As the news of climate change’s global impact grows grimmer, the unwillingness of governments and some environmental advocates to embrace a full solution set for the problem grows increasingly inexcusable. It’s time to bridge the climate-nuclear power-global security gap. A new analysis signed by 11,258 scientists from 153 nations warned that humanity is now facing…
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Responding to Nuclear Nervousness in the Middle East
New developments in the Middle East are raising concerns about whether the region will become the world’s next nuclear hot spot. While the escalating situation stokes international anxiety, it has not stimulated an effective, comprehensive nuclear security policy response. The reality is that multiple nuclear facilities will be operating in several countries in the region…
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The Nuclear-Climate-Security Conversation Gains Altitude
The nuclear-climate-global security discussion has ramped-up in recent weeks, led by several high-profile international organizations responding to the growing global concern about the impact of increasing greenhouse gasses. But the debate is still balkanized with energy and technology garnering more attention than their security implications. In Vienna, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held a…
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Gates Gets It, Leaders Should Listen
Bill Gates gets that there is no real plan to address climate change. He made this point in the face of a tsunami of recent official declarations and street-level demonstrations bemoaning the worsening “climate crisis.” Four years after the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement, atmospheric carbon emissions continue to grow and environmental conditions are worsening.…
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