TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will not ship its low-enriched uranium out of the country for processing, its foreign minister said Wednesday, once again re...
Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media
This country rushed into the nuclear age with its citizens having neither a true understanding of the effects of the bomb on human beings, nor why the atomic attacks drew condemnation around the world.
Myriam Miedzian | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics
While much of his voting record, especially in the Illinois legislature was very good, some of his actions were disturbingly contrary to the rhetoric and the idealistic image he conveyed.
Larry Coben | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green
There is no nuclear renaissance -- at most a faint glimmer of hope for the end of a long nuclear dark age. Initial drafts of climate change and energy legislation do little to promote nuclear development.
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.29.2009 | Technology
Technology has grown by such leaps and bounds since 1969 that it's hard to conceive how things were before we all had access to computers.
breitbart.com | Posted 10.25.2009 | Technology
Toshiba Corp. is developing an ultra-compact reactor with an output of about 10,000 kilowatts and has started procedures for approval in the United S...
Evelyn Leopold | Posted 10.16.2009 | World
Two elephants are and were in the room during negotiations on Iran's nuclear ambitions: the rigged elections that brought President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power and the shadow of Iraq.
Bill Scher | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green
Sen. Graham may be a conservative, but he is not a moron. He knew full well the right-wing lunacy that would be unleashed by his willingness to compromise to pass carbon cap legislation.
Abdulhadi Hairan | Posted 10.15.2009 | World
The world should not just close its eyes to Pakistan and say, 'there is no danger, everything is safe.' There is currently a dangerous vulnerability in officials who still sympathize with Taliban militants.
Matt Wasson | Posted 10.10.2009 | Green
The concept of "energy sprawl," now associated with such a distorted picture of the impacts of wind, solar, coal and nuclear technologies, adds nothing but confusion and false impressions to the climate debate.
Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 09.29.2009 | World
Why is China so hesitant to support sanctions against Iran? History, geo-politics and economic ties are what set China apart from its Security Council brethren.
Huff Radio | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics
The G-20 revelations regarding the secret Iranian uranium enriching facility: What are the options for taming Iran's nuclear ambitions? And in the mar...
Joel Rubin | Posted 09.24.2009 | World
Ahmadinejad's Israel-bashing, Holocaust-denying statements are bizarre, yet well calculated ploys to distract. We would be well served to remember that he is doing this for a reason. What we should not do is take the bait.
AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 09.20.2009 | World
VIENNA — Iran has lifted a yearlong ban and allowed U.N. inspectors to visit a nearly completed nuclear reactor as well as granting greater moni...
Greg Mitchell | Posted 09.10.2009 | Media
Creative artists of every variety have made incisive, satiric or powerful statements about nuclear threat. What they share, with rare exceptions, is an avoidance of the specific subject of Hiroshima.
Ted Sorensen | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics
There are a number of steps facing Obama to reach the Kennedy dream of a nuclear-free world. It is not only a diplomatic, political or military issue. It is indeed, a moral imperative.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 09.06.2009 | World
For decades after the atomic attacks on Japan, the United States engaged in airtight suppression of all film that documented the bombing and its effects.
Huffington Post | Posted 08.31.2009 | World
Just a week and a half after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced concerns that North Korea may be transferring nuclear enrichment technology to ...
The Financial Times | Varun Sood and James Lamont | Posted 08.09.2009 | World
India is expected to launch a locally built nuclear-powered submarine later this month, making it one of only a handful of countries with the technolo...
Amitai Etzioni | Posted 08.06.2009 | World
As President Obama heads to Russia, stove-piping is blocking what could be a major multifaceted deal. The main negotiations in preparation for the president's visit are taking place in tightly controlled compartments.
Bradley Burston | Posted 07.17.2009 | World
Even if a recount should topple Ahmadinejad, Mousavi is firmly on record as supporting the nuclear program, and opposing changes aimed at barring Iran from using it to produce weaponry.
Rani Singh | Posted 07.10.2009 | World
Gilani's entry into politics was via the Muslim League during General Zia-ul-Haq's martial law in 1978 when he was inducted into the party's Central Working Committee.
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.06.2009 | World
This is an interesting and refreshing subtext in Obama's entire speech -- he says things are "facts" and not opinions. Considering the lunacy that passes for "political debate" on American television screens -- where there are always two points of view, and every "fact" is subject to spin from one side or another -- it is a breath of fresh air.
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 06.29.2009 | World
The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs : Noisy North Korea Facts: North Korea performed a nuclear test last weekend which, according to various sei...
Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 06.28.2009 | World
Remember that we Jews have learned the hard way that unthinkable evil can quickly become a reality; that those who call for Israel's destruction have to be taken seriously.
AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 11.19.2009 | World