Recent Posts by Grecia Cosio

Reordering the Nuclear Regime in the Wake of the Iran War

The Iran war has set a precedent for the forcible dismantlement of a sovereign nation’s active nuclear program. Military strikes on nuclear infrastructure are unusual in the history of containing nuclear proliferation and the United States and Israel launched air strikes that incapacitated much of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. This has led to the loss of…
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Military Installations for Department of Defense Advanced Reactor Programs

The Department of Defense (DoD) has been pursuing advanced terrestrial nuclear power for military installation energy and mobile applications since it was recommended by the Defense Science Board a decade ago. These efforts have accelerated under the Trump Administration's push for American energy dominance and there are now four key DoD programs. The map identifies…
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U.S. and China Nuclear Goals and Status

Sources: IAEA Country Profiles (USA and China) World Nuclear Association Outlook Report (USA and China) The United States, along with 38 other nations, pledged in November 2024 to triple nuclear energy by 2050. President Trump’s May 2025 Executive Order 14302, “Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base,” expanded that goal to quadrupling American nuclear energy generation to 400GW by 2050. According to…
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Congressional Progress Report on the American Nuclear Renaissance

A longer version of this article was published by The Center for the National Interest and it can be found here. The U.S. Congress is largely responsible for laying the groundwork for what has now emerged as a potential American nuclear energy renaissance. This is a response to many domestic and geopolitical factors including the need…
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