October 30th, 2007

American Physical Society honors CISAC's Pavel Podvig

The American Physical Society (APS) awarded CISAC research associate Pavel Podvig and Anatoli Diyakov, at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), its 2008 Leo Szilard Lectureship, a recognition of "outstanding accomplishments by physicists in promoting the use of physics for the benefit of society." The APS specifically cited the two "for establishing a center for scientific study of arms control, for landmark analyses, and for courage in supporting open discussion of international security in Russia." Read more »

September 6th, 2007

CISAC's George Bunn outlines steps to eliminate nuclear weapons

CISAC's George Bunn and colleague John Rhinelander, in a policy brief issued by the World Security Institute and the Lawyers Alliance for World Security, outline steps the United States would need to take in order to lead an international effort to rid the world of nuclear weapons. Following on recent proposals to revive the vision presented in an unprecedented dialogue between President Ronald Reagan and Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev at the October 1986 Reykjavik Summit, Bunn and Rhinelander, two former arms control negotiators, discuss how to realize the goal of eliminating nuclear weapons.

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August 1st, 2007

Reframing the Nuclear Threat

What nuclear threats do we face today? America went to war because its leadership believed Iraq had nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction. We are reminded daily of the potential dangers of Iran turning its quest for nuclear energy into a weapons capability. We are locked in a deep struggle to get North Korea to give up its nuclear status demonstrated in last fall's test. Concerns about Russia's nuclear arsenal are resurfacing. And, we are constantly reminded that we must wage America's "war on terror" to avoid the nexus of international terrorism and nuclear weapons. Read more »

June 12th, 2007

If a nuclear bomb exploded in your city--CISAC experts advise how government should plan

The possibility of terrorists obtaining and using a nuclear bomb cannot be ignored, write CISAC's William Perry and Michael May and Ashton Carter, at Harvard, who co-directs the Preventive Defense Project with Perry. In "After the bomb," a New York Times op-ed, the three experts on nuclear weapons and nonproliferation outline key considerations for planning an effective response to a terrorist nuclear attack--a response that would preserve lives and democracy. Read more »

February 22nd, 2007

Physicians for Social Responsibility honors CISAC's Abrams

Herbert Abrams, a member-in-residence at CISAC, received the Physicians for Social Responsibility Distinguished Leadership Award on Feb. 24. Abrams, an emeritus professor of radiology at the Stanford School of Medicine and former chair of radiology at Harvard University, was honored for his leadership in PSR's advocacy of the prevention of nuclear proliferation and nuclear war, and the reversal of global warming and other environmental threats to human health. Read more »

January 4th, 2007

A World Free of Nuclear Weapons

An op-ed by George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn and published in The Wall Street Journal outlines a vision of a world free of nuclear weapons together with specific steps that can reduce nuclear dangers. Read more »

September 6th, 2006

CISAC scholar comments in Foreign Affairs on Russian nuclear forces

Russian nuclear forces are not as ill prepared as a Foreign Affairs article might suggest, writes CISAC research associate Pavel Podvig. His letter, in the September-October issue of Foreign Affairs, responds to "The Rise of U.S. Nuclear Primacy," by Keir Lieber and former CISAC fellow Daryl Press, in the March-April 2006 issue. Read more »