Science & Tech
US Military Eyes New Mini-Nukes for 21st-Century Deterrence
The Joint Chiefs’ vice chair says smaller-yield weapons are needed to deter the use of same.
Ideas
Two Years on, the Iran Deal is Working
It is true that Tehran’s behavior in the region has not improved, but the agreement has kept the regime from going nuclear.
Ideas
North Korea Just Called Trump's Bluff. Here's What the US Can Do
Now that Kim Jong-Un has an ICBM, it's time for 'the least of the bad options.'
Ideas
Cherry Picking Intelligence For War in the Middle East? Here We Go Again
Will Trump follow the Bush playbook and start a war with Iran?
Ideas
Hey, NATO, Let's Move Those 50 US Thermonuclear Weapons Out of Turkey
Why risk it? Even if NATO wants the nukes in Europe, Erdogan’s unstable regime is 68 miles from Syria, the hottest conflict zone on earth.
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Diplomacy with North Korea Can Work
But success will require the Trump administration to learn some lessons from the last nuclear agreement with Pyongyang.
Ideas
Four Reasons Why Talking to North Korea Would Be Smart Strategy
Trump is right to try and negotiate — if his administration does it the right way.
Threats
Hawaii Needs Better Missile Defense Radars, Pacific Commander Says
Adm. Harry Harris says current capability is up to current threats — but that could change.
Science & Tech
Risk of 'Accidental' Nuclear War Growing, UN Research Group Says
The warning comes as the Pentagon begins an extensive review of its nuclear arsenal.
Science & Tech
How a National Lab in Charge of Nuclear Safety Optimized Its Systems
It went from having 63 data centers to 18 across a square-mile campus, reducing facility costs and repurposing staff.
Ideas
Iran Expected an Economic Boost from the Nuclear Deal. It’s Not Happening
Sluggish growth is putting pressure on Tehran, where hardliners who opposed the deal may be looking to strike back.
Ideas
Don’t Let the Pentagon Monopolize Nuclear Policy
Expert voices from State and Energy must be brought into the Trump administration’s nascent Nuclear Posture Review.
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