Nonproliferation is a non-starter when those who seek to enforce it refuse to convincingly disarm. Nuclear “apartheid” is a critical concern to many states.
Thanks to New START, you too can "ride out" a nuclear attack
A nuclear attack is a good opportunity to “cocoon.”
Nuclear weapons just not sexy anymore
The U.S. nuclear-weapons program is long on money, short on recruits. It’s becoming more and more difficult to interest young officers and scientists in nuclear weapons.
Torture and the ticking time bomb (read: nuclear) scenario
Its uniqueness and unreality render it useless as a justification for torture. Perfect for a movie, though.
Are nonproliferation and disarmament, once joined at the hip, headed for divorce?
Love and marriage, love and marriage, nonproliferation and disarmament go together like a horse and carriage. But have they become a house divided against itself?
Opposition to New START pits Republicans against traditional allies
In the rush to thwart President Obama, Republicans trample their own values. Republican foot-dragging on President Obama’s signature nuclear initiative places them at odds with the defense establishment.
The front line of disarmament: blocking a nuclear facility six times the cost of the Manhattan Project
The first step to disarmament is simply to impede expansion of nuclear facilities. The American public has no idea of the huge sums being thrown at the nuclear-weapons industry.
Republican go-to guy on nukes keeps Obama administration twisting in the wind on New START
Senator Jon Kyl continues to flip-flop on New START. Is New START “relatively benign,” as he called it, or ideologically unacceptable to you and other Republicans?
Republican Senate rejection of START could actually work in disarmament's favor
In a just world, the Obama administration could punish Republicans, were they to reject new START, by withholding promised funds for the nuclear weapons industry.
What if nuclear terrorism were just a mouse click away?
With 50 nukes knocked offline, inquiring minds want to know: can hacking be ruled out? Russ Wellen reports at the Foreign Policy in Focus blog Focal Points.
