Should South Korea Get the Bomb?
Donald Trump and a majority of South Koreans believe that South Korea should have a nuclear weapon. Are they right?
Ability of Nuclear Deterrence to Defuse Crises Exaggerated
During the Cold War, nuclear deterrence failed to thwart crises, which were subsequently solved with good, old politics.
You’ve Heard of Friendly Fire, Now Meet Friendly Deterrence
A pretext for the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in European states is to free them from the need to develop nuclear weapons.
The Arms Race Was Fed by More Than Just the Need for More and Better Nuclear Weapons
Strange as it sounds, the decision to target weapons over cities only added to nuclear risk.
Iran Already Has a Strong Deterrent
What would be the benefits to Iran of developing nuclear weapons?
Can the Genie of Nuclear Knowledge Ever Be Put Back in the Bottle?
Whether or not nuclear weapons are ever abolished, mankind will still know how to make them, right?
Retaliate in Kind Even if Doomed by a Nuclear Attack? Really?
If doomed by a nuclear attack, what does it avail us to retaliate?
Could “Virtual Deterrence” Actually Increase the Chances of Nuclear War?
“Virtual deterrence” may sound like a step in the right direction to disarmament advocates, but it could actually grease the skids to nuclear war.
Hatoyama’s Confession
Nine months after stepping down as Prime Minister, Yukio Hatoyama conceded that he had just given “deterrence” as the factor necessitating retention of the US Marine Corps on Okinawa because he needed a pretext.
Loose Nuclear Ends
Assorted emissions and discharges from the world of nuclear weapons.
Nuclear Disarmament Would Make U.S. Undisputed Arms Champ
Does no nukes equal more might for the U.S.?
Nuclear Weapons Are a Gift From God
Nuclear weapons are a clarion call to look at the whole subject to which nuclear weapons are a sub-category — mass warfare.
The Death of Deterrence, Part 55
Another one of globalization’s massive security loopholes.
Empire and Nuclear Weapons
The United States has used its nuclear weapons in many ways. Like cannibalism and slavery, however, nuclear weapons can be abolished.