Nuclear Terrorism

U.S. Ports Still Wide Open to Nukes, Report Says

Jeff Stein | Posted 11.17.2009 | World


Jeff Stein

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

It's About the Bomb, Not Obama

Joe Cirincione | Posted 10.09.2009 | World


Joe Cirincione

After the circus quiets down, we should think about what this award is really about: There is real danger out there. If we do not change course, nuclear bombs will explode in our cities.

12 Ways The World Could Be Destroyed

James Altucher | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business


James Altucher

We live in a world of nightmares. But understanding these worries -- the myriad ways the world could end -- and hedging against them is the way to turn the fear into greed, the nightmare into a dream.

Rice Advances the Obama Doctrine

Joe Cirincione | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics


Joe Cirincione

The Obama Doctrine isn't naïve liberal internationalism. On the contrary, as Susan Rice explains, respect for multilateral institutions strengthens America's ability to protect and pursue its own interests.

Cash for Nuclear Clunkers

Joe Cirincione | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics


Joe Cirincione

If Secretary Gates is looking to save money and make us safer, there is no better place to start than by eliminating the security liabilities we promote in our arsenal of nuclear clunkers.

Will Al-Qaeda Nuke America?

Sheldon Filger | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics


Sheldon Filger

It has been nearly eight years since Al-Qaeda struck the United States on September 11, 2001. In the aftermath of that transformational event, some ha...

WMD Attack Likely In Next Five Years, Panel Says

AP | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — A bipartisan commission is asserting the country should expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or biological weapons sometime in t...

Going Ballistic: The Race to Save LA from Nuclear Terror

Tad Daley | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics


Tad Daley

Surely, our massive nuclear arsenal will cause bin Laden, and his acolytes, to rethink aspirations for nuclear mass murder, and to step back from the atomic abyss. Won't it? Of course not.

Coming June 3: The Twin Towers of Internet Censorship and Atomic Reactor Terror

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics


Harvey Wasserman

While attacking free speech in the name of fighting terror, McCain and Lieberman advocate building still more nuclear plants, giving terrorists access to the ultimate threat.