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A black and white image of a press conference in the White House on July 01, 1968. President Lyndon B. Johnson stands at a podium to address members of the press. Leaders from various other countries are seated.

Trump’s Record, Rhetoric Suggest Second Term Could Prove Fatal to Nuclear Nonproliferation

US presidents of both parties have agreed for 60 years on the need to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. Trump has signaled he’s not so sure.
This picture shows a North Korean guard in a watchtower on the border in the North Korean village of Hyesan as seen from Changbai in China's northeast Jilin province. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP) / To go with China-NKorea-politics, REPORTAGE (Photo by PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)

The Growing Threat from North Korea

A decade after a major UN human rights report, abuses are escalating, and they are integrally connected to the country's nuclear program.
Nuclear submarine at sea at sunset.

Why Congress Shouldn’t Fund a New Sea-Launched Nuke

Reviving the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile not only goes against sound military doctrine, it also undermines the basic national interests the US Navy has always protected.…
TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 3: Reformist presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian (L) holds a final rally of the campaign July 3, 2024 in Tehran, Iran. Pezeskhian faces former secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili in Iran's run-off presidential election July 5. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Space May be Opening for Negotiations with Iran

As Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian's officially assumes office tomorrow, there is a limited window of opportunity for renewed nuclear diplomacy.
In this pool photograph distributed by Russia's state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to TV host and Director General of Rossiya Segodnya (RIA Novosti) news agency Dmitry Kiselyov at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 12, 2024. His comments included that Russia was "ready" to use nuclear weapons if it felt necessary, but “there has never been such a need." the scene shows Putin sitting in front of a Russian flag, facing the interviewer, whose back is to the camera. (Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Beating Putin’s Game of Nuclear Chicken

The Russian leader regularly threatens to use nuclear weapons to intimidate the US. An effective counter would exploit his fears.
Iran flag on metal wall. Conflict of atomic technology

Enhancing Nuclear Transparency in Iran Could Help Prevent a Wider War

Pursuing transparency measures now in Iran would help prevent the country's nuclear program from triggering a wider war.
Graphic of three missiles on top of the Iranian flag.

An Opening to Deescalate the Iran Nuclear Crisis?

Iran’s recent willingness to work with the IAEA on transparency measures could be a step toward deescalating the nuclear crisis.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive to pose for a photo in front of their respective flags during their meeting in Beijing, on February 4, 2022, when they said in a joint statement that their "Friendship between the two States has no limits." (Photo by ALEXEI DRUZHININ/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

US Must Sharpen Attention to Potential Global Crisis Posed by Russia and China

Given Putin's war on Ukraine and Xi's threats to Taiwan and the two leaders' "no limits" partnership, deterrence and democracy are at risk.
Konstantin Ivashchenko (seated in foreground on the right), former CEO of the Azovmash plant and appointed pro-Russian mayor of Mariupol, visits a polling station as people vote in a referendum in Mariupol on September 27, 2022. He is seated in a green uniform in front of a desk where poll workers are examining documents, and a uniformed, armed soldier wearing a balaclava is standing behind him. In the background is another desk with poll workers on one side and a civilian on the other, possibly a voter. Western nations dismissed the referendums in Kremlin-controlled regions of eastern and southern Ukraine as the voting on whether Russia should annex four regions of Ukraine started on September 23, 2022. (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Боротьба з ядерним шантажем Путіна

Президент Росії Володимир Путін погрожує застосувати ядерну зброю для досягнення перемоги над…
Konstantin Ivashchenko (seated in foreground on the right), former CEO of the Azovmash plant and appointed pro-Russian mayor of Mariupol, visits a polling station as people vote in a referendum in Mariupol on September 27, 2022. He is seated in a green uniform in front of a desk where poll workers are examining documents, and a uniformed, armed soldier wearing a balaclava is standing behind him. In the background is another desk with poll workers on one side and a civilian on the other, possibly a voter. Western nations dismissed the referendums in Kremlin-controlled regions of eastern and southern Ukraine as the voting on whether Russia should annex four regions of Ukraine started on September 23, 2022. (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Dealing with Putin’s Nuclear Blackmail

The risk cannot be dismissed, but giving in to his threats in his war on Ukraine would create a precedent that he likely would use elsewhere.
The nuclear warheads of a ballistic missile are aimed upwards for a nuclear strike. army weapons. the threat of a weapon.

Why the War in Ukraine Poses a Greater Nuclear Risk than the Cuban Missile Crisis

The risk of nuclear escalation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine is now as high, or higher, than it was during the Cuban missile crisis.
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