Reflections on my trip to Los Alamos By Anna Schumann On July 16, 1945, the nuclear age began when a team of Manhattan Project scientists working in Los Alamos, New Mexico, tested the first nuclear bomb, dubbed the Trinity Test, after years of building it in secret. On July 17, 1945, the anti-nuclear age began […]
Op-Ed: The Korean Peninsula Has Seen Grand Overtures Come and Go – What Matters Now is Whether Small Steps Can Still Lead Somewhere
Research Analyst Shawn Rostker wrote an op-ed for 38 North about how U.S. policy toward North Korea’s nuclear program must change. For decades, US policy toward North Korea has ranged from bombast to paralysis. The Trump-Kim summits marked a rare moment of high-level diplomacy, but with little lasting progress. Today, with signs that the United States […]
Israeli nuclear weapons at the heart of a strategic taboo
Research Analyst Shawn Rostker spoke with Le Devoir about the taboo surrounding the Israeli nuclear program. The original article is in French. “It’s an open secret that Israel has nuclear weapons, even though [its leaders] have never officially confirmed or denied it,” says Shawn Rostker, an analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, a nonprofit […]
Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book
FY25 enacted levels come from the FY26 Department of Defense Procurement Programs (P-1) and Research Development, Test & Evaluation Programs (R-1) documents Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY25 Enacted Level unless otherwise specified FY26 Request numbers combine Reconciliation and Discretionary Funding requests The inflation rate for calendar year 2024 was […]
After US and Israeli strikes, some nuclear experts say Iran could be more dangerous
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with ABC News about the future of Iran’s nuclear program. The NPT, however, allows countries to pursue peaceful civilian nuclear programs, like those for energy use. “They can go right up to the brink, and basically do everything except assemble the weapons in their final form and still be technically […]
