Nuclear Arms and Proliferation

Martin J. Sherwin (1937–2021)

Martin J. Sherwin (1937–2021) Martin J. Sherwin (1937–2021)

In memoriam.

Nov 3, 2021 / Kai Bird

Taiwan Strait Helicopter

Dangerous Brinkmanship Over Taiwan Dangerous Brinkmanship Over Taiwan

How to avoid US-Chinese military conflict in the Western Pacific.

Oct 27, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

Titan Missile

To Avoid Armageddon, Don’t Modernize Missiles—Eliminate Them To Avoid Armageddon, Don’t Modernize Missiles—Eliminate Them

Land-based nuclear weapons are world-ending accident waiting to happen, and completely superfluous to a reliable deterrent.

Oct 19, 2021 / Daniel Ellsberg and Norman Solomon

Uniting Against the American War Machine

Uniting Against the American War Machine Uniting Against the American War Machine

Twenty years and trillions of dollars later, the US counterinsurgency in Afghanistan failed—so when will we stop rewarding the military-industrial complex?

Sep 22, 2021 / William Astore

Biden Afghanistan War

It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex

Despite the end of two decades of war, a congressional committee just voted to increase the Pentagon’s budget by $24 billion.

Sep 21, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tokyo’s Games Are Harming the Nuclear Weapons Ban Movement

Tokyo’s Games Are Harming the Nuclear Weapons Ban Movement Tokyo’s Games Are Harming the Nuclear Weapons Ban Movement

By paying lip service to the Fukushima disaster and the nuclear bombs dropped on Japan, these games are downplaying the growing danger of nuclear catastrophe.

Jul 29, 2021 / Alyn Ware

The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems

The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems

While prioritizing nuclear weapons over climate change, we risk annihilation of the possibility of life on earth

Jul 2, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt

hiroshima little boy

Dividing the World Into Opposing Camps Is the Road to Armageddon Dividing the World Into Opposing Camps Is the Road to Armageddon

Washington aims to recast NATO in the image of the US military, with its focus on “great power competition” and a renewed arms race with Russia and China.

Jun 25, 2021 / Michael T. Klare for The Nation

Living in the Shadow of Human Extermination

Living in the Shadow of Human Extermination Living in the Shadow of Human Extermination

My hometown houses enough nukes to destroy all life on the planet—but it can represent something better than a nuclear holocaust.

Jun 25, 2021 / Frida Berrigan

Biden’s New Normal Seems Ominously Heading Toward a Revival of Cold War Politics

Biden’s New Normal Seems Ominously Heading Toward a Revival of Cold War Politics Biden’s New Normal Seems Ominously Heading Toward a Revival of Cold War Politics

We need a far more serious discussion about the real security priorities of the American people—and the real challenges we face.

Jun 22, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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