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Tag: Nuclear weapons

Posted inSecurity

Time to sign new nuclear weapons ban treaty

by Tilman Ruff January 24, 2021January 24, 2021

Today, many around the world will celebrate the first multilateral nuclear disarmament treaty to enter into force in 50 years. The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was adopted at the United Nations in 2017 and finally reached the milestone of 50 ratifications in October. The countries that have signed and ratified include Austria, […]

Posted inOpinion

Letting US Asian allies get nukes is a bad idea

by Mark Valencia January 12, 2021January 12, 2021
Posted inOpinion

The nuclearization of American diplomacy

by Michael T Klare October 12, 2020October 12, 2020
Posted inOpinion

A thousand times worse: or, how to nuke history

by William J. Astore October 3, 2020October 2, 2020
Posted inUnited States

The day an American B-52 dropped four nukes on Spain

by Dave Makichuk September 4, 2020September 4, 2020
Posted inChina

China’s growing nuclear strength worries the Pentagon

by Dave Makichuk August 3, 2020August 3, 2020
Posted inOpinion

Arms-race clouds loom over Open Skies

by Prabir Purkayastha June 4, 2020June 4, 2020
Posted inChina

Rally cry for more Chinese nuclear warheads

by Frank Chen May 11, 2020May 14, 2020
Posted inAnalysis

Inside the grave new world of Atomic AI

by Andrew Salmon April 13, 2020April 24, 2020
Posted inNorth Korea

North Korea and the ‘dead hand’ nuclear strategy

by Andrew Salmon February 25, 2020February 27, 2020
Posted inWorld

Trump ups nuclear ante with ‘baby’ nukes

by Dave Makichuk February 3, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Asia, United States, World

Arms control provides the only path to peace

by Prabir Purkayastha January 12, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Russia’s future nuclear bombers may be ‘unmanned’

by Dave Makichuk January 5, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Russian missile can’t be stopped: Putin

by Dave Makichuk December 28, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Nukes in South Korea: the real story

by Dave Makichuk November 23, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East, Turkey, United States, World

Erdogan’s nuclear dream may be nightmare for US ties

by Omer Taspinar October 3, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inJapan, North Korea, Northeast Asia

Japan must use leverage to pressure North Korea

by Ken Kato October 3, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, United States, World

N Korea conducts new missile tests

by Claire Lee August 10, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAustralia, Oceania

Boomerangs to A-bombs: Australia debates acquiring nukes

by Andrew Beatty and Max Blenkin July 8, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

New Delhi’s Indian Ocean security dilemma

by Manoj Kumar Mishra April 23, 2019February 18, 2020

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