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Nuclear Weapons

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We Are Living at the Edge of a Nuclear Precipice
With nuclear weapons, what could possibly go wrong? The short answer: everything.

Ted Cruz Implies He Would Nuke ISIS Targets
Cruz made it clear to his audience that he would be prepared to drop a nuclear bomb on Islamic State targets.

Seventy Years After Hiroshima, Will an India-Japan Nuclear Deal Set Back Global Nonproliferation Efforts?
An India-Japan nuclear agreement would be the final seal of approval for a nuclear weapons state outside the NPT.

Nuclear War Theme Parks: Mass Destruction for the Whole Family
There is radioactive blowback in the fact that the thousands of tons of plutonium created since 1945 can be handled except maybe to trivialize it.

How Henry Kissinger Helped Create Our “Proliferated” World
We are still reaping the bloody returns of Kissinger's inventions.

Europe Helped Save Obama’s Historic Nuclear Deal With Iran
France, Germany and the United Kingdom influenced the decision of the members of the US Congress both directly and indirectly.

Privatizing the Apocalypse: How Nuclear Weapons Companies Commandeer Your Tax Dollars
Federal tax dollars expended on nuclear weapons maintenance and development are a significant component of the federal budget.

Resisting the Lure of Intervention: The Search for Terrestrial Intelligence
Might our capacity for interference be a sign not of a dynamic civilization, but of a fatal flaw?

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Victory of Scottish National Party Fuels UK Nuclear Abolition Movement
The Scottish National Party is showing how spending on the Trident nuclear submarine program could be used for social programs.

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US Bows Out After Plowshares Conviction Is Vacated
The 2012 Transform Now Plowshares anti nuclear action made the “Fort Knox” of weapons grade uranium look like “F Troop.”