On December 3, 2018, Laura S.H. Holgate appeared on a panel at the International Conference on the Security of Radioactive Material. The panel discussed international organizations and their roles and initiatives in prevention and detection of the misuse of radioactive materials.
Former Senator Sam Nunn, Co-Chair of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, gives remarks at the World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS) 10th Anniversary event in Vienna, Austria.
Hospitals and research centers are addressing security, safety and liability concerns by replacing cesium-137 irradiators with alternative technologies.
Cesium-137 blood irradiator owners can take steps to eliminate risks by switching to alternative technology. (CNS)
Decision makers in the United States and across the world are taking steps to eliminate the risk of dirty bombs through cesium-137 irradiator replacement.
Hospitals and research centers in the United States and around the world are addressing concerns about radiological security, safety, and liability.
An interactive test site tour explores how U.S.-Russia confidence building measures could help avoid a return to nuclear testing. (CNS)
This weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, one of the world’s most horrific conflicts. One of the best accounts of how this tragedy began, by the historian Christopher Clark, details how a group of well-meaning European leaders – “The Sleepwalkers” – led their nations into a war with 40 million military and civilian casualties. Today, we face similar risks of mutual misunderstandings and unintended signals, compounded by the potential for the use of nuclear weapons – where millions could be killed in minutes rather than over four years of protracted trench warfare. Do we have the tools to prevent an incident turning into unimaginable catastrophe?
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