Nuclear power

A hazard sign indicating radiation

30 Years After the Chernobyl Meltdown, Why Is the Ukrainian Government Pushing Nuclear Energy? 30 Years After the Chernobyl Meltdown, Why Is the Ukrainian Government Pushing Nuclear Energy?

Or, how Ukraine learned to stop worrying and love its nuclear power plants.

Apr 25, 2016 / Dusty Christensen

Spectra AIM pipeline protest

A High-Pressure Pipeline Next to a Nuclear Power Plant… What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A High-Pressure Pipeline Next to a Nuclear Power Plant… What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

The construction of a gas pipeline within 1500 feet of Indian Point’s nuclear reactors could spell disaster for New York.

Mar 31, 2016 / Alison Rose Levy and Ellen Cantarow

Titan II ICBM

Why ISIS Is the Minor Leagues of Terror Why ISIS Is the Minor Leagues of Terror

Putting threats into perspective for 2016.

Jan 5, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

December 17, 1938: Otto Hahn Discovers Nuclear Fission, the Basis for the Atom Bomb

December 17, 1938: Otto Hahn Discovers Nuclear Fission, the Basis for the Atom Bomb December 17, 1938: Otto Hahn Discovers Nuclear Fission, the Basis for the Atom Bomb

“The remarkable work of atomic scientists is benefiting mankind in a thousand ways, and the inspiring fact is that this work has only begun.”

Dec 17, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Hillary Clinton on Iran Deal

Hawks Aren’t Giving the Iran Deal a Chance Hawks Aren’t Giving the Iran Deal a Chance

Bellicose posturing too often ends up isolating the United States—and undermining our security.

Sep 15, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Kerry speaks with Zarif

Behind the Scenes: How the US and Iran Reached Their Landmark Deal Behind the Scenes: How the US and Iran Reached Their Landmark Deal

Exclusive interviews with top-level negotiators reveal how it became a reality.

Sep 5, 2015 / Gareth Porter

Iran Nuclear Deal Celebrations

After the Iran Deal: How to Make the Most of the Next 15 Years After the Iran Deal: How to Make the Most of the Next 15 Years

If the US wants to make the Iran deal stick, we have to face up to our broken nuclear promises.

Aug 31, 2015 / Alice Slater

Iranian flag

Why Would ‘The New York Times’ Try to Torpedo the Iran Deal? Why Would ‘The New York Times’ Try to Torpedo the Iran Deal?

Today’s front-page piece masquerades as news analysis, while pushing a neoconservative agenda.

Aug 24, 2015 / James Carden

John Kerry Iran Deal

It’s Not a Nuclear-Armed Iran That Israel and Saudi Arabia Really Fear It’s Not a Nuclear-Armed Iran That Israel and Saudi Arabia Really Fear

It’s that the Vienna Agreement opens the door for the United States and Iran to develop important financial and trade ties.

Jul 28, 2015 / Peter Van Buren

John Kerry Testimony

John Kerry Makes the Case on Capitol Hill for a Deal With Iran John Kerry Makes the Case on Capitol Hill for a Deal With Iran

It’s this deal or war, the secretary of state claimed.

Jul 23, 2015 / James Carden

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