Nuclear weapons
These Surprising Cold War Inventions Had Nothing To Do With Nuclear Weapons
These Surprising Cold War Inventions Had Nothing To Do With Nuclear Weapons<p>Photo: envisioningtheamericandream.files.wordpress.com<p>When most people …
20th CenturyDrone reports at SC nuclear weapons site spark federal scrutiny
COLUMBIA, SC Reports of drones over the Savannah River Site nuclear weapons complex are drawing scrutiny from the federal government.<p>Agents with the …
FBIRussia Quick to Threaten Nuclear Strikes in Regional Conflicts
Military parade in Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2016. Kremlin Photo<p>The Soviet Union’s old doctrine was: You deter World War III with nuclear …
RussiaNavy Builds Underground Nuclear Storage Facility; Seattle Busses Carry Nuclear Warning - Federation Of American Scientists
By Hans M. Kristensen<p>The US Navy has quietly built a new $294 million underground nuclear weapons storage complex at the Strategic Weapons Facility …
U.S. NavyAfter Nuclear Missile Loss, Dems Vow to Keep Fighting
WASHINGTON — Top Democratic lawmakers fighting to quash the next-generation air-launched cruise missile suffered a setback this month, but they are …
Cruise missileReaders write: Leicester victory, hunting grizzly bears, view of nuclear weapons
Letters to the editor for the June 27, 2016 weekly magazine.
BearsTalking Policy: Dan Zak on Nuclear Weapons
On a calm summer night in July 2012, three peace activists—a house painter, a Vietnam war veteran, and an 82-year-old Catholic nun—infiltrated one of …
Political historyPro-Clinton ads quote Trump’s comments on women and nuclear weapons without context
<i>“This is the Trump theory on war. I’m really good at war. I love war, in a certain way.”</i><p><i>“Including with nukes, yes, including with nukes.”</i><p><b>–Quotes by Donald Trump used in a political ad by pro-Hillary Clinton group Priorities USA Action</b><p><i>Howard Stern: “So you treat women with respect?”</i><p><i>Trump: “Uh, I</i> …
Donald TrumpThat moment when the Soviets decided to use nuclear weapons against the US
The threat of nuclear war and mutually assured destruction always hung heavy throughout the Cold War, but at no point did those worries become so close to turning true as during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.<p>The crisis was based around the Soviet Union stationing offensive-capable nuclear missiles …
20th CenturyAn Open Letter To Sheldon Adelson
Yo, Shelly, we're both MOTs, bro. That should mean something. You a Boston guy, me a Philly guy. East Coast bros. Pro-Israelites. Go Heebs. Maccabees forever. That sort of thing. With that in mind, I'm a bit astonished by your enthusiasm over Donald Trump and his alleged pro-Israel stand since, in …
Sheldon AdelsonBrexit vote aside, UK won’t be the same again
Britain has indeed carved up many countries arbitrarily, and this may be its turn—of decoupling from Europe
Indian PoliticsJapan could get nuclear weapons ‘virtually overnight,’ Biden tells Xi
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has told Chinese President Xi Jinping that Japan has the capacity to acquire nuclear weapons “virtually overnight.” …
Xi JinpingHow Obama Could Revolutionize Nuclear Weapons Strategy Before He Goes
With just six months left, the president is trying to realize part of the vision he first laid out in Prague seven years ago.<p>During the past half century, no president has dared to change the nation’s nuclear strategy in any fundamental way. Mired in a Cold-War mind-set, the strategy today has …
Liberal NewsLawmakers seek to re-open 'flawed' Iran nuke weapons investigation
U.S. lawmakers and foreign policy insiders are calling on the international community to re-open its “flawed” investigation into Iran’s past nuclear weapons research, according to conversations with multiple sources who say the extent of Iran’s past nuclear work is likely much larger than …
Iran Nuclear NegotiationsPak-China Railway Project: Transforming Pakistan into regional economic hub
Wednesday, June 22, 2016<p>About Us<br>• Contact Us<p>About Us<br>• Contact Us<p>HEADLINES<p>Pak-China Railway Project: Transforming Pakistan into regional economic …
EconomicsUranium at Iranian base was linked to nuclear weapons work: White House
Official sources at the White House said Tuesday that components of uranium discovered at Iran's Parchin military base by inspectors from the …
The White HouseWhat is the future we want on nuclear weapons?
The future of America's nuclear arsenal goes beyond presidential politics. It's a conversation that all Americans need to be a part of.
The Trump Nuclear Bomb
(David Becker/Reuters)Donald Trump has a frightening habit of uttering things that many people apparently think, but would never express. And he …
RacismTrident: Hybrid Warfare Under a Nuclear umbrella, and UK-US and UK-EU Relations
<i>By Alex Calvo</i><p><b>Introduction.</b> We begin the second installment in our four-part series with an examination of the relationship between nuclear weapons …
UK PoliticsEndless war, endless greed: The Pentagon is lining its pockets with taxpayer dollars
Obama now plans to rebuild America's nuclear weapons cache, the latest in a series of military enrichment schemes<p>These days, lamenting the apparently aimless character of Washington’s military operations in the Greater Middle East has become conventional wisdom among administration critics of every …
WarHill to Military: Move Aircraft to Protect Nuclear Missiles
In a bid to immediately bolster security at U.S. nuclear missile silos, senior lawmakers in both chambers are stepping up pressure on the Pentagon to …
SecurityWhy our nuclear deal with Iran is turning to dust
The Middle East is littered with missed opportunities, lost chances and dreams turned to dust. The Iranian nuclear deal is now heading in the same …
Iran Nuclear Negotiations5 added to drug probe at Air Force nuclear base
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five more airmen are under investigation for illegal drug activity at a nuclear missile base in Wyoming, bringing the total to 19 and expanding the probe beyond the security forces group initially implicated, the Air Force said Wednesday.<p>An Air Force spokesman, Capt. Mark A. …
North Korea 'has DOUBLED its nuclear weapons stockpile'
• <b>Kim Jong Un may have made at least six more weapons since end of 2014</b>• <b><br>A U.S. research institute estimates it now has 13 to 21 nuclear weapons</b> <b></b><p>|<p>North …
North KoreaU.N. Warns Trump May Be 7 Months Away From Acquiring Nuclear Weapons
NEW YORK—According to an alarming new global risk report published Tuesday by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, presumptive GOP …
Donald TrumpNorth Korea may have more than 20 nuclear weapons, warns thinktank
North Korea may be significantly expanding its nuclear weapons production and could have added six or more weapons to its stockpile in the last 18 months, a US research institute has said.<p>The Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security (Isis) estimated last year that North …
North KoreaNorth Korea may be in process of ramping up nuclear weapons: report
An American research institute has said North Korea could be building up its nuclear arsenal. The report said it might not even be taking into account all of the country's nuclear activity.<p>The Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) said in its report on Tuesday …
AsiaNuclear Weapons, Climate Change, and the Prospects for Survival
<i>This piece first appeared at TomDispatch. Read Tom Engelhardt’s introduction here.</i><p>In January 2015, the <i>Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists</i> advanced its …
ClimateAnalysts: It’s Time for a Reexamination of Nuclear Weapons Requirements
<b>By Sandra I. Erwin</b><p>The $350 billion price tag for modernizing the United States’ nuclear arsenal has been a topic of endless debate in Washington. The …
Chomsky: Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change, and the Prospects for Survival
By Noam Chomsky | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – –<p>[<i>This essay is excerpted from Noam Chomsky’s new book,</i> Who Rules the World? <i>(Metropolitan Books).</i><i>]</i> <i></i><p>In January …
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