Nuclear security

Abstract

Nuclear security refers to procedures for managing risks from nuclear weapons and other materials. Nuclear security is a pressing global problem, ranked slightly below the four highest priority areas identified by 80,000 Hours, an organization that evaluates global problems. To address these risks, policy and research recommendations include restarting the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, removing US ICBMs from hair-trigger alert, increasing the capacity of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and investigating the remaining uncertainties and potential worst-case possibilities of nuclear winter. – AI-generated abstract.