Nuclear Arms and Proliferation

Trump Andrews Air Force Base

The Military-Industrial Complex Is on Corporate Welfare The Military-Industrial Complex Is on Corporate Welfare

The Pentagon will get an extra $165 billion over the next two years—that’s even more than Donald Trump asked for.

Feb 27, 2018 / William D. Hartung

Nuclear Football

Nukes Are the New Normal Nukes Are the New Normal

Say, here’s an idea: Let’s make it easier for Trump to pull the nuclear trigger.

Feb 26, 2018 / Rajan Menon

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Letters From the March 12, 2018, Issue Letters From the March 12, 2018, Issue

The art of nonviolence… California dreaming… In defense of male feminists… The president cuts a rug… What this country needs… Charles Murray, creationist… We’re with Kap… About tim...

Feb 15, 2018 / Our Readers

Red Square in Moscow

If America ‘Won the Cold War,’ Why Is There Now a ‘Second Cold War with Russia’? If America ‘Won the Cold War,’ Why Is There Now a ‘Second Cold War with Russia’?

The ongoing role of false narratives and historical fallacies.

Feb 14, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Moon, Pence, Kim Yo-jong Pyeongchang Olympics

Mike Pence and Japanese Leader Shinzo Abe Rain on South Korea’s Olympics Parade Mike Pence and Japanese Leader Shinzo Abe Rain on South Korea’s Olympics Parade

But the pressure could backfire, a former Japanese prime minister tells The Nation.

Feb 14, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

Anti-Nuclear War Demonstration

The Nuclear Posture Review Signals a New Arms Race The Nuclear Posture Review Signals a New Arms Race

We need to revive momentum for reducing nuclear weapons, not for “modernizing” them.

Feb 13, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What We’ve Learned in Year 1 of Russiagate

What We’ve Learned in Year 1 of Russiagate What We’ve Learned in Year 1 of Russiagate

The relentless pursuit of this narrative above all else has had dangerous consequences.

Feb 9, 2018 / Aaron Maté

B-52 releases MOP

Pentagon Readies the ‘Father of All Bombs’ for Use Against North Korea Pentagon Readies the ‘Father of All Bombs’ for Use Against North Korea

Is the Trump administration inching closer to war?

Feb 6, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

Recent Troops in Afghanistan

10 Commonsense Tricks to Curb the Pentagon’s Endless Wars 10 Commonsense Tricks to Curb the Pentagon’s Endless Wars

Isn’t it finally time to apply a little reason to our disastrous pattern of war-making?

Feb 5, 2018 / William J. Astore

Nuclear Football

Resisting Nuclear Weapons Means Resisting Injustice and Oppression Resisting Nuclear Weapons Means Resisting Injustice and Oppression

Nuclear arsenals are part of broader systems of patriarchy, racism, militarism, and capitalism.

Feb 2, 2018 / Ray Acheson

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