On Oct. 10, India and the United States signed a historic and controversial agreement permitting the United States to sell nuclear fuel and technology to India for civilian—that is, peaceful—energy-production purposes. Leonard Weiss, an individual affiliate of the Center on International Security and Cooperation (CISAC ), and Amandeep Gill, a visiting scholar at CISAC, present different perspectives on the agreement.

Tagged: India, nuclear, International Issues

As a result of the Cold War thaw and improved Russian-American relations, the world's nuclear stockpile has shrunk by two-thirds. That's good news, but 25,000 nuclear weapons still lie nestled in various locations on the planet.

Tagged: nuclear, risk, International Issues, Engineering

A terrorist nuclear explosion devastates Manhattan, but no group takes credit. The pressure on the U.S. president to retaliate is intense, but information about the attackers is sketchy at best.   To avoid that scenario, a group of 12 scientists with extensive nuclear expertise, headed by Stanford physicist Michael May, is urging an international push to improve the science of nuclear forensics.

Tagged: nuclear, peace, terrorism, International Issues, Engineering

North Korea has shut down its key nuclear facilities and is discussing how to retrain workers at the Yongbyon nuclear complex, Siegfried Hecker said following a five-day visit to the country.

Tagged: disarmament, Korea, nuclear, International Issues, Engineering