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Nuclear Weapons

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Former CIA Head: Iran Attack Only Delays Nuke Program, Will Push Iranians Toward a Bomb
Former Bush administration National Security Agency head and CIA director Michael Hayden told the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz that Israel may not have the military capacity to take out …

World War II: The Good War Gone Bad
So long as we resort to war to settle differences between nations, so long will we have to endure the horrors, the barbarities and excesses that war brings. -British …

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The Twin Existential Threats
While nuclear weapons and global warming may work together to end life on Earth, the worldu2019s politicians are doing little about either.

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The Dark Knight’s Mushroom Cloud
If viewers accept the conceits of this essentially escapist entertainment they embrace the notion that there can be

Beyond Nuclear Denial
How a World-Ending Weapon Disappeared From Our Lives, But Not Our World

Deep-Sixing the China Option
Since talks with Iran over its nuclear development started up again in April, U.S. officials have repeatedly warned that Tehran will not be allowed to u201cplay for timeu201d in …

Changes at Parchin Suggest an Iranian Bargaining Ploy
satellite images show activities appearing to be aimed at prompting the IAEA, the United States and Israel to give greater urgency and importance to a request for an IAEA …

Sorting Out the Facts About Iran
Neocons, including the Washington Postu2019s editors, keep playing games with the facts regarding Iranu2019s nuclear program. The plan apparently is to guide the United States into a military confrontation …