Lessons of the Bay of Pigs Lessons of the Bay of Pigs
The infamous paramilitary assault remains a cautionary Cold War history.
Apr 17, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh
Is Macron Greenlighting a New US-Led Nuclear Arms Race? Is Macron Greenlighting a New US-Led Nuclear Arms Race?
As the global arms control regime collapses, France plans to expand and Europeanize its nuclear arsenal.
Mar 17, 2026 / Harrison Stetler
The End of Arms Control? The End of Arms Control?
For the first time, we will live in a world without constraints on the US-Russian nuclear arsenal.
Feb 5, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Donald Trump’s Nuclear Delusions Donald Trump’s Nuclear Delusions
The president wants to resume nuclear testing. Senator Edward Markey asks, “Is he a warmonger or just an idiot?’
Jan 15, 2026 / Edward Markey
The US’s Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia Is About to Lapse. What Happens Next? The US’s Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia Is About to Lapse. What Happens Next?
If the US abandons New START, say goodbye to that comfortable feeling we once enjoyed of relative freedom from an imminent nuclear holocaust.
Jan 14, 2026 / Michael T. Klare
On Cora Weiss (1934–2025) and Peace On Cora Weiss (1934–2025) and Peace
Cora Weiss died in December at age 91. She never stopped campaigning to save the world from nuclear destruction.
Jan 9, 2026 / Obituary / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Have We Normalized Nuclear War? Have We Normalized Nuclear War?
If anything, the widespread lack of comprehension (and so protest) is one big reason nuclear war remains so chillingly possible.
Dec 15, 2025 / William Astore
Will Technology Save Us From a Nuclear Attack? Will Technology Save Us From a Nuclear Attack?
So far, the Golden Dome seems more like a marketing concept designed to enrich arms contractors and burnish Trump’s image rather than a carefully thought-out defense program.
Nov 27, 2025 / Ashley Gate and William D. Hartung
“A House of Dynamite” “A House of Dynamite”
Confronting the new nuclear era.
Oct 22, 2025 / Michael T. Klare
What Does It Mean to Remember Hiroshima as Bombs Drop on Gaza? What Does It Mean to Remember Hiroshima as Bombs Drop on Gaza?
This year, the sanitized appeals to peace, hope, and resilience in memory of the catastrophe have become increasingly hollow.
Aug 14, 2025 / Eric Ross