Nonproliferation

Playing Politics With Nuclear Security

Joe Cirincione | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Russia, Politics, George H.W. Bush, Nuclear Weapons, George W. Bush, Iran, Barack Obama, China, Iran Nuclear Weapons, North Korea, Nuclear Weaponry, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Politics News
Joe Cirincione

Trimming Cold War arsenals, bringing our nuclear strategy into the 21st century, makes sense. It makes sense for Republicans and Democrats, defense hawks and budget hawks. Politicians trying to score cheap political points do so at the expense of our national security.

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Iran: All Options on the Table?

Jonathan Granoff | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Iran, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Weapons, International Security, Middle East, War, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Israel, Nuclear, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Iran Nuclear Program, World News
Jonathan Granoff

As the drumbeats for war on Iran increase, we who espouse effective, security-enhancing, non-military conflict resolution options must not be similarly ignored. It is time that our leaders and our media also put these options on the table.

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Obama's Controversial Plan for Nuclear Sanity

Richard Schiffman | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Nonproliferation, Department of Defense, Military, Nuclear Weapons, Republicans, Cold War, Iran Nuclear Weapons, US Nuclear Weapons, Politics News
Richard Schiffman

The U.S. rightly wants to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. Yet by what right can we ask others to abstain, when we ourselves continue to maintain an arsenal large enough to destroy life on the planet several times over?

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9 Countries In the Nuclear Weapons Club

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Nuclear Weapons, Slidepollajax, Nuclear Disarmament, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Countries, Countries With Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Arsenals, Nuclear Nonproliferation, World News
Howard Steven Friedman

Many historians argue that the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were a turning point in mankind's history, events that marked the beginning of humanity's ability to instantly self-annihilate.

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Kazakhstan's Nuclear Weapons Free Anniversary

Daniel Witt | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Nonproliferation, Kazakhstan, Nuclear Weapons, World News
Daniel Witt

Kazakhstan is marking a special anniversary. Twenty years ago, the soon-to-be independent Soviet state closed the infamous Semipalatinsk nuclear testing site and provided fresh impetus to the still-incomplete campaign to ban atomic weapons.

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Smart Money to Stop Nuclear Terrorism

Joe Cirincione | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: House of Representatives, Nonproliferation, United States, Congress, National Debt, Nuclear Weapons, Global Threat Reduction Initiative, Politics News
Joe Cirincione

As Congress continues its debates over the national debt and determines national security budget cuts, it should not take the axe to programs that are central to preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and material around the world.

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Could "Virtual Deterrence" Actually Increase the Chances of Nuclear War?

Russ Wellen | Posted 07.08.2011

Read More: Nuclear Countries, Wmd, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear, Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Nukes, Deterrence, Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear War, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Deterrence, National Security, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Testing, Nuclear Bomb, New Start, World News
Russ Wellen

In its inability to signal a true commitment to nuclear disarmament, virtual deterrence is hardly ideal. But it sounds like a step in the right direction, right? Wrong.

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New Nuclear Project Distracts From Existing Safety (Read: Seismic) Issues

Russ Wellen | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Nuclear Countries, Wmd, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Los Alamos Study Group, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear, Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Nukes, Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear War, Nonproliferation, National Security, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Testing, Los Alamos, Nuclear Bomb, World News
Russ Wellen

In a cruel joke at a time of supposed disarmament, the CMRR promises to be the most expensive construction project in the history of Los Alamos.

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The Relevance of Israel's Nuclear Ambiguity in an Era of Radical Political Change

Daniel Wagner | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Nonproliferation, Israel, Israel Nuclear Weapons, World News
Daniel Wagner

Israel has been a net beneficiary of its policy of nuclear ambiguity, but whether Israel will be able to maintain a balance between its security and foreign policy objectives remains to be seen.

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If Gaddafi Had the Bomb

Andrew J. Pierre | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Libya News, Libya, Nonproliferation, Muammar Gaddafi, Libya No Fly Zone, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Muammar El-Qaddafi, Libya Protests, World News
Andrew J. Pierre

A Libya with nuclear weapons would have presented an entirely different and dangerous challenge to the current coalition. Most likely it would have blocked it.

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Fiasco in Libya: Fools at War

Doug Bandow | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Syria, Humanitarian Intervention, Bahrain Protests, Bahrain, Barack Obama, Iran, Nato, Nonproliferation, Moammar Gaddafi, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Military Intervention, Moammar Gadhafi, Libya, Middle East Protests, Liberal War, North Korea, Bashar Assad, World News
Doug Bandow

War should be a last resort. In Libya, President Obama has made it his first choice.

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Thanks to Fukushima Light Shed on U.S. Nuclear Facility Located on a Volcano

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Nuclear Countries, Wmd, Fukushima, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Terrorism, Nuclear, Weapons, Nukes, Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear War, Nonproliferation, Fukushima Daiichi, Nuclear Energy, Japan Fukushima, National Security, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Testing, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Bomb, World News
Russ Wellen

The light shining on the safety of nuclear energy as a result of the Japanese nuclear crisis has been of such powerful wattage that it's even flushing safety issues with nuclear weapons labs and manufacturing facilities out of hiding.

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Wisdom or Fatal Folly

Jonathan Granoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Energy, Japan Nuclear Meltdown, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear, Fukushima, Disarmament, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Japan Nuclear Power, Green News
Jonathan Granoff

It is supreme arrogance to think that we will not make mistakes of judgment, that machines will not err or that human negligence can be avoided. The tragedy in Japan is a strong and deplorable wake-up call.

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Keep Up the Pace of Locking Down the Bomb

Matthew Bunn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Uranium, Obama Budget, Nonproliferation, GOP Budget, Nuclear Terrorism, House Budget, Nuclear Weapons, Republican Budget Cuts, Politics News
Matthew Bunn

The House's appropriators have said that they will not cut spending on national security. But they have unwisely concluded that nuclear security programs are not in that protected category.

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What Would End-Timers Do Without the Threat of Nuclear Annihilation?

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: End Times, Nuclear Countries, Wmd, The Rapture, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Terrorism, Nuclear, Weapons, Nukes, Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear War, Nonproliferation, National Security, Left Behind, Armageddon, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Testing, Nuclear Bomb, Entertainment News
Russ Wellen

"The Great Atomic Power" was first recorded in 1952, the year that the hydrogen bomb was first tested. The song may have provided some comfort for those listeners aware that the nuclear arms race was at its height.

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Egypt's Nuclear Dimension

Joe Cirincione | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Nonproliferation, Chemical Weapons, Wmd, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Power, Israel, Iran, Nonproliferation Treaty, Iran Nuclear Program, Robert Einhorn, Barack Obama, Biological Weapons, Npt, World News
Joe Cirincione

As a free Egypt transforms itself, analysts are nervously watching for signs of new nuclear ambitions. Why has Egypt never come clean about the full scope of its nuclear activities and experimentation?

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Does the Taboo Against the Use of Nuclear Weapons Increase Their Allure?

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Countries, Wmd, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear, Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Nukes, Deterrence, Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear War, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Deterrence, National Security, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Testing, Nuclear Bomb, New Start, World News
Russ Wellen

We're under the gun: we need to make use of the nuclear taboo as a springboard to disarmament before its expiration date. But there exists another nuclear taboo against discussing the destruction caused by nuclear weapons.

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Safeguarding Nuclear Security in the Shadow of Middle East Revolutions

Jonathan Pearl | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Jordan, Npt, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, Obama Administration, Iran, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Barack Obama, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Middle East, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Barack Obama Nuclear Proliferation, Iaea, Nuclear Proliferation, Obama Nuclear Weapons, Iran Nuclear Program, World News
Jonathan Pearl

Nuclear nonproliferation goals must be placed above short-term financial and political preferences. The uncertainties of revolution and the dangers of proliferation demand nothing less.

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Is "It's Not Fair" a Childish Response to Being Denied Nuclear Weapons?

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Npt, Nuclear Countries, Wmd, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear, Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Nukes, Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Deterrence, Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear War, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Deterrence, National Security, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Testing, Nuclear Bomb, New Start, World News
Russ Wellen

No matter the short term benefits to security, when the West severs the ties that bind disarmament to nonproliferation, it further undermines the trust of the developing world and long-term prospects for international security.

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Japan Flexes Its Muscle

Rizwan Ladha | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Weapons, France, United Nations, United Nations Security Council, Nuclear Energy, Areva, Nuclear Proliferation, Japan, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, World News
Rizwan Ladha

Japan is making a statement -- conditioning the further development of India's nuclear power industry on certain demonstrable nonproliferation commitments.

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Thanks to New START, You too Can "Ride Out" a Nuclear Attack

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Countries, Wmd, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear, Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Nukes, Deterrence, Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear War, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Deterrence, National Security, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Testing, Nuclear Bomb, New Start, World News
Russ Wellen

With hawks always willing to poke a stick into the hive of U.S.-Russia relations, it's folly to think that just because the Cold War ended that we've been inoculated against nuclear war with Russia.

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Nuclear Weapons Just Not Sexy Anymore

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Countries, Wmd, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear, Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Nukes, Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear Jobs, Nuclear War, Nonproliferation, National Security, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Testing, Nuclear Bomb, New Start, World News
Russ Wellen

The incarnation of "sexy," that is, that cropped up a few years ago: exciting or trendy in a general, not erotic, way. That settled, let's move on to ...

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START-ing a New Security

Rhianna Tyson Kreger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nonproliferation, Start, Nuclear, National Security, Disarmament, Politics News
Rhianna Tyson Kreger

For now let us all raise a glass in solidarity with our DC colleagues: here's to the START of renewed momentum on the Road to Prague.

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Are Nonproliferation and Disarmament, Once Joined at the Hip, Headed for Divorce?

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Countries, Wmd, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear, Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Nukes, Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear War, Nonproliferation, National Security, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Testing, Nuclear Bomb, New Start, Nuclear Disarmament, Start Treaty, Politics News
Russ Wellen

Whether or not we disarm has no bearing on the plans of states that hope to acquire or develop nuclear weapons. Whether or not disarmament discourages proliferation is immaterial -- it's our only recourse.

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Opposition to New START Pits Republicans Against Traditional Allies

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wmd, Nuclear Countries, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear, Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Nukes, Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear War, Senate, Nonproliferation, National Security, Nuclear Warhead, New Start, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Testing, Nuclear Bomb, Republicans, World News
Russ Wellen

Perhaps bewitched by Tea Party-style incoherence, Republicans guided by Jon Kyl have placed themselves in the unlikely position of bucking the national defense establishment, to which traditionally they've been joined at the hip.

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