Patrick Malone
Center for Public Integrity
Washington, DC, United States
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Survey: Most Americans want to curb the president's power to launch nuclear attacks –
Republicans as well as Democrats also oppose some of President Trump’s key nuclear weapons policies. → Read More
Thanks to This Advocacy Group, the Trump Administration Believes a Little Radiation Is Good for You –
And that means trying to roll back protections for those who might be exposed. → Read More
Overwhelming majority of Americans believe U.S. should remain in controversial arms accord
Two-thirds of respondents oppose abandoning the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and favor pursuing diplomacy to resolve the dispute over Russia's compliance with the 1987 arms accord, according to a survey conducted by the Program for Public Consultation at the University of Maryland and → Read More
Overwhelming majority believe U.S. should remain in controversial arms accord –
Trump wants out, says Russia has violated treaty’s terms, but even most Republicans oppose withdrawal. → Read More
Safety concerns plague key sites proposed for nuclear bomb production
Billions of dollars are at stake in a forthcoming Trump administration decision, but both candidate sites have struggled to handle plutonium safely. → Read More
Key sites proposed for nuclear bomb production are plagued by safety problems –
Billions of dollars are at stake in a forthcoming Trump administration decision, but contender sites Los Alamos and Savannah River have struggled to handle plutonium safely → Read More
Chairman of nuclear weapons oversight agency steps down amid internal turmoil
The head of a nuclear oversight body will leave after recommending his agency be abolished. → Read More
Chairman of nuclear weapons oversight agency steps down amid internal turmoil
Nuclear weapons oversight chairman resigns amid controversy → Read More
Can Trump single-handedly order a nuclear attack on North Korea?
He has broad authority, but only if a direct attack on the United States is imminent or underway → Read More
Energy undersecretary wants nuclear safety reports hidden from public
Head of nuclear weapons production says that disclosing safety lapses could be counterproductive → Read More
Chairman of nuclear safety board secretly proposes to abolish it
Despite repeated safety problems at nuclear facilities, board chairman tells White House his idea is in line with Trump’s desire to shrink government → Read More
GOP chair of nuclear safety agency secretly urges Trump to abolish it
The chair of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board tells the White House the idea complies with Trump’s policies → Read More
Los Alamos laboratory director announces he will step down
Charles McMillan, who presided over controversial missteps and higher budgets, says he will retire at year’s end. → Read More
Senator cites Center for Public Integrity probe in questioning safety practices of weapons contractors
Senator questions a federal agency’s commitment to nuclear weapons safety oversight and enforcement → Read More
Nuclear labs endanger public with radioactive mail
At least 25 times in the past five years, nuclear weapons contractors have improperly packaged or shipped plutonium, conventional explosives and highly toxic chemicals. → Read More
Nuclear weapons contractors repeatedly violate shipping rules for dangerous materials
Los Alamos laboratory’s recent mistakes in shipping plutonium were among dozens of incidents involving mislabeled or wrongly shipped materials associated with the nuclear weapons program → Read More
A near-disaster at a federal nuclear weapons laboratory takes a hidden toll on America’s arsenal
Repeated safety lapses hobble Los Alamos National Laboratory’s work on the cores of U.S. nuclear warheads → Read More
Repeated radiation warnings go unheeded at sensitive Idaho nuclear plant
The inhalation of plutonium by 16 workers is preceded and followed by other contamination incidents but the private contractor in charge suffers only a light penalty → Read More
More than 30 nuclear experts inhale uranium after radiation alarms at a weapons site are switched off
Most were not told about it until months later, and other mishaps at the Nevada nuclear test site followed → Read More
These workers’ lives are endangered while contractors running nuclear weapons plants make millions
Explosions, fires and exposures to radioactivity fail to make a serious dent in private contractors’ profits. → Read More