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The Wellspring of a New, Clear Nuclear Vision

Russ Wellen | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

Read More: Think Tanks, Nuclear Weapons, Back Channel, Disarmament, North Korea Nuclear Weapons, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence, Non-Proliferation, Proliferation, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Madrona Institute, World News
Russ Wellen

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.

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Outmaneuvering Iran

Joe Cirincione | Posted 11.25.2009 | World

Read More: Strategy, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, United Nations, Non-Proliferation, United States, Obama, Iran, UN Security Council, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, World News
Joe Cirincione

The key to understanding today's announcement on Iran is this: President Obama knew about the secret Iranian facility nine months ago.

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Presidential Leadership: "The Future Does Not Belong to Fear"

Joe Cirincione | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Nuclear Weapons, Ctbt, Speech, Barack Obama, United Nations, Non-Proliferation, North Korea, United States, Start Treaty, Nuclear Posture Review, Multilateral Diplomacy, Iran, Hillary Clinton, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Joe Cirincione

Obama's priorities are spot on. Nuclear threats are growing. The previous administration's military approach to the problem failed.

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I'm Scared, Ma

James Moore | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Cold War, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Non-Proliferation, Politics News
James Moore

A new nuclear fear grows in the hubris of our adventures in Iraq and Afghanistan and is compounded even further by some of our allies. Non-proliferation is not sufficient; complete disarmament is required.

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North Korea, Iran, and the Demise of Nuclear Deterrence

Tad Daley | Posted 07.27.2009 | World

Read More: Obama North Korea, Obama Iran, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Non-Proliferation, North Korea, World News
Tad Daley

If our thousands of nuclear weapons actually do serve to deter, then why should we be concerned about a nuclear North Korea or Iran? If they do not serve to deter, then why retain them at all?

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123 Agreement for Nuclear Energy in the UAE: An Unprecedented and Responsible Step

Thomas Graham | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

Read More: 123 Agreement, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Uae, World News
Thomas Graham

This agreement is significant because it codifies unprecedented steps the UAE is taking to prevent proliferation. It also enables the US to send an important message to the region.

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Maybe We Should Take the North Koreans at Their Word

Tad Daley | Posted 06.27.2009 | World

Read More: Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Weapons, Non-Proliferation, North Korea, North Korea Nuclear Program, Obama Administration, Iran Nuclear Weapons, World News
Tad Daley

Does the Obama administration really think we can retain nuclear weapons for 50 more years and dodge the bullet of nuclear accident, terror or crisis?

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After the Nuke Test, the US and North Korea Should Keep Talking

Michael Roston | Posted 06.24.2009 | World

Read More: Bush Doctrine, Dprk, Axis of Evil, Non-Proliferation, President Obama, Nuclear Test, Agreed Framework, Diplomacy, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Negotiations, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Plutonium, President Bush, Nuclear Bomb, North Korea, World News
Michael Roston

History is not on North Korea's side, and ensnaring the hermit state in negotiations establishes some possibility of reining in its behaviors.

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Nukes, Nukes, and (Maybe) Fewer Nukes?

Conn Hallinan | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Npt, George Shultz, Nuclear Weapons, Nunn, Pakistan, Non-Proliferation, Kissinger, India, North Korea, Axis of Evil, Perry, Politics News
Conn Hallinan

The threat of nuclear proliferation will not end until all nations have given them up. And the danger of nuclear weapons will not disappear until the weak need no longer fear the strong.

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Breaking: Bush Administration to Ask Congress on Thursday to Remove North Korea from Terror Watch List

Steve Clemons | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: New America Foundation, Christopher Hill, Condleezza Rice, Robert Gates, John Bolton, Non-Proliferation, John Negroponte, China, Vice President Cheney, North Korea, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Rumors have been kicking around that this might be happening, but no administration officials would confirm until yesterday that this was finally decided.

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