Global Security Archive - Union of Concerned Scientists

This past week was a busy one for the Union of Concerned Scientists.
On Monday, a whopping 48 scientific societies, associations, and organizations—representing almost 100,000 scientists from diverse disciplines—sent a letter, organized by UCS, to members of Congress demanding they protect federally funded scientific...

At the risk of overgeneralizing, experts and officials from China and the United States do not tend to meet each other in person anymore. Two years of effectively insurmountable barriers to travel during the pandemic exacerbated pre-existing tensions...

Amid the Trump Administration’s illegal moves to freeze Congressionally-authorized funding, shutter Congressionally-authorized agencies, and fire civil servants for political reasons, budget reconciliation looms.
Does Congressional budget reconciliation even matter right now given our unfolding Constitutional crisis?...

This upcoming March 8 marks both International Women’s Day and the closing negotiations for the United Nations’ Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Third Meeting of States Parties.
To date, surprisingly little research has been conducted on the effects of ionizing radiation on people other than adult males. Debates about the future of nuclear weapons would benefit from being informed by a more thorough understanding of radiation...