Nuclear Arms and Proliferation

From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Japan’s Nuclear Legacy From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Japan’s Nuclear Legacy

Survivors of the first nuclear tragedies are now campaigning not only against nuclear weapons, but now also against the dangers of nuclear power.

Aug 9, 2011 / Democracy Now!

Slide Show: Hiroshima’s Aftermath: Lost Images of the First Atomic Bombing

Slide Show: Hiroshima’s Aftermath: Lost Images of the First Atomic Bombing Slide Show: Hiroshima’s Aftermath: Lost Images of the First Atomic Bombing

This month marks the 66th anniversary of the first use of a nuclear weapon during wartime. But have we in this country ever understood the full consequences of its use?  …

Aug 2, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

AIPAC From the Inside, Part I: Isolating Iran AIPAC From the Inside, Part I: Isolating Iran

A former AIPAC official, worried that the United States or Israel might attack Iran, decides to speak out.

Jun 10, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Ex-Mossad Chief: Israel Must Adopt Saudi Peace Plan Ex-Mossad Chief: Israel Must Adopt Saudi Peace Plan

Meir Dagan calls Netanyahu, Ehud Barak “reckless and irresponsible.”

Jun 6, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Cyberwar: When We Do It, It’s OK; If They Do It, It’s War Cyberwar: When We Do It, It’s OK; If They Do It, It’s War

The ultimate in cyber-hypocrisy from the Pentagon.

Jun 2, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Preventing the Nuclear Apocalypse Preventing the Nuclear Apocalypse

The US's nuclear arsenal has no necessary military mission anymore. But their existence continues to provoke the proliferation of weapons programs abroad.

Apr 25, 2011 / Joe Cirincione

From Hiroshima to Fukushima

From Hiroshima to Fukushima From Hiroshima to Fukushima

The problem with mankind wielding nuclear power isn’t about backup generators or safety rules—it’s our essential human fallibility.

Mar 15, 2011 / Jonathan Schell

Iranium: ‘Wanna See Somethin’ REALLY Scary?’ Iranium: ‘Wanna See Somethin’ REALLY Scary?’

A new documentary gives neocons a platform to scare viewers about Iran’s supposed plot to destroy Israel, the United States and the rest of the civilized world.

Feb 1, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Stuxnet Worm in Iran Could have Triggered ‘Chernobyl’ Stuxnet Worm in Iran Could have Triggered ‘Chernobyl’

An intelligence report says the Stuxnet computer worm deployed by Israel and/or the US on Iran's nuclear program could have had catastrophic consequences.

Feb 1, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Slacker Friday: ‘Scurrilous, Tendentious, Bellicose, Egregious’ Eric Alterman Edition Slacker Friday: ‘Scurrilous, Tendentious, Bellicose, Egregious’ Eric Alterman Edition

A response to Robert Dreyfuss, Reed on the facts behind the State of the Union Address and reader mail.

Jan 28, 2011 / Eric Alterman

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