Nuclear Disarmament

There is a remarkable incongruity between the existential danger of nuclear war and the absence of public discussion about preventing it. This disconnect is all too apparent today, as arms control and disarmament treaties are scrapped, nations embark on vas…

Iran Press TV Fri Aug 2, 2019 11:38PM China has expressed its "deep regrets" over the collapse of the Cold War era's Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty between the United States and Russia, lambasting Washington for its pull out of the deal. "W…

No one should be surprised if Boris Johnson were to announce a wish to legalise cannabis for recreational use.  Choosing to smoke would provide comfort to many in the event of a hard Brexit. Young voters might be seduced by an act of metropolitan liberalism.…

A senior Moscow diplomat has warned that his country is prepared to engage in any arms race sparked by Washington's decision to leave a missile deal forged during the decades-long Cold War between two nuclear-armed superpowers. Russian Deputy Foreign Ministe…

The United States on Friday is set to officially withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Signed in 1987, the agreement required the US and the Soviet Union to completely eliminate ground-launched missiles ranging from 500 to 5,500 km…

Stability will ebb and danger rise if the U.S. and Russia allow the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty to lapse on Aug. 2.  President Donald Trump has sufficient time to decide, with President Vladimir Putin, to set aside the lapse of the Intermediate…

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles, almost exactly a week after it tested two other missiles in an attempt to put pressure on the US to halt military drills with South Korea and restart nuclear disarmament talks. The two missiles fired …

You mass media folks lead busy lives, Im sure.  But you must have heard something about nuclear weaponsthose supremely destructive devices that, along with climate change, threaten the continued existence of the human race.  Yes, thanks to popular protest an…

CFR invited the Democratic candidates to articulate their positions on twelve critical foreign policy issues before the second set of presidential debates. The questionnaire was sent to all candidates on July 8. Candidates answers are posted exactly as they w…

WASHINGTON Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is leaving the White House, capping a tumultuous tenure in which President Donald Trump repeatedly questioned U.S. intelligence assessments around the globe.  The departure was confirmed to USA TODAY by …