For decades, the US seriously pursued the idea of ‘peaceful nuclear explosions.’
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Small-scale nuclear reactors are a promising power source. But implementing them will require overcoming technical and societal challenges.
While Labor has a small bump in the polls, the prime minister’s net approval rating has hit its lowest point this year. But voters are more disapproving of Peter Dutton.
Experts around the world have been warning nuclear weapons are increasingly being seen as ‘usable’ by the political and military leaders who wield them.
It can be hard to make up your mind about nuclear power. Two scientists help you sort through the arguments and come to your own conclusions.
Despite a ‘major breach of trust,’ the recent spat between France and the US corresponds to a long cycle of conflict and rapprochement between the two countries.
In Saskatchewan, nuclear research is being conducted with medical and energy applications. The public should be consulted when developing nuclear policy to apply and benefit from these discoveries.
A Cold War era treaty helped dismantle more than 2,500 missiles between the US and Russia.
Tensions in Asia may soon boil over. If U.S. leaders fail to seek pathways to peace, the consequences may be grim, warns former National Security Council member.
Basic safeguards are not enough to protect against insider threats. It requires rethinking how to overcome the biases that cause us to dismiss the danger.
Euratom is responsible for nuclear non-proliferation, safety, and research.
In early December, the nations of the world are poised to take an historic step on nuclear weapons. Yet Australia sticks out like a sore thumb among Asia-Pacific nations in arguing against change.
Donald Trump will soon have command of thousands of nuclear weapons. This presents a new and unknown threat to global security - and an urgent incentive for all states to ban nuclear weapons.
The Greens have successfully cast themselves as the party of climate science. But to hit their climate goals they may need to become even more radical, by embracing technologies like nuclear power.
South Africa has plans to build new power stations despite many calling for no nuclear energy in the country.
There is a tension between the UK’s national security strategy and a new nuclear deal with China.
The merest hint of a successful deal over Iran’s nuclear programme is enough to get people excited. And as the country emerges from economic isolation, nowhere is the enthusiasm more keenly felt than in…
Is George Osborne deploying the ‘Deep State’ to secure a long-term nuclear arsenal for Britain?
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