Nuclear Weapons Resources

Nuclear nonproliferation expert Dr. Jeffrey Lewis breaks down why North Korea appears to be ramping up its missile tests, and what this means for our geopolitics.

Dr. Tara Drozdenko explains why nuclear weapons should never be on the table in a global conflict.

In the United States, the sole authority to order the use of nuclear weapons belongs to the president.

On August 4, 2021, UCS and Japan's New Diplomacy Initiative will hold a virtual discussion on how Japan can move beyond nuclear deterrence.

President Joseph Biden can immediately declare that the United States will never be the first nation to use nuclear weapons without worrying about the effect of such a declaration in Japan.

Hypersonic weapons are named after a specific velocity regime—five times the speed of sound or greater. But this nomenclature is misleading, as these flight speeds are nothing new.

There's a lot more hype than new technology when it comes to these expensive weapons.

In supporting a NFU policy, the Biden administration can take bold action to reduce the nuclear dangers we all face.

Global security expert Dr. Cameron Tracy discusses misconceptions about hypersonic weapons and how they could lead us into another arms race.

Recent polling shows voters don't support spending trillions to replace US nuclear weapons as a top federal government priority.

The US continues to keep intercontinental ballistic missiles on high alert—creating the risk of a mistaken nuclear war in response to a false warning.

What's a No First Use (NFU) Nuclear Policy and would adopting one make the United States safer?