying there, flat on the ground, as the peaceful sounds of leaves and insects filled one ear, and the aggressive sounds of construction filled the other. It was disruptive to hear them both […]
Trump’s New Nukes
The Trump Administration has just released its Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), a document that calls for new nuclear capabilities and shatters a decades-old bipartisan consensus that reduced the role of nuclear weapons in American national security strategy. We dive into the NPR with nuclear experts Dr. Adam Mount, Anthony Wier, and Alexandra Bell.
Dr. Strangelove Or: How We Learned to Start Worrying and Hate the Bomb
Today marks the 54th anniversary of the release of Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, the Cold War-era classic often seen as the ultimate comedy on decidedly unfunny nuclear war. The movie, starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott, is the story of an insane general who sets […]
Able Archer 83: How a Military Exercise Almost Spawned Nuclear War
By Alexandra Crowley Last week marked the 34th anniversary of one of the most alarming moments of the Cold War. In November 1983, NATO allies engaged in a routine communication post-war game referred to as Able Archer 83. However, events leading up to Able Archer led the Soviet Union to believe that NATO was merely […]
