NASA could place human missions to the moon or Mars in political jeopardy if it opts to use highly-enriched uranium as a power source in space, warns a leading specialist on nuclear proliferation.
Civil Society Leaders Demand the Entry into Force of Nuclear Testing Ban Treaty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rowan Humphries Communications Assistant 202.546.0795 #2106 rhumphries@armscontrolcenter.org (New York)—Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell delivered a statement on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty on behalf of nongovernmental organizations at the 11th Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the CTBT at UN headquarters in New York. The full text of […]
In the News: A Meltdown in Nuclear Security
At every commercial nuclear plant, every three years, security guards take on a simulated attack by hired commandos in so-called “force-on-force” drills. And every year, at least one U.S. nuclear plant flunks the simulation, the “attackers” damaging a reactor core and potentially triggering a fake Chernobyl – a failure rate of 5 percent. In spite […]
Five Things To Know About Missiles
In general, there are three types of missiles used to attack targets at various distances. Here are five things to know about ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles.
