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Nuclear history
August 27th, 2012
Fellows explore science & policy of nuclear power and weapons
A fascination with the political and scientific fallout of nuclear weapons and the complexities of nuclear energy is what drives CISAC's six nuclear fellows. The fellows – funded by grants from the Stanton and MacArthur foundations – spend their time at Stanford conducting research to build public engagement and shape government policy. 
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December 12th, 2011
Why it's time for a serious conversation about nuclear weapons
CISAC, FSI Stanford Op-edWriting in the San Francisco Chronicle, Benoît Pelopidas says we must review and debunk "three misguided ideas about nuclear weapons."
July 18th, 2011
Siegfried Hecker: How scientists can contribute to nuclear security
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the news: Physics Today on July 1, 2011Writing in Physics Today, Siegfried Hecker gives a firsthand perspective on the role scientists can play in reducing nuclear danger.
April 18th, 2011
Leonard Weiss: The U.S. may have hid Israel's nuclear test
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the newsCISAC's Leonard Weiss, a former staff director for the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by Senator John Glenn, provides a first-hand account.
April 28th, 2008
Pavel Podvig receives Szilard Award
AnnouncementThe American Physical Society has honored CISAC's Podvig for helping a establish in Moscow "a center for scientific study of arms control, for landmark analyses, and for courage in supporting open discussion of international security in Russia." 
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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.
August 7th, 2006
Experts judge likely effects of new ICBM on China's nuclear policies
in the news: Defense News on July 10, 2006As 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 »