Nuclear Weapons & Global Security
Our scientists and policy experts work to reduce some of the biggest security threats facing the world today, including the risks posed by nuclear weapons, nuclear terrorism, and space weapons. We work with scientists around the globe to increase international understanding of these issues and to foster and strengthen efforts to increase international security.
Features
The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: Technical Issues for the United States (2012)
The CMRR Nuclear Facility: Why a Delay Makes Sense (2012)
A History of Anti-Satellite Programs (2012)
New START Overview (2011)
China's Nuclear Arsenal: Status and Evolution (2011)
All Things Nuclear - Insights on Science and Security (Blog)
Successes
Recent successes in Nuclear Weapons & Global Security include:
- Helped shape U.S. nuclear weapons policy by working to secure key Senate votes that led to approval of the New START agreement
- Won important policy changes, including retirement of the nuclear Tomahawk cruise missile and a pledge not to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states that have signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
- Established a plan for space security with our report Securing the Skies
- Advised the U.S. government on nuclear terrorism risks with our testimony before the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future
- Continued to educate policy makers, military officers, the media, and public about China's space program
Analysis
The CMRR Nuclear Facility: Why a Delay Makes Sense (2012)
A History of Anti-Satellite Programs (2012)
New START Overview (2011)
Campaigns
Resources
UCS Satellite Database
A free, searchable, easy-to-use database of more than 900 active satellites with detailed information about each. (Updated February 2011)
Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator animation
See why a nuclear "bunker buster" would not contain radioactive fallout and could instead kill millions of civilians.
Countermeasures animation
This animation shows how the proposed missile defense system can be defeated by simple countermeasures.
