Nuclear Threat

Examining Iranian And North Korean Nuclear Threats

Philip Taubman | Posted 03.11.2012

Philip Taubman

Iran's top nuclear official had announced his country was near initiating uranium enrichment at a new plant, and the recent leadership change in North Korea means added uncertainty about one of the world's most unpredictable nuclear weapons states.

Does Israel require a 'Green Light?'

Shai Baitel | Posted 05.25.2011

Shai Baitel

Israel, in exercising her right to self-defense, might again save the world from a worse scenario, as she did twice before, without any "green light."

A New Movement to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Wallis

Nuclear disarmament is a job for faith -- and for the kind of social movements that faith at its best has always inspired.

President Obama and President Reagan: Addressing the Nuclear Threat

Alex Cornell du Houx | Posted 05.25.2011

Alex Cornell du Houx

President Obama's vision of a world free of nuclear weapons is straight out of Reagan's playbook. The New START treaty shows his resolve to keep America secure, just as the elder Republican did.

Why Israel Is Safer (From Iran) Than It Might Seem

Azeem Ibrahim | Posted 05.25.2011

Azeem Ibrahim

There is a real danger that if Iran had nuclear weapons capability it could transfer that to other groups. But the particular threat that Israel is talking up -- that of a conventional nuclear strike from Iran -- is overblown.

Do We Really Want a Mini Cold War?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

Deepak Chopra

Either Iran will be treated like a mini-Soviet Union, a nation of bogeymen with deeply evil intentions, or we will find another way.

Iran Is Making Fools of Everyone

Mort Zuckerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Mort Zuckerman

Who would have imagined that President Obama may well determine his historical legacy and reputation on the basis of the way he deals with Iran?

Obama's Bold Iran Move

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 05.25.2011

Jacob Heilbrunn

The Obama administration's announcement that it will directly participate in meetings with Iran is an overdue move. It isn't America that's put on the spot by Obama's policy shift. It's Iran.