What if Nuclear Terrorism Were Just a Mouse Click Away?
The next time nukes are knocked offline it might not just be an engineering failure.
Republican Sees 50 Nukes Knocked Offline as a Chance to Recoup Lost Ground
Republican maintains that if new START were in effect, nuke-base failure would have left U.S. vulnerable.
START: Arms Affirmation Treaty
The New START treaty is best called an arms affirmation treaty, since ratification will affirm the continued commitment to maintain and fund our nuclear and non-nuclear weapons programs.
Abandoning Sabotage in Iran
Although sabotage may prove successful in slowing Iranian nuclear progress in the short term, it actually stands as a barrier to a long-term resolution.
Would Dramatic Disarmament Impress Iran or Not?
Conservatives believe that U.S. disarmament holds no water with Tehran.
Do Nuclear Weapons Keep India and Pakistan From Each Other’s Throats?
India and Pakistan’s dangerous dance requires careful choreography.
How Will U.S. Handle Shortage of Tritium, aka Explosive Power, for Its Nukes?
The National Nuclear Security Agency finds itself “unable to overcome technical challenges” to producing tritium.
The Tritium Deficit
An expected tritium shortage may soon hamper the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
It’s Not Nuclear Weapons That Need “Modernization,” But New START
Have we reached the point where the new START disarmament treaty is worse than nothing?
Is Chavez Following Iran Down the Radioactive Brick Road?
Conservatives may beg to differ, but common sense dictates that, without disarmament, nonproliferation is a non-starter.
Is Homer Simpson Working at the Los Alamos National Laboratory?
So much for the expertise of Los Alamos where billions of dollars are spent each year to better understand nuclear explosives.
For Pakistan, All Roads May Lead to U.S. and NATO Confiscation of Its Nukes
Is control of its nuclear program what the United States and NATO ultimately want from Pakistan?
No Mean Feat: Justifying Israel’s Nukes Without Acknowledging Them
Expecting Arab states to go along with the pretense that Israel has no nuclear weapons is a sick joke.
What We’ve Done to Others
Few Americans have a clear memory of our nuclear history — part of our heritage, just like the cruel deeds of 9/11/01.
Gorbachev of the Pentagon?
The United States is facing a Soviet-sized crisis. Where is the Gorbachev who can rein in our military?