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The US Must Build Saudi Arabia’s First Nuclear Reactors
Riyadh will get its atomic energy. The question is who gets the construction contracts — and the influence that goes with them.
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The Helsinki Move That Could Save the INF Treaty
Putin offered suggestions for strategic stability. The U.S. should respond with proposals to revive verification.
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A No-Cost, No-Brainer of a Nuclear Deal
Extending New START would be an easy win out of the Trump-Putin summit.
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Don’t Give Russia the Gift of Extending New START
With Moscow’s recent behavior, there’s no need to rush on a treaty that still has nearly three years to run.
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America’s Moment of Truth With North Korea Is Coming
Mike Pompeo’s visit wasn’t it. But the visit hinted at what it might look like.
Threats
How Does Anyone Know If Kim Violated His Trump Handshake Deal?
North Korea is reportedly continuing nuclear work. But it’s not clear that’s a violation of what it agreed to in Singapore.
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Happy 50th Birthday to the NPT Nuclear Treaty
There’s good reason to celebrate the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968. We’re all still here, aren’t we? But the NPT regime's protections are being tested more profoundly than ever.
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How America Protects Its Citizens and Allies from Ballistic Missiles
The U.S. military has four primary means of shooting down incoming missiles. But even together, they can’t promise to stop everything.
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The Mystery at the Heart of North Korea Talks
The parties have yet to agree on what exactly should be "denuclearized." But one South Korean official has a plan to close the gap.
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Here’s What Trump Actually Achieved With North Korea
It wasn’t what he said. But it was much more than nothing.
Policy
Donald Trump Actually Seems to Believe He Denuclearized North Korea
The president claims the nuclear threat is gone, but that's not what he achieved in Singapore.
Ideas
A Summit Short on Details, Yet Better Than War
The good news is that the Trump administration already has plans to continue the talks.
Threats
Trump-Kim Summit: North Korea Experts Will Breathe a Sigh of Relief If…
10 experts' answers, ranked in order of apparent increasing difficulty.
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Rick Perry Should Not Be Allowed to Pick Nuclear Weapons
The Trump administration and its allies in Congress want the Energy Secretary to determine whether to develop a new class of low-yield nuclear weapons.
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Four Ways North Korea's Nukes Spell Trouble for the US — Even If They're Never Used
Kim Jong Un's ability to export anything from ICBM plans to working warheads gives him tremendous leverage, while boxing in U.S. responses.
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What Would Denuclearization Look Like in North Korea?
Success will start by closing the gap between what the U.S. and North Korea mean by the term.
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North Korea Wants to End up Like Pakistan, Not Libya
A poor country made enormous sacrifices to get nuclear weapons—and has them still.
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What Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un Don't Know About Their Own Standoff
If the Cuban Missile Crisis is any indication, today’s leaders may be dangerously misinformed about the nuclear crisis.
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How to Bring the US-NK Rollercoaster Back to Earth
It starts with a sober assessment of what’s possible. Not on that list: Pyongyang somehow forgetting how to make nukes.
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