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Scott Blakeman: Let's Take War Off the Table

2012-05-28T10:33:11Z

Mindless threats and meaningless bluster will not bring the world closer to peace. We must finally embrace the reality that leaders of countries, especially undemocratic ones, will do anything to stay in power.

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Arianna Huffington: The Inspirationals: Jeff Skoll, Doubling Down on the Things That Work

2012-05-25T08:08:14Z

The Edmonton Journal recently called Jeff Skoll "the greatest Canadian you've never heard of." But, in fact, Skoll, beyond being the first president of eBay, has been a pioneer in the world of cutting edge philanthropy. Here is my interview with him.

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Joe Cirincione: The Avengers ' Nuclear Villain

2012-05-18T15:18:43Z

The blockbuster problem in The Avengers is the writers' desire to turn a nuclear weapon into a golden bullet that can save the day -- even if this bomb is more likely to ruin it.

Read more: Broken Arrow, Nato, The Avengers, Thunderball, Skyline, Nuclear Weapons, Aliens, Independence Day, Armageddon, Global Zero, New York City, Gen. James Cartwright, Dr. Strangelove, Entertainment News

Rhianna Tyson Kreger: The Meaning of Iran's Nuclear Weapon Program

2012-05-18T15:06:17Z

It is a dastardly shame and a mark of our collective embarrassment that, over 60 years since the destruction of Hiroshima, that nuclear weapons are still perceived as the best guarantor of respect, prestige and influence.

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The Center for Public Integrity: Former U.S. nuclear commander startles with proposal to cut weapons arsenal by 80%

2012-05-18T09:04:05Z

By R. Jeffrey SmithiWatch NewsThe chairman of a House subcommittee that helps shape the nation's nuclear arsenal, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), has bee...

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Top General Calls For Deep Cuts In Nuclear Arsenal

2012-05-15T18:26:00Z

WASHINGTON -- A blue ribbon commission headed by a former commander of U.S. nuclear forces Tuesday called for an end to "Cold War thinking" and a shar...

Read more: Russia, Video, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Weapons, Start Treaty, Nuclear Security, Icbm, Nuclear Proliferation, James Cartwright, New Start Treaty, Politics News

William Hartung: Posturing on Plutonium

2012-05-15T14:43:00Z

The last thing we should be doing at this point in our history is indulging Turner's "proliferation posse." At a time when our safety depends on reducing global nuclear arsenals, their ideas are dangerous, unnecessary and unaffordable.

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Joe Cirincione: This Year, Give Mom a Gift That Matters

2012-05-09T13:24:57Z

What do mothers really want? It's not mass-produced cards or flowers that will wilt in a week. What mothers really want is a safer, more peaceful world, a better future for their children.

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Sean Kay: Obama Is Getting Missile Defense Right in Europe

2012-05-08T12:25:44Z

Perhaps it is time to get the politics out of missile defense and let threats, capacity and, indeed, science inform the national interest.

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Joe Cirincione: Senator Feinstein Backs Efforts to Forge Iran Solution

2012-05-03T16:55:39Z

Senator Dianne Feinstein, (D-CA) has come out in strong support of a political solution to the Iran crisis. She is cautiously optimistic that the next round of talks in Baghdad on May 23, "may lead to a breakthrough on Iran's nuclear program.

Read more: Congress, California, Nuclear Weapons, John Kerry, Dianne Feinstein, Iran Sanctions, Iran, Iraq, Politics News

Anthony Gregory: Is Iran Really a Threat?

2012-05-01T22:06:48Z

In the decade since Bush's "axis of evil" speech, neocons have called for war with Iran. They have portrayed Iran as a nuclear threat. The propaganda has been effective.

Read more: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Nuclear Weapons, Obama Administration, Iran, Israel, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Netanyahu Iran, Yuval Diskin, Ehud Olmert, World News

Joel Rubin: The Israeli Generals Revolt

2012-04-27T09:15:37Z

Israeli generals have had enough of the fear-inducing rhetoric from their prime minister. They want a rational debate in Israel about how best to handle the challenge posed by Iran.

Read more: Donald Rumsfeld, Iraq War, Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Cia, Israel, Holocaust, National Security, United States, War, World News

Joshua W. Walker: North Korea's Failure Is Not a Success, Ignore at Your Own Peril

2012-04-23T11:24:44Z

Sitting at the center of what is currently the most economically and geo-strategically important region in the world, North Korea matters for everyone, and its failed rocket launch only increases the chance of danger ahead.

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Rizwan Ladha: Iran -- Nuclear Weapons, Not Energy

2012-04-23T11:27:55Z

Iran claims its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but the majority of the rest of the world questions this assertion. And for good reason.

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Joel Rubin: Five Principles for a Nuclear Deal With Iran

2012-04-21T13:10:05Z

If policymakers can find the political will to adhere to these five principles, they just might help to provide the political support needed for a nuclear deal that will constrain Iran's ability to ever acquire a nuclear weapon -- and have a political win to crow about.

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Michael Brenner: Pyongyang and Tehran

2012-04-19T13:29:21Z

North Korea's military capabilities and intentions get scant attention in the American media, among politicians, and in Congress, in contrast to the all-consuming obsession with Iran. Why?

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Kumi Naidoo: Two Bullets per Person: The Trillion Dollar Military Spending Club

2012-04-17T13:02:06Z

With expenditure on military being one of the few areas not facing massive government cut backs we should ask: Is our world becoming a safer place?

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Why Rural Senators Want A Big Nuclear Arsenal

2012-04-17T00:01:00Z

WASHINGTON -- North Korea's failed rocket launch and new arms talks with Iran have thrust the issue of nuclear proliferation back into the headlines. ...

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Rajan Menon: How to Handle North Korea: Don't Just Do Something, Stand There

2012-04-16T12:38:00Z

Truculence reinforced by conciliation guarantees more of the former. But North Korea is no child. Nor should it be treated like one given the catastrophic consequences that war on the Korean peninsula would bring. Yet, analysts tend to exaggerate North's power.

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Diplomat: Iran Nuclear Talks Show Progress

2012-04-14T09:07:31Z

ISTANBUL — In a rare show of unity, Iran and the world's big powers on Saturday hailed their first nuclear meeting in more than a year as a key ...

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Christina Patterson: If a Nobel Laureate Can't Speak Out, Who Can?

2012-04-12T16:17:59Z

Günter Grass may or may not be right to say, in his poem, that Israel's nuclear weapons are a threat to world peace. But he's right to say that the West's attitude to Israel, and its nuclear arsenal, involves an awful lot of hypocrisy.

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Joel Rubin: Friends of Israel, Iran Negotiations Will Require Patience

2012-04-06T12:43:07Z

While an opportunity exists to create a permanent solution to the Iranian nuclear challenge through diplomacy, this opportunity is fragile and uncertain. Therefore, what we need now more than ever is patience.

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Robert Gallucci: Preventing Nuclear Terrorism

2012-04-05T16:01:52Z

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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Dorian de Wind: Two Views of Ronald Reagan

2012-04-02T18:36:32Z

It has been interesting to hear just about every Republican presidential contender claim that he or she is the true Reagan heir.

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Paul Heroux: An Iranian's View on a Nuclear Iran

2012-03-29T14:05:46Z

While it is not wise to use one interview as a basis to form an opinion or policy, one point of view is better than no point of view. I am fortunate to know someone from Iran briefly studying in the U.S. that is willing to talk about this issue from an Iranian point of view before he returns to Iran.

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