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U.S. Nuclear Warheads Set to Get a Facelift
When he took office in 2009, US President Barack Obama bolstered efforts to secure nuclear materials around the globe. That spring, speaking in Prague, he said that...
Destroying Nuclear Weapons Takes A Little Moxie
There was a reason that potential Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz’ confirmation hearings ended in just a single vote against. Besides indicating Moniz is eminently...
How to Detect a Nuclear Test on Your iPhone
When Mita bought her new iPhone, she had opted-in to the “citizen-scientist” program. Her smartphone was continually monitoring and storing data from...
Star Wars’ today: What would Reagan do?
President Reagan stunned fellow citizens and the world 30 years ago this month with a dramatic announcement that the United States would develop and deploy a system...
Obama to seek Senate action on Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
Getting Congress to ratify the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty is a “top priority” for President Obama’s second term, the administration’s top arms control...
U.S. beefs up West Coast missile defenses in face of N. Korea threat
The Pentagon announced Friday that it would strengthen the country’s defenses against a possible attack by nuclear-equipped North Korea, fielding additional missile...
Former Secretary of State Shultz Reiterates Support for CTBT
At a March 8 event sponsored by the Partnership for a Secure America, President Reagan’s Secretary of State George Shultz underscored once again his support for...
Recently Released Letters Between Reagan and Gorbachev Shed Light on the End of the Cold War
Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, went to sleep on the night of March 10, 1985 unaware that relations between the United States and...
George P. Shultz: A Cold Warrior on a warming planet
Economist and statesman George P. Shultz has held four federal Cabinet posts, taught at three universities, and worked as president of a major company. In this interview,...
The search for a nuclear legacy
First there was the “open mic” incident last March when Barack Obama assured his Russian opposite number, Dmitry Medvedev, that after his election he would have...
