Ideas
The US and Russia Should Never Have Stopped Cooperating to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism
Our two countries still work together on a few things. Securing dangerous nuclear materials should be one of them.
Threats
China Won't Solve Washington's Problem with Kim Jong Un
Beijing’s current policy risks such a disaster, but the alternatives are hardly more palatable.
Threats
US Anti-Missile Batteries Arrive in South Korea, Touching Off Geopolitical Tumult
The weapon’s deployment converges with other tensions among China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Malaysia, and the United States.
Ideas
Calm Down About North Korea’s Nukes
History shows that nuclear states don’t behave more aggressively or coercively.
Ideas
Russia Has Deployed a Treaty-Violating Missile. Here’s What the US Should Do About It
Hint: it’s not what we would have done in the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s, or ’80s.
Business
Sikorsky Pitches Area 51 Security Helicopters to Guard ICBMs
Company executives say it’s the most efficient way for the Air Force to replace its half-century-old Hueys.
Business
It's About to Cost a Lot More Money to Launch a Nuclear Bomb
New estimates predict the Pentagon's first new nuclear bombers, missiles, and subs in decades will be more expensive than thought.
Ideas
One Nuclear Step to Settle an Unsettled Age
The single most symbolic and practical move that states possessing nuclear weapons could make would be to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
Ideas
Why Did Trump Pick a Fight with Putin Over the Nuclear Weapons Treaty?
President Trump took a hard line over New START with Russia. It's an odd battle to choose -- and a dangerous one.
Ideas
Welcome to America’s ‘Nuclear Sponge’
If ICBMs are meant to draw enemy missiles toward American soil, it’s time to rethink our nuclear strategy.
Science & Tech
Bitcoin-Style Security May Soon Guard US Nukes and Satellites
‘Blockchains' could offer crucial intelligence on whether a hacker has modified a database, or whether they’re surveilling a particular military system.
Business
The US Air Force Just Dropped Two Fake Nukes
The tests in the Nevada desert come as tensions rise with Russia and the Pentagon seeks to replace its aging nuclear arsenal.
Ideas
Powerful Countries Don't Nuke First
A no-first-use approach toward nuclear weapons is the policy of Goliath, not Gandhi.
Ideas
Nuclear Test No. 5: How North Korea's Compares to Other Countries'
Here's what other nuclear powers achieved, and what that reveals about Kim Jong Un's progress.
Ideas
North Korea Is Not Afraid of the International Community
With sanctions having no effect, few options remain short of regime change and acquiescence to Pyongyang as a permanent nuclear power.
Science & Tech
US Gets Serious about Portable Nuke-Detector Prototypes
Homeland Security spends $20M to develop devices to find bombs being transported in ships, on metro systems, or in public places.
Ideas
Obama's Last Chance to Terminate US Nuclear Policy (Thanks to Trump)
Here are four ways Obama can make humanity safer from nuclear weapons before anyone else gets the launch codes.
Threats
Despite Objections, Pentagon Takes Step Toward Buying New Nuclear Weapons
The U.S. Air Force has asked defense firms to bid to supply new ICBMs and controversial nuclear cruise missiles.
Ideas
Trump's NATO-Rattling Interview Has Delayed a Key Evolution in US Nuclear Posture
The Obama administration had been working to reassure nervous allies ahead of renouncing any first use of nuclear weapons. Now that's on hold.
Science & Tech