How Putin Uses ‘Nuclear Coercion’ Against Ukraine – and the West
EXPERT INTERVIEWS — It’s a warning Russia has issued repeatedly since the first days of its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine: Don’t forget that we are […] More
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Russia’s Dangerous Nuclear Partnership with North Korea
OPINION — On September 13, North Korea publicly announced the visit of its leader, Kim Jong-Un, to a secret facility to produce weapons-grade uranium. Pictures showed […] More
UN Watchdog Playing ‘Blind Man’s Bluff’ with Iran’s Nuclear Program
OPINION — The United States must use this week’s Vienna meeting of atomic inspectors to stop Iran’s nuclear program from becoming a black box. Without […] More
North Korea and Iran – A Proliferation Nightmare
OPINION — As tension in the Middle East increases, with the likelihood that Iran will strike out at Israel for the July assassination of the […] More
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A Nuclear War is Unwinnable, So Why Do We Keep Preparing for One?
OPINION — “We must prepare for a world where constraints on nuclear weapons arsenals disappear entirely, modernizing U.S. nuclear capabilities today and preparing for future […] More
The Senate Drives a Nuclear Spending Spree
OPINION — “America’s defense strategy and strategic posture must change in order to properly defend its vital interests and improve strategic stability with China and […] More
EXPERT INTERVIEW: Pezeshkian Celebrates a Win in Iran but What Can He Really Do?
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE EXPERT INTERVIEW — Iran’s incoming president Masoud Pezeshkian is promising to be a leader for “all Iranians” after a weekend election victory that followed […] More
A Dark Path Ahead for North Korea
OPINION — As Russian President Vladimir Putin visits North Korea, it’s important to keep in mind the weapons including artillery shells and ballistic missiles, that […] More
Iran’s Nuclear Program: Back to the Brink?
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — An old Iran problem has landed back on the front burner, thanks to a report this week that says the Iranian […] More
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program Sparks Debate Over Money – and Need
OPINION — “The SLCM-N [sub-launched nuclear cruise missile] is theoretically meant to assure our adversaries that we have the ability to respond in kind – […] More
More Must Be Done to Prevent a Nuclear Nightmare
OPINION — The proliferation of nuclear weapons and the recent Iranian attack on Israel are two reasons why we should upgrade our missile defense capabilities […] More
Buildup, Tuneup and Cleanup: Inside the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program
OPINION — “The [U.S.] nuclear weapons program of record grew from five to seven systems this past year.” That’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator […] More
The ‘No Limits’ Partnership Between China and Russia has some Serious Limits
OPINION — Vladimir V. Putin was re-elected in a sham election, giving him another six years in his twenty-five-year reign of power. There was no […] More
‘Mirror, Mirror on the Wall’ and the Global Threat of Putin’s Nuclear Narcissism
OPINION — “Soviet nuclear weapon technology appears to be highly sophisticated and adequate for present delivery systems, but significant advancements can still be made through […] More
We Could be Our Own Biggest Hurdle When it Comes to Facing the Threat from China
OPINION — “President Biden and President Xi [at their November 2023 meeting in California] announced the resumption of military-to-military communication that had been frozen for […] More
China’s President has Power Over Kim Jong Un. Will he Use it for Denuclearization?
OPINION – During the past two years, North Korea has launched over 100 ballistic missiles, to include hypersonic, short and intermediate-range, cruise, and submarine-launched ballistic […] More