Nuclear Arms & Proliferation

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2009

Obama Trapped Behind Wall of Mideast Containment

Ira Chernus : Middle East

Why the Obama administration's efforts to achieve a Middle East peace between the Israelis and Palestinians are inextricably linked to its efforts to bring Iran to heel.
Huge Hurdles to Nuclear and Energy Reform

Barbara Crossette : Energy

At the UN this week, Barack Obama told the world to stop complaining about US hegemony and start working with Washington on big global problems. He should take his own advice.
Hiroshima Day

Daniel Ellsberg : History

The official secrecy and deceptions about our nuclear weapons posture and policies and their possible consequences have threatened the survival of the human species.
For the Sixty-Fourth Time: No More Nuclear War

Frida Berrigan

On the 64th anniversary of atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki the threat of a nuclear war remains potent. US nuclear policy hasn't changed enough since the Bush years.
Obama's Nuclear Challenge

Jonathan Schell

Obama's promise to move toward disarmament is not the same as achieving it.
North Korea Rocket Stirs Hawks

Katrina vanden Heuvel : North Korea

North Korea's rocket launch has set the hawks circling, threatening Obama's non-proliferation agenda before it's off the ground. Chuck Hagel is pushing back.

Leaving Cheyenne Mountain

William J. Astore : Cold War

Post-cold war America is looking a lot like the former Soviet Union.

The Old and New Shapes of Nuclear Danger

Jonathan Schell : Arms Spending & Proliferation

During the cold war, the driving force was the bilateral arms race; now it's proliferation.
Pakistan's Bomb: Have It Your Way

Catherine Collins & Douglas Frantz : Globalization

Thanks to globalization, the 'Islamic bomb' turns out to be a little bit American, Canadian, Swiss, German, Dutch, British, Japanese and even Russian.
A Colder War

Jonathan Schell : Arms Spending & Proliferation

Richard Rhodes's Arsenals of Folly, sequel to the book that defined the atomic age, captures the political struggle that brought it to an end.
Bush, Pakistan and the Bomb

Jonathan Schell : Pakistan

The Bush Administration's failed war on terror has stoked the fires it was meant to quench. And in Pakistan, the risk of nuclear terrorisism is on the rise.
Avoiding the Toughness Trap

William D. Hartung : US Foreign Policy

Candidates should rethink their commitment to outmoded security tools and veiled nuclear threats against nonnuclear states.
The Spirit of June 12

Jonathan Schell : Peace Activism

Twenty-five years after the largest antinuclear demonstration ever, the movement has dwindled. But the threat of mass destruction grows greater.
Iran Nukes Call Bush's Bluff

Robert Scheer : US Foreign Policy

Tehran's religious fanatics move closer to wreaking nuclear havoc, and what can Bush do about it? Nothing.

Shock Waves From Kilju

Jonathan Schell

A forgetful world was reminded this week that Kim Jong Il now holds in his hand the same pitiless weapon possessed by a growing number of nations.
Just Blame Bill

Robert Scheer : North Korea

Instead of pursuing real diplomacy with North Korea, the Bush Administration chose a my-way-or-the-highway approach. Rather than face up to the mess they made, it's easier to blame Bill Clinton.
Gone Nuclear: How the World Lost Its Way

Richard Falk, Mary Kaldor, Randall Caroline Forsberg & George Perkovich

As the world reacts to news of North Korea's underground nuclear test, a crucial anniversary is observed: Twenty years ago at the Reykjavik Summit, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev outlined a vision for a non-nuclear world. What went wrong? In this Nation forum, four experts from the nonproliferation movement discuss how to put disarmament back on the world's agenda.