August 7th, 2006

Experts judge likely effects of new ICBM on China's nuclear policies

As China prepares a new ICBM that could reach Europe or the continental United States, Defense News asked experts whether the communist country might change its no-first-use policy on nuclear weapons. CISAC's John W. Lewis advised listening to China's official statements, which have indicated no change. Read more »

June 28th, 2005

Censoring science won't make us any safer

Recent government efforts to prevent publication of scientific research that might prove helpful to terrorists "may sound reasonable," says CISAC Fellow Laura Donohue, but censoring science is more likely to hurt counter-terrorism efforts. A better strategy is encouraging publication to keep scientists informed, she writes in the Washington Post. Read more »