By Abby Pokraka, Program Assistant On July 16, 1945, scientists conducted the Trinity Test. The world would never be the same. That test ushered in a new era dominated by the most immensely destructive weapons ever created. It led to a Cold War which saw, at its peak, more than 70,000 nuclear weapons on the […]
Press the Button
Program Coordinator Abigail Stowe-Thurston was featured on Ploughshares Fund’s podcast, Press the Button, speaking about the National Defense Authorization Act, the “low-yield” nuclear warhead and more.
Center to Host “Managing Global Nuclear Threats” July 24
The Center’s annual summer conference will take place July 24. This year’s theme is Managing Global Nuclear Threats. The event will take place in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 106, from 4:30-7 p.m., with a reception to follow. It is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are required. The keynote discussion, Reducing […]
In the News: Update on California Incident
The “intruders” who jumped the fence at a nuclear reactor in Sunol on Wednesday, July 10th 2019, were two California teenagers. The teens jumped the fence “into the Vallecitos property, [but] they never got near any of the high-security area within the facility” according to local police. The facility does have highly enriched uranium (HEU) […]
In the News: Two People Jump Fence at Nuclear Facility with HEU
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reported two people jumped a security fence at a nuclear facility near San Francisco on July 10 — this reactor is one of the few in the US that uses highly enriched uranium (HEU). FMWG Member Dr. Ed Lyman of Union of Concerned Scientists explains the incident “highlights the […]
