Japan

  • The US War Department's Archival Footage of the Bombing of Hiroshima

    The US War Department's Archival Footage of the Bombing of Hiroshima

    When Barack Obama travels to Hiroshima on May 27, he will be the first sitting US President to visit the site of one of two instances in human history where a nuclear weapon was used. Over 70 years have passed, but the reverberation from the "rain of ruin" unleashed on August 6, 1945 remains....

    May 12, 2016 - By Will Lowry
  • 70 Years After Hiroshima

    70 Years After Hiroshima

    Retired Marine General James E. Cartwright, who from 2004-2007 oversaw the US nuclear arsenal as commander of USSTRATCOM, believes that there are three existential threats humanity faces today:  a major asteroid strike, a worldwide pandemic, and nuclear weapons.

    August 5, 2015 - By Elizabeth Warner
  • Fukushima 2013 to 20013? Legacy of the Nuclear Age

    Fukushima 2013 to 20013? Legacy of the Nuclear Age

    Next week marks the second anniversary of the nuclear accident at the Fukushima reactors in Japan. Remember? The days and weeks we collectively crossed our fingers as heroic workers improvised and threw everything they could at melting reactors and damaged spent fuel pools to stave off disaster...

    March 7, 2013 - By Paul Carroll

  • Top 10 Books for Your 2013 Radioactive Reading Resolution

    With a new year come exciting opportunities to expand your knowledge of nuclear issues. Since you have probably read through last year’s list (well done!) and our summer list (kudos!), we’re providing you with a brand new list to satisfy your reading resolution for 2013. Covering diverse topics from Hiroshima manga (Japanese graphic novels) to the development of the bomb in Pakistan there is something to satisfy the nuclear wonk in everyone.

    January 22, 2013 - By Jessica Sleight

  • The Mouse that Keeps Roaring: The United States, China and Solving the North Korean Challenge

    Say what you will about North Korea. It’s “backwards,” impoverished, isolated, led by an enigmatic, secretive leader, or even that it is “the land of no smiles” whose people live a life on the edge of survival. To varying degrees, these negative descriptions are true.

    September 27, 2012 - By Paul Carroll

  • Documents Show Japan Repeatedly Rejected Nuclear Weapons

    The following is a guest post by Gregory Kulacki, Senior Analyst & China Project Manager at the Union of Concerned Scientists. 

    August 1, 2012 - By admin

  • The Fukushima Saga, Cont.

    More than a year after the Tohoku earthquake rocked Japan, concerns about the safety of the Fukushima nuclear facility persist.

    May 15, 2012 - By Rebecca Remy

  • Building Global Security, One Summit at a Time

    Nuclear terrorism ranks at the top of many national security experts lists of possible nightmares. It’s hard to overstate the damage that could be caused by even a small nuclear weapon in one of the world’s major population centers. But just as terrorism has become a global phenomenon, efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism has to be a global effort. Thankfully, it is.

    March 22, 2012 - By Margaret Swink

  • Lessons from Fukushima

    Anniversaries have a way of generating reflection and re-assessment, and that is a good thing. But next week’s anniversary of the Fukushima catastrophe risks missing a huge piece of the story – that ALL things nuclear are inherently risky and that our assumptions about how we can control them need to be rethought.

    March 9, 2012 - By Paul Carroll

  • Fashioning an End to Nuclear Weapons

    February 15, 2012 - By Megan Murphy