Lurching Towards War: A Post-Mortem on Strategic Patience
As he enters his second term, Barack Obama must confront the role of ‘strategic patience’ as a central driver of our current crisis in Korea.
How Our Obsession With Iran Increases Chances of Nuclear War With Russia
Missile defense cuts off the nose to spite the face.
Non-nuclear Weapons States Forget How Much Power the NPT Affords Them
Non-nuclear weapons states forget that the nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty exists at their pleasure.
Time for a Reckoning on Iran Sanctions
The debates surrounding Obama’s cabinet nominations offer a welcome opportunity for the public–and the administration–to review the failing U.S. policy toward Iran.
Nuclear Weapons Are Not Only a Threat to Our Survival, But to Democracy Itself
Nuclear weapons and voter ignorance are a lethal mix.
Time to End the Korean War
A former missionary reflects on the possibility for peace on the Korean peninsula.
Hiroshima in December
Why we should talk about Hiroshima in the season of peace.
North Korea’s Nuclear Theater
The latest rocket launch creates an illusion for the people of North Korea that they live, if not in paradise, then at least in a country that holds its own.
Does Pakistan’s National Pride Hinge on India Considering It a Threat?
Pakistan’s perceived need for nuclear weapons may be vastly overstated.
Y-12 Activists May Be Barred From Bringing up the Morality of Nukes at Their Trial
Federal prosecutors seek to remove justification for the existence of nuclear weapons from the trial of the Transform Now Plowshares Three.
Nuclear Weapons Laboratories National in Name Only
In fact, corporations not only manage them, but increasingly determine their agendas.
Our Nuclear Insecurity Complex
The government has yet to address the lapses in bomb-grade uranium storage security that an 82-year-old nun and her accomplices revealed months ago.
The Next Administration’s Top Five Foreign Policy Challenges
The next administration’s top short-term challenge will undoubtedly be to end U.S. involvement in combat operations in Afghanistan.
A Nuclear Strike on States’ Rights
Vermont’s Yankee reactor would have closed this year had a power company kept a decade-old promise.
Attacking the Nuclear Weapons-Industrial Complex on Both the Macro and Micro Levels
Nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation require action on two fronts: the local and policy.