Nuclear Arms and Proliferation

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

A missile is fired during a US and South Korea joint training exercise on May 25, 2022, in East Coast, South Korea, just days after North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, including an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

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

A nuclear test on May 25, 1953, at the Nevada Proving Grounds.

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

Salt marsh buildups in a Nuclear Waste facility in Germany.

“A House of Dynamite” “A House of Dynamite”

Confronting the new nuclear era.

Oct 22, 2025 / Michael T. Klare

A huge cloud resulting from the massive fires started by “Little Boy,” the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, is photographed from a reconnaissance plane a few hours after the initial explosion on August 6, 1945.

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

A black-and-white photo with a mushroom-shaped explosion.

We’re Still Living With the Decisions Made During the Trinity Tests We’re Still Living With the Decisions Made During the Trinity Tests

Eighty years after the first atomic weapons tests at Los Alamos, humanity has yet to fully reckon with the power of mass annihilation.

Jul 23, 2025 / Eric Ross

80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher 80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher

Yet mainstream US media outlets and partisan politics are routinely oblivious to threat of oblivion.

Jul 15, 2025 / Norman Solomon

Israeli paramedics and forces are on the scene where buildings are destroyed as a result of Iran's missile attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 22, 2025.

There Is Still Only One Way Out for Israel and Iran There Is Still Only One Way Out for Israel and Iran

What was true before is still true now: There is no military solution to this conflict. Only diplomacy and a commitment to peace will work.

Jul 11, 2025 / Hillel Schenker

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On Cora Weiss (1934–2025) and Peace On Cora Weiss (1934–2025) and Peace

Have We Normalized Nuclear War? Have We Normalized Nuclear War?

Will Technology Save Us From a Nuclear Attack? Will Technology Save Us From a Nuclear Attack?

“A House of Dynamite” “A House of Dynamite”

What Does It Mean to Remember Hiroshima as Bombs Drop on Gaza? What Does It Mean to Remember Hiroshima as Bombs Drop on Gaza?

We’re Still Living With the Decisions Made During the Trinity Tests We’re Still Living With the Decisions Made During the Trinity Tests

80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher 80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher

There Is Still Only One Way Out for Israel and Iran There Is Still Only One Way Out for Israel and Iran

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Nuclear Arms and Proliferation

Donald Trump’s Nuclear Delusions Donald Trump’s Nuclear Delusions

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?

On Cora Weiss (1934–2025) and Peace On Cora Weiss (1934–2025) and Peace

Have We Normalized Nuclear War? Have We Normalized Nuclear War?

Will Technology Save Us From a Nuclear Attack? Will Technology Save Us From a Nuclear Attack?

“A House of Dynamite” “A House of Dynamite”

What Does It Mean to Remember Hiroshima as Bombs Drop on Gaza? What Does It Mean to Remember Hiroshima as Bombs Drop on Gaza?

We’re Still Living With the Decisions Made During the Trinity Tests We’re Still Living With the Decisions Made During the Trinity Tests

80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher 80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher

There Is Still Only One Way Out for Israel and Iran There Is Still Only One Way Out for Israel and Iran