Science & Tech

New Algorithm May Help Detect Nuclear Smuggling at Airports

Tweaking the code might be all it takes. By Diane Barnes

Business

Land-Based Nukes Escape Drastic Cuts Under New START Treaty

But the new START arms control treaty does get a boost from the Pentagon's decision to eliminate 50 weapons from its deployed ICBM fleet. By Diane Barnes

Ideas

A Formula for Success with Iran

As P5+1 talks resume Tuesday in Vienna, U.S. officials and experts are already expecting a nuclear deal by this summer. Here’s how. By Joseph Cirincione

Policy

Lawmakers Want to Speed Up the Delivery of Missile Interceptors to Europe

In light of tensions with Russia over Ukraine, several U.S. lawmakers want to speed up the deployment of missile interceptors to Europe. By Rachel Oswald

Threats

After Crimea, U.S. Nuclear Agency Reviews Russia Aid

The National Nuclear Security Administration is reassessing its assistance to Russia amid continuing tension over Ukraine. By Rachel Oswald

Business

U.S. Nuclear Bomb Designs Vulnerable, Says Government Watchdog

Energy Department investigator criticizes bomb data protections, questionable staff access. By Diane Barnes

Threats

Newt Gingrich’s Plan to Save the World

Newt Gingrich is convinced that America’s fragile electrical grid could be wiped out at any moment. And he has a plan to stop it. By Alex Brown

Business

9 Air Force Officers Fired in Nuclear Missile Cheating Scandal

The commander of the nuclear missile wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana also stepped down after a massive cheating scandal. By Jordain Carney

Threats

U.S. To Limit Materials That Can Be Used in a ‘Dirty Bomb’

U.S. officials will phase out certain radiological materials in hospitals that can also be used in ‘dirty bomb’ attacks. By Douglas P. Guarino

Ideas

Getting Past Crimea at the Nuclear Security Summit

Russia’s annexation of Crimea has cast a shadow over the biannual meeting, threatening to distract delegates from securing the world’s nuclear weapons. By Stewart M. Patrick and Claire Schachter

Threats

The Easiest Way We Could Stop the Prospect of Nuclear Terrorism

The core truth: no nuclear material means no nuclear bombs. By Graham Allison

Policy

Leaders Hope Advocacy Begets Governance at Nuclear Security Summit

At it's third gathering, summit leaders look for permanency toward nuclear free world. By Sebastian Sprenger

Ideas

Summits Are Nice but Obama Needs to Do More for Nuclear Security

The Obama administration started the Nuclear Security Summit convening this week. Now it needs to pick up the pace before terrorists get a bomb. By Joe Cirincione

Threats

Nuclear Summit Not Expected to Advance Military-Grade Security

U.S. officials expect next week's Nuclear Security Summit to punt tougher military material security to 2016. By Douglas P. Guarino

Threats

Iran Has Resumed Work at Suspicious Military Base

The Institute for Science and International Security says Iran has resumed work at a base believed by some specialists to have housed nuclear-arms studies. By Diane Barnes

Business

Pentagon Budget Protects Nuclear Triad

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel did not rule out future spending reductions for the nation's nuclear triad. By Elaine M. Grossman

Business

Air Force to Modify Its Nuclear Missile Launch Training

After revelations about cheating on proficiency exams, the Air Force is changing the way it educates nuclear-missile launch officers. By Global Security Newswire

Science & Tech

The End of the New ICBM

Facing enormous cost estimates, advocates for the nuclear triad just threw in the towel on building a new intercontinental ballistic missile. By Stephen Young

Business

Air Force Asks Missileers to Report Problems 'From the Bottom Up'

The Force Improvement Program is being called an 'aggressive' move to clean up the ICBM ranks. By Global Security Newswire

Business

Hagel Says Ethical Scandals Are a ‘Growing Problem’ in the Military

The defense secretary is worried that the recent spate of ethical scandals in the military is just the tip of the iceberg. By Stephanie Gaskell