To Whatever Extent Libya Is a Victory, It’s a Defeat for Nuclear Nonproliferation
As with Saddam Hussein and his regime in Iraq, states may conclude that the fate of Qaddafi was sealed the day he gave up nuclear weapons.
Obama’s Approach to Disarmament as Self-Sabotaging as Debt-Ceiling Deal
As with the debt-ceiling deal, there’s no end to the largesse that the Obama administration bestows on the nuclear weapons program.
Nuclear Deterrence: a Bridge Not Yet Crossed
Deterrence has long outlived its usefulness.
Australian PM Gillard’s Call for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons No Shot in the Dark
Prime Minister Gillard’s call for the abolition of nuclear weapons had its origins in a powerhouse international 2008 commission.
If We Survive the Next 100 Years, Which Came First: Nuclear Abolition or World Peace?
Can nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament treaties endure if states fail to resolve the issues between them?
Stockholm Institute Peels Back the Veneer of Nuclear Disarmament
New START’s token disarmament is canceled out by the vast amount of money the administration throws at the nuclear-weapons industry.
Can the Genie of Nuclear Knowledge Ever Be Put Back in the Bottle?
Whether or not nuclear weapons are ever abolished, mankind will still know how to make them, right?
Explosive Nuclear Spending
How about shifting the $1 trillion per decade the world spends on nuclear weapons to more important priorities?
Disarm to Prevent Proliferation? Or Halt Proliferation to Enable Disarmament?
Conservatives and progressives are completely at odds over how to reduce the nuclear threat.
Are Nuclear Weapons Required to Enforce Nuclear Disarmament?
If we get to Global Zero, how do we stay there?
Other Obstacles to Disarmament Exist Besides States Holding on to Nukes
Withholding their nuclear weapons isn’t the only way states retard the progress of disarmament.
Imagine Disarmament and Nonproliferation Talks That Reward the State With More Nukes
Imagine disarmament and nonproliferation talks in which states with more nuclear weapons make other states pay a price for having fewer.
Nukes in Europe: Coming Home Soon
The United States and 13 NATO allies are actively seeking to remove U.S. nuclear weapons from Europe.
Loose Nuclear Ends
Assorted emissions and discharges from the world of nuclear weapons.
Should the Arms Control Community Back Off Missile Defense?
Targeting missile defense for elimination can come back to haunt disarmament advocates.