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Military Industrial Complex

More nukes = more problems

A recent report says the US should ditch new development and focus deterrence strategy on sub-based weapons

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Global Crises

Trump the anti-war president was always a myth

Let the record show: Trump poured fuel on our endless wars and kicked diplomacy to the curb.

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Global Crises

Philosopher saints Augustine, Aquinas guide US grand strategy

Prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance — all necessary for a policy of restraint

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Global Crises

How even a limited nuclear war would destroy the planet

According to a new study, an atomic exchange between India and Pakistan would result in mass starvation, killing billions.

Why letting our allies get nuclear weapons is a bad idea
Washington Politics

Why letting our allies get nuclear weapons is a bad idea

It is tempting to think that it would be cheaper and more effective to have U.S. allies get the bomb rather than link their security to U.S. forces, bases, and assurances. But countries do not obtain the bomb in a vacuum.

How the 'war on terror' made the US Institute for Peace a sideshow
Global Crises

How the 'war on terror' made the US Institute for Peace a sideshow

Forty years ago, Congress thought it was a good idea to fund peacemaking, but it was no match for War Inc.