On October 11, 1986, US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev met in Reykjavik, where they confronted the threat of nuclear weapons and found common ground despite the Cold War.

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Far from being helpless against a veto, Congress holds significant legal and procedural power over the administration's ...

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Following recent reports of a death at a secretive Siberian disease research lab, author Annie Jacobsen has become a sought-after media interview. Some interviewers are now casting Jacobsen's new ...

A landmark 24-country study reveals that a majority of people worldwide embraces both nuclear deterrence and disarmament, ...

The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab was an actual radioactive toy and learning set sold in the early 1950s. The $49.50 set came with four samples of uranium-bearing ores (autunite, torbernite, ...

Michael Stein is chair and professor of Health Law, Policy, and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. As a physician, his addictions research focuses on behavioral risk-taking ...

Timothy Callaghan is an associate professor of health policy and politics in the Department of Health Law, Policy, and ...

The four-day military crisis between India and Pakistan in May 2025 became even more dangerous when both countries integrated disinformation and fake images into their conventional warfighting. The ...