Let’s curb loose talk of using lower-yield nuclear weapons
There’s no such thing as a limited atomic war but some are raising the issue as the conflict in Ukraine grinds on.
There’s no such thing as a limited atomic war but some are raising the issue as the conflict in Ukraine grinds on.
The leader of the country’s largest opposition party shared his views on Russia, Ukraine, and the threat of nuclear war.
Why could Tehran want to sign anything now? To have a likely ’24 presidential candidate say this now is a deal killer.
As long as doomsday weapons exist, conventional great power conflict will always carry a risk of their use.
The US and Russia both have integrated doomsday weapons into conventional war plans. The risk is low but it isn’t zero.
Trump’s moves shifted the balance in the region and Russia was feeling the pinch — leading in part to today’s crisis.
Beijing’s efforts must be seen in the context of an equally aggressive U.S. nuclear posture, and met with arms control, not an arms race.
Both sides can start to build trust and avoid repeating the mistakes from the onset of the Cold War.
The Pentagon is determined to stop President Biden from changing our Cold War posture.
There is some logic to the idea that Seoul should have its own deterrent. But proliferation brings a host of new problems no one is quite ready for.
Many in Washington are overhyping a recent advanced Chinese missile test as a ‘Sputnik moment,’ but the move was entirely predictable.
Listen closely — he’s not talking about going to war but about something quite different. Is Biden listening?
To his home country of Pakistan he was a patriot. To many others he was a scientist-smuggler who helped start Iran’s nuclear program.
A top-level Pentagon official has reportedly been dismissed for the crime of being skeptical about our nuclear weapons policies.
News that the Joint Chiefs chair sought to block Trump from starting a war has highlighted absurdities in our nuclear weapons policies.
Trump revived the unnecessary program that was cancelled long ago due to redundancy.
A recent study finds that all major institutions working on nuke policy are getting funds from companies with a vested interest in it.
Panicking over this development would just encourage Beijing to increase its arsenal more than it already is.
A shift in spending toward urgent priorities like addressing the possibility of future pandemics would be a far better investment in “national security.”
Swirling around those submarines are descriptions citing “strategy” and “capability.” But don’t be fooled: they’ll be potential world killers.
WATCH: The two sides couldn’t be farther apart on the JCPOA and why security in the region is actually more fragile today.