All nuclear weapons resources
Podcast
The High Risks of Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons
A discussion of the capabilities of the US nuclear arsenal and why smaller-scale nuclear weapons are just as dangerous as bigger bombs.
Explainer
US Missile Defense Timeline
More than 50 percent of test intercepts have failed.
Activist Resource
Security Research Groups and Organizations
A list of organizations working on international security, arms control, disarmament, and related issues.
Report
Decoys Used in Missile Defense Intercept Tests
The United States missile defense system hasn’t shown that it can successfully deal with decoys or other countermeasures.
Report
US Military Options Should Not Include Starting a Nuclear War
A no-first-use policy—in which the United States declares it will never use nuclear weapons first—would remove the ability of the United States to start a nuclear war, increasing global security.
Report
The New "Low-Yield" Submarine-based Nuclear Warhead
The W76-2 warhead is both unnecessary and dangerous. The United States already has weapons capable of similar yields; adding another will introduce complications that could lead to miscalculations.
Video
Space-based Missile Defense: Not a Good Idea
Politicians have called for "space-based missile defense" for years. Unfortunately, it's not a very good idea.
Video
Science Billboards Rise on I-95
Their stark simplicity jars drivers into considering the meaning of their words.
Feature
Space-based Missile Defense
It may sound like a good idea. It really isn’t.
Explainer
How Nuclear Weapons Work
At the center of every atom is a nucleus. Breaking that nucleus apart—or combining two nuclei together—can release large amounts of energy.
Podcast
North Korea, Its Neighbors, and the US: A China Expert’s Perspective
Dr. Gregory Kulacki talks about what is motivating North Korean President Kim Jong Un and the possible outcomes of a summit with President Donald Trump.
Report
Analysis of GMD Missile Defense Test FTG-15
Officials claimed the test was an “exact replica” of what might happen. It wasn’t.
Podcast
Why the US Missile Defense System Won't Work
Physicist Dr. Laura Grego explains in lay terms just why the US ground-based midcourse missile defense system doesn't work.
Report
China’s Nuclear Force
Despite modernization efforts, China's nuclear force remains less capable and much smaller than the US arsenal.
Explainer
North Korea Basics
Nuclear warheads, long-range missiles, and a combative leader. What are the options?
Report
Whose Finger Is on the Button?
In the United States, a single person is authorized to make the decision to use a nuclear weapon—the president.
Report
How Secure is Space?
Today, military space capabilities are less clearly “peaceful” and are a yet greater source of contention.
Feature
The US Nuclear Arsenal
Our interactive tool visualizes every bomb and warhead in the US nuclear arsenal.
Podcast
Rocket Forensics: Dissecting North Korea’s Missile Program, Part 2
A continuation of the discussion of North Korea’s missile program, the accelerating pace of launch tests, and what scientific information we can glean from each of them.
Podcast
Rocket Forensics: Dissecting North Korea’s Missile Program, Part 1
A discussion of North Korea’s missile program, the accelerating pace of launch tests, and what scientific information we can glean from each of them.
Report
Space-Based Missile Defense
A spaced-based missile defense system would require many hundreds of orbiting interceptors to defend against one or two missiles, and it would have serious inherent vulnerabilities that would render it ineffective.
Podcast
African Americans Against the Bomb: Connecting the Dots Between Nuclear Weapons and Racial Justice
A conversation about the forgotten history of African Americans against the nuclear bomb that connects the fight against nuclear weapons with racial equality.
Report
Limiting the President’s Ability to Start a Nuclear War
No single individual should have the authority to start nuclear war.
Activist Resource
Security and Arms Control Webinars
As part of our Summer Symposium series, we host webinars on arms control and international security topics. View past lectures here.