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Stephen Colbert's plan to string a microscopically thin razor along our entire border is brutal, indiscriminate, dangerous... and smarter than the nuclear defense we now have.
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Iran: The Truth Hurts
It's as predictable as day follows night. Raise the issue of Iran's nuclear program, as I have more than once, and all Tehran's flacks and flunkies, ...
Nothing Says Lack of Imagination Better Than Sanctions
Sanctions, the coercive weapon of choice in the international arena, vary in effectiveness. While they are never ideal, Iran may give us no alternative.
When More Is Less: "Redundancy" May Actually Reduce Nuclear Security
"The increased use of ski helmets has not led to decreases in head injuries in accidents on the slopes because many skiers with helmets just go faster down more treacherous terrain."
Learn to Live with the Iranian Nuclear Program
Iran is going to have a nuclear weapon, and there is little, to nothing, we can do to stop Tehran from realizing this ambition.
Iran: Abdicating U.S. Moral Responsibility
If we are forced by Iran's realization of its nuclear ambitions to take military action against Iran at a time not of our choosing, we will have no one to blame but ourselves.
Inside Obama's Brain
Obama's peace prize is, in reality, serving as a focal point for a host of other, broader critiques. If the president weren't in Oslo today, he'd still be dealing with this chorus of criticism.
The Declaration of Independence -- From Nuclear Weapons
I hold this truth to be self-evident, that no one should live under the threat of a nuclear attack. And yet, every day, many millions of people aroun...
Waking the Sleepy Nuclear Watchdog
The former head of the international nuclear watchdog, IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, has left his successor, Yukiya Amano of Japan, with an underfunded and politically charged agency.
Rescuing Nuclear Talks with Iran
The Iran talks don't need hot heads, moralistic rhetoric and ominous reminders that we're "running out of time." What is needed is leaders with the pragmatism and vision to know a workable deal when they see it
Eleventh-hour CPR On Iran Nuclear Talks
If Iran announced a complete halt of its uranium enrichment program and ordered an immediate dismantling of its nuclear facilities ... we would still not cut the Islamic Republic any slack.
Can Nuclear Terrorists Be Deterred?
Terrorists, according to conventional thinking, are immune to deterrence. If they ever obtained nuclear weapons, they'd suffer few qualms about using them.
Scientists: The Nukes Are Alright
In a blow to the far-right, the premier scientific panel advising the Defense Department has concluded that U.S. nuclear weapons don't need new tests or new designs.
The Conventional Arms Control Challenge
The Obama administration's work to reduce nuclear weapons and reduce nuclear dangers has not been complemented by similar diligent work in the area of conventional weapons exports.
U.S. Ports Still Wide Open to Nukes, Report Says
Over $3 billion and seven years since U.S. intelligence discovered that Osama Bin Laden was seeking a nuke, terrorists can still drive a radioactive truck through the holes in America's border defenses
The Wellspring of a New, Clear Nuclear Vision
The field of nuclear weapons has long needed fresh perspectives. For decades there was deterrence, and then disarmament. Finally, there is a group with potential to break new ground.
Berlin Wall Anniversary is Time to Rethink Nuclear Arsenal
Commemorating a historic event is one thing - actually fixing its legacy is another. Today, the world's attention is on the Berlin Wall. Twenty years...
Cold War's End -- The Wall Comes Down
The fall of The Wall signified the fall of the Soviet Union, and an end to the Cold War. And while this was of enormous historical import, I fear that future generations won't really pay much attention to it.
Music for the Fall of the Berlin Wall
The awareness of mortality in 1980s nuke-pop was amplified by the inescapably bleak Cold War reality. With the fall of the Wall, much of the threat evaporated. The music, however, lives on.
Berlin '89: When the Impossible Became Real
I was in Berlin 20 years ago this week. I saw the impossible first-hand: the people of Germany taking down the Wall. Twenty years after, we are at another historic point. Domestically, we see it in issues like health care.
North Korea: Journalists vs. Diplomats?
For real progress to be made in resolving the longest-standing adversarial relationship the United States has with any country in the world, journalists would be well-advised to sit on their hands and keep their mouths shut.
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