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Obama Nuclear Arms Reduction Plan Picks Up Where Reagan and Bush Left Off
Earlier this month, reports surfaced that President Obama is planning to approve significant reductions to the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal. In his State of the...
Hagel Is Under Attack for Having Views on Nuclear Weapons That Have Been Mainstream Since Reagan
Among the many heresies imputed to Chuck Hagel is the belief that we can greatly reduce our nuclear arsenal. The former Nebraska senator’s views, however,...
When two nukes crashed, he got the call
In the U.S. military’s euphemistic lexicon of nuclear warfare, there are four terms no one wants to hear. A “dull sword” is a minor incident...
What Chuck Hagel would, and wouldn’t, bring to job of Defense secretary
Republican Chuck Hagel, a former US senator with a strong independent streak, is now widely seen as the front-runner for the job of secretary of Defense. –...
Obama seeks renewal of nuclear arms control deal with Russia
Hoping to salvage his arms control legacy, President Obama called Monday for the renewal of a major post-Cold War agreement between the United States and Russia...
NNSA exceeds nuclear weapons dismantlement goal
The National Nuclear Security Administration announced today that it exceeded its goal for dismantling nuclear weapons in the federal fiscal year that ended in September. In...
A new START for U.S- Russia relations?
Although there was very little mention of the U.S. relationship with Russia throughout the campaign season, America’s interests abroad do depend largely on Russia—especially...
A Tale of Two Mitts
We know where Barack Obama stands on the world’s most dangerous weapons. But what’s Mitt Romney’s nuclear policy? For a sense of what’s at...
Technology Improving Detection of Nuclear Tests, Experts Say at AAAS Capitol Hill Event
There have been significant improvements during the past decade in the worldwide ability to detect covert nuclear explosions equivalent to only a few hundred tons...
Loss of Lugar has ramifications around the world
Elections have consequences. There have been two this year that are already yielding global change. The first occurred last March, when Vladimir Putin was returned...
