Descriptions of Nuclear Resources
Nuclear Pathways – Nuclear Pathways makes information on historic and current nuclear issues more accessible and comprehensible to the public, educators, and students from middle school through graduate programs. Beginning with the Manhattan Project, the massive scientific and technological effort that produced the first atomic bombs, nuclear issues have had a profound effect on every aspect of society. Nuclear issues have influenced the evolution of science and technology, arts and humanities, as well as the domestic politics of many nations and international relations.
Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues – Nuclear weapons and nuclear power have greatly influenced history from 1945 to the present. This digital library provides an annotated bibliography of over 2,000 books, articles, films, CDs, and websites about a broad range of nuclear issues.
Arms Control Association – The authoritative source on arms control. Can register for Arms Control Association e-mail updates at this site, read Arms Control Today magazine and timely “What’s New” articles.
Bellona Foundation – The Bellona Foundation is a multi-disciplinary international environmental NGO based in Oslo, Norway. It is one of the world’s most recognised technology and solution oriented, environmental champions with offices on two continents. Altogether, some 40 ecologists, nuclear physicists, engineers, economists, lawyers, advisors and journalists work at Bellona. Click on British flag to get website in English unless you speak Norweigan. International perspective!
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist – Articles from the magazine, excellent nuclear weapons data. Can sign up for BulletinWire newsletter.
Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs – The world’s resource for ethics and international policy. Can sign up for Carnegie Ethics Online and/or their Insider newsletters.
Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation – Timely information about the US military activities the US military budget.
Center for International Trade and Security (University of Georgia) – The Center for International Trade and Security (CITS) strives to address dangers posed by the security of, and trade in weapons of mass destruction (WMD) technologies and materials, and other military-related transfers.
Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute (Monterey Institute of International Studies) – Information and analysis to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction. News, data bases, treaties, and lots more stuff. Moving force behind Teaching Nonproliferation Summer Institutes.
Center for Defense Information – News, space weaponization, missile defense, and much more. Seven newsletters: Bruce Blair’s Nuclear Column, Johnson’s Russia List, Missile Defense Updates, Nikolai Zlobin’s Russia Column, Space Security Updates, The Defense Monitor, and The Polling Critic.
Federation of American Scientists – The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) was formed in 1945 by atomic scientists from the Manhattan Project who felt that scientists, engineers and other innovators had an ethical obligation to bring their knowledge and experience to bear on critical national decisions, especially pertaining to the technology they unleashed – the Atomic Bomb.
Endorsed by 67 Nobel Laureates in chemistry, economics, medicine and physics, FAS addresses a broad spectrum of issues in carrying out its mission to promote humanitarian uses of science and technology. FAS members build on an honorable history of insisting that rational, evidence-based arguments be heard.
Today, FAS continues its exemplary 60-year record of achieving meaningful results in strategic security with research and education projects in nuclear arms control and global security; conventional arms transfers; proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; information technology for human health; and government information policy.
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research – IEER is dedicated to increasing public involvement in and control over environmental problems through the democratization of science. This organization bridges the gap between nuclear nonproliferation and renewable energy. Newsletter “Science for Democratic Action” is excellent.
Institute for Science and International Security – “Employing science in the pursuit of international peace.” Can join their mailing list. ISIS is a non-profit, non-partisan institution dedicated to informing the public about science and policy issues affecting international security. Its efforts focus on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons, bringing about greater transparency of nuclear activities worldwide, and achieving deep reductions in nuclear arsenals. ISIS’s projects integrate technical, scientific, and policy research in order to build a sound foundation for a wide variety of efforts to reduce the threat posed by nuclear weapons to U.S. and international security.
International Atomic Energy Agency – The horse’s mouth for the IAEA. Under resources for Journalists is a nice image bank and you can allegedly sign up for daily email news from the IAEA although this hasn’t worked for me recently.
Natural Resources Defense Council – For more than 25 years, NRDC has played a major role in the formation of U.S. nuclear nonproliferation, arms control, energy, and environmental policies. In addition we have established vital For more than 25 years, NRDC has played a major role in the formation of U.S. nuclear nonproliferation, arms control, energy, and environmental policies. In addition we have established vital precedents in the application of environmental laws to U.S. nuclear and national security programs. Our overarching goal is the reduction, and ultimate elimination, of unacceptable risks to people and the environment from the exploitation of nuclear energy for both military and peaceful purposes.
Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability – THE site for news and opinions about North Korea and Asia. Can sign up for: Northeast Asia Peace and Security (NAPSNet) Daily Report, Asian Energy Security Network (AESNet) (bi-weekly list-serv), Nautilus Weekly, and DPRK Policy Forum. DPRK Briefing Book is an excellent resource manual for US/DPRK issues.
Nonproliferation Program of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace – News, reports, country resources. Can sign up for Proliferation News email.
Nuclear Control Institute – A research and advocacy center for preventing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism. Great information about plutonium in our world.
Nuclear Files – Many resources for educators including nuclear history timeline and course syllabi. Send them your syllabus. Can subscribe to The Sunflower a monthly email summarizing national security news.
Nuclear Information and Resource Service, & World Information Service on Energy – NIRS/WISE is the information and networking center for citizens and environmental organizations concerned about nuclear power, radioactive waste, radiation, and sustainable energy issues. Great source for anti-nuclear-power resources. The Nuclear Monitor is available on the website.
Nuclear Threat Initiative – Working to reduce the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Be sure to subscribe to their daily Global Security Newsletter. Information-packed website with tutorials, country profiles, issue briefs, source documents, and more.
Partnership for Global Security (formerly Russian American Nuclear Advisory Council – RANSAC) – The Partnership for Global Security (PGS) mounts a global effort to decrease the dangers posed by weapons of mass destruction by working for a world in which all WMD are secured and the threat of their use is eliminated. PGS makes a critical difference in the world’s ability to address the greatest international security issue of the 21st century and is leading the world to a safer future.
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute – Data on international military expenditures, arms transfers, and even an “educational module on Chemical and Biological Weapons (CBW) non-proliferation, all under Databases. Other international research reports.
Union of Concerned Scientists – Citizens and Scientists for Environmental Solutions. Their sections on “Security” and “Energy” are of the most relevance to nonproliferation.
United States Institute of Peace – The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by Congress. Its goals are to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict stability and democratic transformations, and increase peacebuilding capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide. The Institute does this by empowering others with knowledge, skills, and resources, as well as by its direct involvement in peacebuilding efforts around the globe.
The United Nations: Peace and Security – Daily newsbriefings. Link on Disarmament takes you to a wealth of UN efforts. Disarmament Education.
US Arms Control and Nonproliferation – State Department information: the official US government stance on Arms Control and Nonproliferation.
