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Russia Is Turning Up Its Nuclear Rhetoric. That’s a Problem
U.S. and NATO officials have an interest in steering Russian bluster away from its rising focus on nuclear weapons.
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After Raising the Stakes for North Korea Summit, Trump Walks Away
It seemed history was about to be made. Then the second meeting between the U.S. and North Korean leaders concluded abruptly.
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The India-Pakistan Crisis Has Lessons for Trump and Kim
As the U.S. president meets with North Korea’s dictator, he ought to heed the military escalation in South Asia.
Science & Tech
Top Nuke General: Russia Is Exploiting Gaps In Key Arms-Control Treaty
The leader of U.S. Strategic Command sees New START as vital, flawed, and in danger.
Threats
What to Watch as Trump-Kim II Gets Underway
Let's review how we got here — and why some observers say the stakes are even higher this time around.
Ideas
Why Withdrawing from the INF Treaty Might Be Unconstitutional
No one really knows who gets to cancel treaties, but courts may defer to a Congress that prefers not to.
Threats
A 'New INF' with China? No Talks Yet, US Arms Control Chief Says
State Department’s Andrea Thompson: “Right now, the focus is on Russia."
Ideas
Two Ideas That Might Stop a Post-INF Arms Race, and One That Won’t
Discard the pipe dream of INF-plus-China. Focus instead on keeping new missiles too far away to strike.
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Trump, Nukes, and No First Use
Two bills aim to enact a long-overdue policy that will make the world less dangerous.
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A Strategic Disaster Looms at the 2nd Trump-Kim Summit
The Trump administration has declined to rule out withdrawing its troops from South Korea.
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Bolton’s Big Iran Con
There’s no evidence behind the national security adviser’s dire warnings about Tehran’s nuclear intentions.
Ideas
What we learned in 2018: Averting war with North Korea
Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.
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The Biggest Nuclear Threats of 2018 Will Follow Us into the New Year
We whistled past the graveyard this year. Let’s be smarter in 2019.
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Assessing George H.W. Bush’s National-Security Legacy
The first president Bush made the world safer as the Soviet Union crumbled.
Ideas
Ep. 30: Crisis in the Sea of Azov; Space Force!?; Nuclear anthropology and American folklore
Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.
Threats
Incoming HASC Chair: Scale Back Plans for New Nukes
Rep. Adam Smith laid out new terms for a debate over the Pentagon’s plans to expand the military’s nuclear arsenal.
Ideas
Nukes, the New Congress, and the Lost Art of Political Compromise
In the past, arms controllers and deterrence boosters compromised on deals that ultimately reduced nuclear dangers. No more.
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Can Trump and Putin Save Nuclear Arms Control In Paris?
Their Nov. 11 meeting might just be their last chance.
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China Is No Reason to Abandon the INF
Putting U.S. ground-launched intermediate-range missiles in the Pacific would be tactically ineffective and strategically destabilizing.
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