Nuclear Arms and Proliferation

For a Sane Iran Policy

For a Sane Iran Policy For a Sane Iran Policy

Neither aggressive diplomacy nor coercive diplomacy will work. How can Obama work his way out of this dead end?

Dec 2, 2010 / The Editors

Netanyahu Bolstered by GOP Gains Netanyahu Bolstered by GOP Gains

Israel's blustery prime minister is feeling his oats after the Republican gains on November 2, and Iran is a target.

Nov 10, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

Hawks Wild on Iran, But Obama Has No Strategy Hawks Wild on Iran, But Obama Has No Strategy

In the Iran talks, Obama seems determined to make Iran an offer that it can, and will, refuse.

Nov 9, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

Obama Must Acknowledge Iran’s Right to Enrich Obama Must Acknowledge Iran’s Right to Enrich

So far, the president hasn't declared that Iran has the right to enrich uranium, even as part of a final deal to settle the crisis over the Iranian nuclear program. It's time.

Nov 4, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

IAEA Ex-Inspector Says Iran Is Bungling Its Nuke Program IAEA Ex-Inspector Says Iran Is Bungling Its Nuke Program

Still hawkish, IAEA's Heinonen says Iran's centrifuges aren't working well and that Tehran will face enormous difficulty if it decides to refine its uranium to weapons-grade qualit...

Nov 1, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

Cyberwar Against Iran: Is Obama Already at War with Tehran? Cyberwar Against Iran: Is Obama Already at War with Tehran?

Reports that a computer virus in Iran is state-sponsored may signal that the United States is already attacking Iran.

Sep 27, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Breakdown: What Will Happen if Obama’s Nuclear Arms Treaty Does Not Pass?

The Breakdown: What Will Happen if Obama’s Nuclear Arms Treaty Does Not Pass? The Breakdown: What Will Happen if Obama’s Nuclear Arms Treaty Does Not Pass?

In April, President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the New START Treaty, the biggest nuclear arms pact in a generation. But the treaty faces significant Republi...

Sep 17, 2010 / Chris Hayes

The Forgotten Threat: ‘Countdown to Zero’ on Nuclear Weapons

The Forgotten Threat: ‘Countdown to Zero’ on Nuclear Weapons The Forgotten Threat: ‘Countdown to Zero’ on Nuclear Weapons

The nuclear abolition documentary Countdown to Zero is not just a howl of alarm or a historical primer. It's a shocking but completely reliable account of the issue of nuclear weap...

Jul 27, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell

That Iranian Nuke Spy: Was He Pressured to Fabricate Intelligence? That Iranian Nuke Spy: Was He Pressured to Fabricate Intelligence?

It's unlikely that Shahram Amiri was kidnapped and tortured. But it's not out of the question that he didn't want to be part of a propaganda campaign involving exaggerated or fake ...

Jul 14, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Nuclear Reality The Nuclear Reality

To discuss the threat of nuclear war, Jonathan Schell, Nation Institute fellow and author of "Reaching Zero," guests on the Brian Lehrer Show with David Hoffman, Foreign ...

Apr 19, 2010 / The Brian Lehrer Show

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