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Nuclear Weapons
Trump Is Bankrupting Our Nation to Enrich the War Profiteers
Trump's calls for a military buildup are opening the fiscal floodgates for congressional hawks and defense industry contractors.
Why Should Trump — or Anyone — Be Able to Launch a Nuclear War?
Trump's loose statements about building and using nuclear weapons have horrified observers.
Should We Keep Wasting Money on Missile Defense — or Invest in Something Useful?
The US government has spent more than $180 billion on a national missile defense system, with no indication it works.
Oceans, Tuberculosis and Killer Robots: The UN’s Diverse Agenda in 2017
The 2017 UN agenda covers diverse range of global issues, from oceans to killer robots and tuberculosis.
Will Trump Shred the Iran Nuclear Deal? Or Is That the Least of Our Problems When It Comes to US-Iranian Relations?
We may be missing the point by speculating on what Trump will do to the Iran deal. The real question is what he'll do to Iran.
Trump’s America and the New World Order: A Conversation With Noam Chomsky
Chomsky discusses Trump's lethal know-nothing appointees and the US's growing isolation within a new world order.
Obama Urged to Take US Nukes Off High Alert Before Trump Takes Office
A petition is urging President Obama to place restraints on the incoming president's ability to launch a nuclear attack.
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The Many Possible Meanings of Trump’s Nuclear Tweets
What Trump says today may not apply tomorrow.
“Absolutely Frightening”: Greenpeace Responds to Trump’s Call for a New Nuclear Arms Race
President-elect Donald Trump raised the prospect of a new global arms race on Thursday.
“Give Us the Names”: Strange Days at the Department of Energy
The Trump team's request for climate scientists' names echoes some ominous chapters of history.