By Luisa Kenausis, Scoville Fellow In U.S. military lingo, a “broken arrow” refers to a incident involving the loss of a nuclear weapon. Here, we’re bringing you the nuclear weapons news that’s been ‘lost’ in the last week. China More from Pentagon report: China’s air force newly re-assigned a nuclear mission As Broken Arrow News […]
In the News: MOX Facility Update by FMWG Steering Committee Member Kingston Rief
In September’s Arms Control Today, FMWG Steering Committee member Kingston Rief explains how the MOX program has continued despite the Department of Energy seeking to end the program since 2014. The troubled plutonium disposition program may officially end after the case is heard this September. As Rief explains, “The dilute and dispose process would cost […]
Q&A: Luisa Kenausis ’17 — A passion for policy
Our Scoville Fellow Luisa Kenausis was featured for a Q&A on her alma mater’s news site. Q: How did you become interested in nuclear policy? A: I started out in nuclear science, but I was not really in love with just the technical side. I thought it was interesting and challenging, and I’ve always loved to be […]
Experts skeptical of Trump’s claim China is holding up N. Korea progress
Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke with Circa about the current state of negotiations with North Korea. “The North Koreans are really hung up on that…,” said James McKeon, a policy analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation. “From their perspective, that needs to be done first before we can actually move to a […]
Nuclear Waste Issues in the United States
By Luisa Kenausis, Scoville Fellow The problem of what to do with nuclear waste is largely unsolved in America. Many types of radioactive waste require disposal for tens of thousands of years, and the United States only has one facility engaged in permanent disposal of nuclear waste: the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, […]
