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Striving For A Safer World Since 1945 Ask A ScientistWe've partnered with NYU Gov Lab and the National Science Policy Network to bring you the answers to all your burning COVID-19 questions. Visit covid19.fas.org and Ask A Scientist your questions.Coronavirus ProjectFrom Congressional hearings to myth-busting, our Coronavirus Project page has the science and science policy information necessary for keeping the public informed and up-to-date.Slide contentIn the latest episode of Above The Fray, FAS President Ali Nouri s video podcast, he and the Coronavirus Project team discuss how the important role of scientists during pandemics and how we can all pitch in to make the world safer.Past episodes are available on YouTube.Sign Up For Our Newsletter Stay up-to-date with FAS reports and news. Email Address First Name Last Name PIDB Urges Modernization of Classification SystemBy Steven AftergoodHow can the national security classification and declassification system be fixed? That depends on how one defines the problem that needs fixing. To the authors of a new report from the Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB), the outstanding pro Read MorePentagon Seeks Authority to Recall More Retirees to DutyBy Steven AftergoodThe Department of Defense is asking Congress to expand its authority to recall retired members of the military to active duty in the event of a war or national emergency. The DoD proposal predates the turmoil that followed the killing of George Floyd b Read MoreAir Force Calls for Expansion of Nevada Test RangeBy Steven AftergoodThe US Air Force wants to renew and expand the withdrawal of public land for the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), where it conducts flight testing, classified research and development projects, and weapons tests. A Defense Department proposal to Read MoreProtecting Privacy in the 2020 CensusBy Steven AftergoodIn 2018 the Census Bureau discovered that results of the 2010 census could be processed and matched with external sources in such a way as to reveal confidential personal information, in violation of the law. This had not been thought to be feasible o Read MoreProtecting Against Rogue DronesBy Steven AftergoodThe threat to public safety from unmanned aerial systems (drones) is not just foreseeable — it already exists in the form of numerous near-collisions with manned aircraft, a new report from the Congressional Research Service observes. Between 2016 and Read MoreCOVID-19 Highlights Need for Public IntelligenceBy Steven AftergoodHobbled by secrecy and timidity, the U.S. intelligence community has been conspicuously absent from efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the most serious national and global security challenge of our time. The silence of intelligence today represen Read MoreThe Military Role in Combating COVID-19By Steven AftergoodThere is a bewildering amount of official guidance on the role of the military in circumstances such as the current pandemic. But the practical impact of that guidance, whatever it may be, is unclear. Like the proverbial war plan that cannot survive fi Read MoreA Decade After Signing, New START Treaty Is WorkingBy Hans M. KristensenBy Hans M. Kristensen On this day, ten years ago, U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev signed the New START treaty during a ceremony in Prague. The treaty capped the number of strategic missiles and heavy bombers the two Read MoreSkyGuardian Drone Takes Flight Over Southwest USBy Steven AftergoodGeneral Atomics SkyGuardian drone, a non-weaponized variant of the military s MQ-9 Reaper, last week completed a test flight through civil airspace from Palmdale, California to Yuma, Arizona, the company announced. The April 3 flight demonstration, sp Read MoreThe Urgency of Military HistoryBy Steven AftergoodThe task of the military historian differs from that of the academic historian because military history has an operational dimension. It is supposed to help inform current military operations with the lessons and the perspectives of the past. The hist Read More

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