Nuclear Nonproliferation

Bad Precedent: Has AUKUS Torpedoed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime?

The Russo–Ukrainian War has raised concerns in the arms control community about potential nuclear use and the tremendous strain on the global nonproliferation regime. But the year-old AUKUS (Australia–United Kingdom–United...

UN: World Is One Miscalculation Away From ‘Nuclear Annihilation’

United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres warned that repeated escalations of nuclear threats around the world—including the conflict in Ukraine, the impending nuclearization of Iran, and rising tensions in Asia—meant that...

Protesting the Bomb: How a Nun and Fellow Activists Breached the Y-2 National Security Complex

In 2012, Sister Megan Rice, Gregory Boertje-Obed, and Michael Walli entered the Y-12 National Security Complex using nothing but a pair of bolt cutters. It was remarkable, given the intense...