Nuclear Nonproliferation

Preventing Nuclear Terrorism

Robert Gallucci | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Nuclear War, Nuclear, Nuclear Terrorism, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Barack Obama, Terrorism, Nuclear Security Summit, Nuclear Security, Obama Nuclear Weapons, Fissile Material, Politics News
Robert Gallucci

Nations with nuclear material -- whether military or civilian -- must secure and eliminate stocks of highly enriched uranium and plutonium. The threat of nuclear terror is not just possible, it is quite plausible; if effective action is not taken, over time, it is probable.

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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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Try a Little Nuclear Sanity

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Nuclear Disarmament, Ed Markey, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Arms Control, Missile Defense, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Peace, Deterrence, North Korea, World News
Lawrence Wittner

The real nuclear threat to the United States does not lie in the fact that it does not (or will not) possess enough nuclear weapons to deter a nuclear attack. Rather, it is that there is no guarantee that nuclear deterrence works.

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Obama Administration Weighing Bold Step

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 04.15.2012

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is weighing options for sharp new cuts to the U.S. nuclear force, including a reduction of up to 80 percen...

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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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Six Essential Truths about U.S. Nuclear Policy

Joe Cirincione | Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: New York Times, Phil Taubman, Department of Defense, President Obama, Cold War, Nuclear Weapons, US Nuclear Warheads, US Nuclear Policy, US Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Politics News
Joe Cirincione

Phil Taubman writes in the Sunday New York Times what many people in Washington think about our outdated nuclear policy, but few say. He makes six key points.

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The Indispensable Choice: Eliminating Nuclear Weapons

Lawrence Bender | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Nuclear Nonproliferation, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Global Zero, Politics News
Lawrence Bender

Rather than retreating from the precipice of an avoidable disaster, almost all of the nine nuclear weapons countries are upgrading their nuclear arms, at an estimated total cost of one trillion dollars over the next decade.

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Mohamed ElBaradei's The Age of Deception

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Weapons, International Security, UN Security Council, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iraq, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Iran Nuclear Weapons, North Korea, World News
Lawrence Wittner

Can international diplomacy cope with the nuclear dangers that now threaten global survival? In The Age of Deception: Nuclear Diplomacy in Treacherous Times, ElBaradei makes the case that it can.

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Remembering Senator Mark Hatfield

Rev. Richard Cizik | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Nuclear Weapons, Sen. Mark Hatfield, Christianity, Mark Hatfield Obituary, Mark Hatfield Dead, Pacifism, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Mark Hatfield, Evangelicals, Religion News
Rev. Richard Cizik

Today, the leaders of the "New Evangelicals" and millions of others in the wider evangelical family, remember and laud Hatfield's bi-partisan style, generosity of spirit, and the public-policy values he endorsed.

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Improving Nuclear Confidence Between India and Pakistan

Rizwan Ladha | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Sm-Krishna, India, Nuclear Proliferation, Fissile Material, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan, Hina Rabbani Khar, Nuclear Nonproliferation, World News
Rizwan Ladha

The largely positive meeting between Pakistan and India's foreign ministers last week marks an uptick in bilateral relations, but the two countries still have a long way to go.

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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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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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April: Auspicious and Alarming Anniversaries

Matt Petersen | Posted 06.02.2011

Read More: BP Oil Spill, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Chernobyl, Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy, Fukushima, Earth Day, Green News
Matt Petersen

As April is upon us, we have a few important dates that really define the challenges we face as humanity and the future health of planet Earth.

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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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Pakistan in Nuclear Upswing

Olli Heinonen | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: David Albright, Institute for Science and International Security, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Pakistan Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan, Khushab, World News
Olli Heinonen

Pakistan is steadily building more nuclear weapons, adding production capacity to produce plutonium and enrich uranium, and building new missiles to deliver nuclear warheads.

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

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011

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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

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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

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

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011

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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

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

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Why We Need New START

Rizwan Ladha | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Start Treaty, Sam Nunn, United States, Arms Control, Cold War, Nuclear Nonproliferation, New Start Treaty, Richard Lugar, World News
Rizwan Ladha

This article will be short, but hopefully to the point: New START must be ratified because right now, and as of December 6 of last year, we can no lon...

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