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Feature Articles
The Legacy of Ed Grothus and the Black Hole
This article in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists features a great human interest story about octogenarian Ed Grothus, former employee of Los Alamos National Laboratory turned nuclear abolition activist. Grothus now owns the Black Hole, a museum filled with nuclear relics, designed to both acknowledge the historical impact of the development of nuclear weapons and to editorialize on the fate of the world if it continues along the nuclear path. Also included is a three minute video featuring Grothus and the Black Hole. Full Story
Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century:
The New Disarmament Discussion
Sharon Sqassoni of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace discusses the nuclear disarmament movement and argues that the American mainstream (including politicians and government) is finally getting on board the nuclear abolition train. This article reviews the reasons for the shifting opinion on nuclear disarmament and discusses how to encourage other nuclear weapons states to support the goal of zero nuclear weapons. Full Story
Reassessing the Role of Nuclear Weapons
Daryl Kimbal of the Arms Control Association argues that the incoming Obama administration must prioritize changing U.S. nuclear weapons policy. The Cold War is over, but the policies initiated during that time to guide the development and use of nuclear weapons have not changed in the post Cold War era. Nuclear weapons policies must be updated to reflect the current nature of global politics. Full Story |
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The Utility of Sanctions
Can economic sanctions be used as a tool to reverse the recent wave of nuclear proliferation, especially in the case of Iran? As we all know from the past, economic sanctions have been used in a wide variety of cases, some which met with success, others deemed as a failure. This article reviews the arguments and criteria that make the success of sanctions more likely and applies the models to the case of Iran.
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