Archive for: Nuclear Weapons

President Rouhani says Iran won’t develop nuclear weapons

President Rouhani says Iran won’t develop nuclear weapons

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed Wednesday that his country will never develop nuclear weapons, telling NBC News that he is open to diplomatically resolving...

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World Nuclear Stockpile Report

World Nuclear Stockpile Report

The exact number of nuclear weapons in global arsenals is not known. With little exception, each of the nine countries with nuclear weapons guards these numbers...

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The price of deterrence <p style='font size:14px'>By James Blitz</p>

The price of deterrence

By James Blitz

It is more than 60 years since Operation Hurricane, when Britain detonated its first atomic bomb in HMS Plym, a second world war frigate, off Australia.

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How many nukes does it take to be safe?<p style='font size:14px'>By Walter Pincus</p>

How many nukes does it take to be safe?

By Walter Pincus

We are rightly mourning the horrific killings in Newtown, Conn.’s Sandy Hook Elementary School and discussing the threats posed by semiautomatic rifles. On another...

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‘Fast Food Nation’ Author Will Return With Book on Nuclear Weapons

‘Fast Food Nation’ Author Will Return With Book on Nuclear Weapons

Eric Schlosser, the journalist and author of the best-selling “Fast Food Nation,” has taken on the vexing issue of the control of nuclear weapons in a new book...

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament: Global and Regional Challenges<p style='font size:14px'>By Gareth Evans</p>

Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament: Global and Regional Challenges

By Gareth Evans

Nuclear weapons are, simply, the most indiscriminately inhumane weapons ever invented and the only ones capable of destroying life on this planet as we know it....

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Nuclear Weapons Labs Repurposed by Climate Scientists

Nuclear Weapons Labs Repurposed by Climate Scientists

Climate scientists are taking up residence in key Cold War research laboratories used decades ago to model nuclear bomb blasts and track radioactivity.  The repurposed...

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Rid World of Nuclear Tests <p style='font size:14px'>By Fern Katz</p>

Rid World of Nuclear Tests

By Fern Katz

We celebrate the anniversary of our nation’s founding and are grateful for the freedom we have. And while we’re all out having fun in the sun, a solemn...

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Nuclear Powers to Sign Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone

Nuclear Powers to Sign Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone

After 12 years of negotiations, the five recognized nuclear-weapon states (P5) finally agreed to sign the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone treaty (SEANWFZ),...

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Iranian nukes? No worries <p style='font size:14px'>By Kenneth Waltz</p>

Iranian nukes? No worries

By Kenneth Waltz

The past several months have witnessed a heated debate over the best way for America and Israel to respond to Iran’s nuclear activities. Although the U.S.,...

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