Opinion: Think fossil fuels are bad? Nuclear energy is even worse
Some tout nuclear energy as ‘clean,’ but it’s hardly that, even with technological advancements Nuclear power, as it is today, is a poor substitute for fossil fuels. Not long ago, I…
India’s Nuclear Weapons Arsenal Keeps Getting Bigger and Bigger
A large arsenal in a dangerous part of the world. by Michael Peck Key Point: India has its nukes pointed at China and Pakistan, two other nuclear powers. “India is estimated to…
Mutual Vulnerability and Risk Reduction in South Asia
Hannah Haegeland The current state of affairs in Kashmir and resulting heightening of India-Pakistan tensions provide daily examples of escalation risks. Since 1998, the low-probability, high-cost risk of escalation across…
Gilgit-Baltistan in the Crosshair: Know Your Enemy
Muhammad Sharreh Qazi ‘Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy, but know yourself, your…
The Biggest Hurdle In India’s Nuclear Energy Push
Nuclear energy is, for now, playing a minuscule role in India’s energy story, contributing to about 2 percent of the country’s electricity needs. But nuclear power generation in India is…