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The 52% Solution in Yemen
Debate has picked up on what exactly the U.S. strategy in Yemen is all about. John Brennan, the Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, recently came out to explain...
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Reframing the Energy Discussion: Cubic Miles of Oil
Courtesy of Shutterstock. In 2006, the world finally surpassed an enormous benchmark: the consumption of one cubic mile of oil each year. That’s equivalent to 1.1. trillion gallons or 26 billion...
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Video Podcast: Crisis in Syria
Syria has one of the most sophisticated chemical weapons programs in the world, and is suspected to have an active biological weapons program. Additionally, there are reports that Syrian rebels have...
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New Article in Science & Diplomacy on the International Science Partnership
We recently published an article on the International Science Partnership in the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s journal, Science & Diplomacy. The article describes our pilot...
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Lingering Questions on America’s Nuclear Posture
Courtesy of ShutterStock The Nuclear Posture Review Report (NPR) came out two years ago. Yet, questions remain with regard to America’s nuclear posture. What are our objectives for America’s nuclear...
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Event: Science and Technology of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization is hosting an Advanced Science Course, “Around the Globe and Around the Clock: The Science and Technology of the...
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Event: Nuclear Regimes Forum
FAS President Dr. Charles Ferguson will speak at a forum on nuclear regimes hosted by Virginia Tech University in Arlington, VA on November 5, 2012. Dr. Ferguson will speak about nuclear power and...
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A Lesson from the Cuban Missile Crisis, Fifty Years Later
Courtesy of Monica Amarelo, FAS Director of Communications Fifty years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, many assume that we have moved away from the prospect of a nuclear war. But that’s not the case,...
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U.S.-Led Actions in Iran in Dollars and Cents
Co-Authored by Stephanie Lee, Development Intern at the Federation of American Scientists As tensions in the Middle East have grown, many have considered the impacts of U.S.-led actions against Iran....
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Challenges to Creating a WMD Free Zone
With the current tensions in the Middle East, regional instability, ongoing debate about the nature and intent of Iran’s nuclear program, and the recent postponement of the Middle East Weapons of Mass...
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Trimming Nuclear Excess
Co-Authored by Meggaen Neely, Communications Intern at the Federation of American Scientists The U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals currently stand at more than 15 times the size of the total nuclear...
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FAS Roundup: December 3, 2012
B-61 12 bomb contract signed, new CRS reports, and much more. From the Blogs Classification Decisions are Reviewable by Courts, Gov’t Admits: Executive branch decisions to classify national security...
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FAS Roundup: December 10, 2012
New START data, Syria’s chemical weapons, transparency on U.S. nuclear forces and much more. Why Assad Won’t Use His Chemical Weapons Syria likely has one of the largest and most sophisticated...
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FAS Roundup: December 17, 2012
New report on U.S. and Russian arms control, Instagram arms control and much more. Give the Gift of FAS Membership This Holiday Season Share your passion and commitment to a safer and more secure world...
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FAS Roundup: December 24, 2012
New JASON report, Congress allows reclassification of restricted data and much more. From the Blogs JASON on “Compressive Sensing” for DoD Sensors: The latest report from the elite JASON science...
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FAS Roundup: January 7, 2013
Iran’s intelligence ministry, intelligence oversight and public accountability, new CRS reports and much more. From the Blogs Senate Passes Intelligence Bill Without Anti-Leak Measures: On December 28,...
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Preparatory Commission CTBTO Conference
The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), an international organization based in Vienna, is organizing a science and technology conference in Vienna...
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FAS Roundup: January 14, 2013
New debate on cyber security, sailors sue TEPCO and much more. Up for Debate: U.S. Cyber Policy The United States has incorporated cyber security into its foreign policy, using the Stuxnet worm to...
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FAS Roundup: January 21, 2013
U.S. and North Korea relations, disposal of nuclear weapons components and much more. From the Blogs Strategy Lacking for Disposal of Nuclear Weapons Components: According to an internal Department of...
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FAS Roundup: January 28, 2013
Former CIA officer sentenced for leak, Pentagon relaxes censorship of Afghan war memoir and much more. From the Blogs ODNI Releases FY 2009 Budget Book (Redacted): The Office of the Director of...
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