Nuclear Arms and Proliferation

Trump Is Leaving Us With a New Cold War

Trump Is Leaving Us With a New Cold War Trump Is Leaving Us With a New Cold War

Besides failing to end our forever wars, the Trump administration has set us on course for a prolonged, potentially catastrophic cold war with China and Russia.

Dec 8, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

Vehicles drive by a billboard featuring Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

Will Biden Condemn the Assassination of an Iranian Scientist? Will Biden Condemn the Assassination of an Iranian Scientist?

The murder of an Iranian nuclear scientist presents a unique challenge to the president-elect.

Nov 30, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Martha sits at a desk with two other people

Free the Plowshares 7! Free the Plowshares 7!

These activists risked their freedom putting faith into practice—which puts Joe Biden on the spot.

Nov 25, 2020 / Maria Margaronis

Joe Biden stands with his granddaughter and six soldiers at an Army post.

Biden Signals Flexibility on North Korea, but Peace Groups Are Wary Biden Signals Flexibility on North Korea, but Peace Groups Are Wary

Koreans fear a return to Obama’s failed “strategic patience” policy.

Nov 16, 2020 / Tim Shorrock

Woman in a knit cap holding a sign that reads

Nuclear Weapons Have Always Been Immoral. Now They’re Illegal. Nuclear Weapons Have Always Been Immoral. Now They’re Illegal.

The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has reached the 50 ratifications needed to become international law.

Oct 27, 2020 / Ray Acheson

A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning fighter jet is shown at the Singapore Airshow in 2014

The US Is Still the World’s Biggest Arms Dealer The US Is Still the World’s Biggest Arms Dealer

Regardless of who is elected president this November, American arms businesses will continue to export arsenals to the Middle East and around the world.

Oct 14, 2020 / William D. Hartung

A Boeing B-52H bomber in flight, August 2020.

The Nuclearization of American Diplomacy The Nuclearization of American Diplomacy

We are finding ourselves in an ever more dangerous and insecure world, with the risk of Armageddon lurking just around the corner.

Oct 13, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

Burning Man 2020

Burning Man 2020 Burning Man 2020

Top of the world, ma.

Oct 6, 2020 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

31 Days Until the Election

31 Days Until the Election 31 Days Until the Election

Vanity UnFair: Trump dismantles democracy.

Oct 3, 2020 / OppArt / Mark Bryan

Hiroshima

How a News Report on Hiroshima Helped Prevent Nuclear War How a News Report on Hiroshima Helped Prevent Nuclear War

In 1946, a New Yorker report following six survivors of the Hiroshima atomic blast forced an entire country to look in the mirror.

Sep 28, 2020 / Nick Turse

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