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Nuclear Weapons

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Obama Administration Embraces Major New Cut in Nuclear Weapons
Senior officials have agreed that the US nuclear arsenal could be cut by at least a third without harming national security.

Supervisor of Intelligence Estimate Hailed for Preventing War With Iran
Professor Thomas Fingar wins the Sam Adams award for integrity in intelligence, while others warn of an unprecedented crackdown on intelligence agency whistleblowers.

Nuclear Weapons Waste in Your Water Bottle, Hip Replacement, Baby’s Toys, Jungle Gym?
The Energy Department's crazy plan for radioactive scrap.

Seventy Years of Nuclear Fission, Thousands of Centuries of Nuclear Waste
Without a way to safely store existing nuclear waste, a responsible government cannot continue to permit the manufacture of more.

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Noam Chomsky: The Gravest Threat to World Peace
The 'Iranian threat' is overwhelmingly a Western obsession, shared by Arab dictators, though not Arab populations.

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A Maginot Line in the Mind
Nuclear weapons were born in the crucible of war. Their parents were fear and science.

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Nuclear Power Plant Flood Risk: Sandy Was Just a Warm-Up
To some people, the NRCu2019s timeline of five years for the completion of Tier 1 reassessments and changes, and the lack of deadlines for Tiers 2 and 3 is …

Fake AP Graph Exposes Israeli Fraud and IAEA Credulity
The graph of the relationship between energy and power shown in the AP story has now been revealed to contain absurdly large errors indicating its fraudulence.

Outlawing Nuclear Weapons: Time for a New International Treaty?
With the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty failing, we need a bold plan to pressure nuclear weapon states to begin negotiations for a new international treaty.

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Nuclear Deterrence: The Lie to End All Lies
It is one of the biggest lies that America has ever told: that we are safer with thousands of armed nuclear weapons in this country than we are without.