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Nuclear Weapons
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Oppenheimer, FAS, and Today’s Nuclear Weapons Risks

We spoke with Eliana Johns about how Oppenheimer’s story connects with contemporary issues and current risks, and how FAS continues to advocate for a safer world.

07.20.23 | 6 min read
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Technology & Innovation
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Issue Brief
FY24 NDAA AI Tracker

FAS is launching this live blog post to track all proposals around artificial intelligence (AI) that have been included in the NDAA.

07.18.23 | 1 min read
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Ecosystems & Entrepreneurship
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How A Defunct Policy Is Still Impacting 11 Million People 90 Years Later

Have you ever noticed a lack of tree cover in certain areas of a city? Have you ever visited a city and been advised to avoid certain districts or communities? If so, what you experienced was likely by design.

07.18.23 | 9 min read
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Nuclear Weapons
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Does Russia Have Nuclear Landmines?

Recent U.S. Intelligence reports refer repeatedly to the existence of Russian nuclear landmines, although it is uncertain how operational they are.

07.17.23 | 6 min read
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Social Innovation
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We need to address the housing supply crisis

Housing costs have ballooned, far outpacing the broader cost of living in the U.S. Addressing the housing crisis is a bipartisan issue.

07.17.23 | 3 min read
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Science Policy
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ICSSI 2023: Hacking the Science of Science

We partnered with Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management to host the first Metascience Hackathon. Here’s what we learned.

07.13.23 | 7 min read
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Technology & Innovation
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Issue Brief
Six Policy Ideas for the National AI Strategy

With U.S. companies creating powerful frontier AI models, the federal government must guide this technology’s growth toward public benefit and risk mitigation. Here are six ways to do that.

07.12.23 | 4 min read
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Nuclear Weapons
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Russian Nuclear Weapons Deployment Plans in Belarus: Is There Visual Confirmation?

New satellite images show that the construction of a double-fenced security perimeter is underway at a weapons depot near the town of Asipovichy in central Belarus.

06.30.23 | 7 min read
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Ecosystems & Entrepreneurship
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Smart Manufacturing Taking Flight in Wichita

What will Wichita look like in ten years? We sat down with Wichita State University’s Debra Franklin to find out how advanced manufacturing is changing the midwest.

06.28.23 | 9 min read
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Science Policy
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What’s Next for the U.S. Bioeconomy? Defining It.

For the U.S. bioeconomy to prosper and boom, the U.S. needs to land on a single, working definition of the bioeconomy while considering the role of sustainability in order to be competitive at the global scale.

06.22.23 | 9 min read
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Social Innovation
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Let’s Talk About Death: The State of Medicolegal Death Investigations

Accurate death reporting is necessary for public health surveillance, timely health interventions, and reduction in avoidable deaths, but our current system is disjointed and disorganized.

06.21.23 | 5 min read
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Technology & Innovation
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Focused Research Organizations: A New Model for Scientific Research

To address the gap between academic and commercial incentives, the U.S. government should fund centralized research programs, known as FROs, to address well-defined challenges.

06.15.23 | 4 min read
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