Nuclear Non Proliferation

Obama's Nobel Prize Is Really a Tribute to American Voters

Robert Creamer | Posted 10.10.2009 | Politics


Robert Creamer

This award celebrates the fact that American voters chose a President committed to progressive values, instead of pre-emptive war and the Neo-Con theories of unilateral action.

For Iran--Think Long Term, Not Immediate Self-Gratificaton

Salam Al Marayati | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics


Salam Al Marayati

Implementing sanctions against Iran would play right into the hands of the theocracy. By imposing sanctions, the US will hand the Iranian government a card it does not have at this time--blaming the increase of prices on foreign powers.

Words Matter

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

I heard commentators say Obama's comments while chairing the Security Council were "just words." Fair enough, but we haven't heard any words like these from a U.S. president for a long time.

Sarkozy the Realist; Obama the Dreamer

Michael D. Brown | Posted 11.25.2009 | Denver


Michael D. Brown

I would very much like to have a world without nuclear weapons. I do not, however, believe that it is practical or even possible to have such a world.

Queen Noor: "We Are Reaching A Nuclear Tipping Point"

Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 11.23.2009 | World


Hanna Ingber Win

As President Obama prepares to push the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution on nuclear non-proliferation on Thursday, Queen Noor of Jordan and a...

I'm Scared, Ma

James Moore | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


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.

Hiroshima Day: America Has Been Asleep at the Wheel for 64 Years

Daniel Ellsberg | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics


Daniel Ellsberg

I was one of many in the late '50s misled and recruited into the nuclear arms race by exaggerated and deliberately manipulated, fears of Soviet intentions and crash efforts.

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

Thomas Graham | Posted 07.03.2009 | World


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.

Bibi Goes to Washington: How About a Nuclear Free Middle East?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

It might be the case that Netanyahu has far more friends in Washington than does the president.