Is the salience of nuclear topics viewed differently by subject-matter experts than it is by elite opinion shapers? A survey of nuclear-themed editorials and policy articles published between 2001 and 2013.

Senator Marco Rubio’s opposition to Rose Gottemoeller’s nomination represents a departure from a time when nuclear matters were treated as critical enough to warrant serious bipartisan public debate.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly last September demonstrated the extent to which public awareness of the foreign policy debate has changed thanks to social media.