Ideas

Can Ash Carter Tame the Nuclear Weapons Budget?

Here are three common sense steps for the nuclear weapons budget that would save up to roughly $75 billion over 10 years. Tom Z. Collina

Ideas

Vienna Conference Could 'Change the Calculus' of US Nuclear Policy

The anti-nuclear weapons movement is modernizing, too, and policy makers should notice. By Joe Cirincione

Ideas

What If There Is No Iran Nuclear Deal

Imagine if you will, a world where instead of compromise, Washington pressures Iran back to the brink. By Kelsey Davenport

Policy

A Resurgent GOP Is Fuming Over Extending the Iran Nuclear Talks

The seven-month delay gives Iran and the U.S. more time to nail down terms on Iran’s nuclear program. It also gives Congress ample time to intervene. By Kaveh Waddell

Threats

What Iran Loses From the Failed Nuclear Talks

Tehran stands to lose billions in oil exports as the days without a deal drag on. By Steve LeVine

Threats

The Many Iranian Obstacles in the Way of a Strong Nuclear Deal

The military option isn't much of an option. But diplomacy could inadvertently pave the way to a nuclear Iran. By Jeffrey Goldberg

Ideas

Will Politics Kill a Deal on Iran?

Impossibly high Republican demands are just a partisan attack to prevent Obama from achieving anything resembling a victory. By Joe Cirincione

Business

DOD To Spend Billions More on Nukes

The Pentagon announces a series of changes it plans to make to its nuclear forces following embarrassing scandals, including spending billions of dollars more. By Marcus Weisgerber

Ideas

The Last Thing the US Needs are Mobile Nuclear Missiles

The Air Force is wrong. The U.S. didn’t need a mobile ICBM during the Cold War and it doesn’t need one now. By Tom Z. Collina and Jacob Marx

Threats

This Is the Roadmap for Closing a Nuclear Deal With Iran

Iran will likely wait out the clock on the Nov. 24 nuclear agreement while telling everyone it's no big deal. Here's what the U.S. can do in the meantime. By Steve LeVine

Threats

US Doesn’t Know If North Korea Has a Nuclear Missile

Even if they do, the odds of North Korea possessing a reliable ICBM is 'pretty darn low,' says the top U.S. general for Korea. By Marcus Weisgerber

Threats

Iran Could Be Complying With the Interim Nuclear Deal

Depending on whom you ask, the country is taking steps to ensure transparency as international inspectors investigate. By Adam Chandler

Ideas

The Last Step to an Iran Nuclear Deal

Washington is too focused on Iran’s ability to enrich nuclear material instead of our ability to watch them. By Greg Thielmann

Business

This Is a Pivotal Moment for the US Nuclear Arsenal

The government is on the brink of hitting a nuclear spending cliff. Can the administration balance the need for deterrence with the promise of dismantling the nation's nuclear arsenal? By Adam Mount

Business

The Strange But True Reason the US Isn't Destroying Its Old Nukes

Since a small asteroid crashed in Russia last year, scientists are working on ways to destroy them before impact -- and they're not ruling out nuclear weapons. By Tim Fernholz

Ideas

It’s Time To Rein In Nuclear Spending

As the bill for nuclear weapons grows larger and larger, Congress must scrutinize the commitment to keep last century’s nuclear arsenal. By Angela Canterbury and Kingston Reif

Ideas

More Troops, Not Nukes, Will Deter Russia

The nuclear weapons of the Cold War are useless to today’s hot conflicts in Europe. By Rep. Mike Quigley

Science & Tech

The Secret History of the Atom Bomb Is Now Available in Full Online

Arranged in 36 volumes, the final portions of the history of the Manhattan Project's development were posted only recently. By Bob Brewin

Threats

Top Six Strategic Threats to Worry About in Today's Global Headlines

Forget the Cold War, in the new era of strategic deterrence how do you solve a problem like non-state extremists, nuclear neophytes and attacks in space? By Elaine M. Grossman

Business

Budget Cuts Delay New Nuclear Missile By Two Years

The drive to replace the Minuteman 3 nukes with newer Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent missiles just hit a $28 million snag. By Elaine M. Grossman