Year’s End Kudos, 2015 Edition
by | December 22, 2015 | 7 Comments
Global Warming Up; Arms Control Down
by | December 16, 2015 | 15 Comments
Climate change has displaced nuclear risk reduction as an intense focus of national leaders and activists across the globe. This sense of commitment was reflected in the Paris pact that sets targets to reduce harmful emissions to slow the pace of man-made climate change and the rise of sea levels. Arms control activists, an increasingly …
Russian Cruise Missiles
by | December 14, 2015 | No Comments
Russian cruise missiles are in the news lately, from allegations from strikes in Syria to ongoing allegations that Russia is violating the 1987 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Why are the Russians so nutty for cruise missiles? Jeffrey talks to Tom Moore, a former professional staff member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to discuss …
I Like Ike (And the Nuclear Taboo)
by | December 8, 2015 | 2 Comments
“I Like Ike” was a campaign slogan for Dwight David Eisenhower’s easy presidential victories in 1952 and 1956. The General who led allied forces to victory in Europe during World War II was a natural to lead the Republican Party to success at the polls over the cerebral Democratic nominee, Adlai Stevenson. Initial reviews of …
The JCPOA and the Broader Conclusion
by Andreas Persbo | December 4, 2015
Revisiting South Africa's Bomb
by Jeffrey Lewis | December 3, 2015
Campaign Against Red Mercury
by Aaron Stein | December 3, 2015
Second-Term Blues for Arms Control
by Michael Krepon | December 1, 2015
Rebel With A Bomb
by Jeffrey Lewis | November 29, 2015
Islam and the Bomb
by Michael Krepon | November 25, 2015
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Russian cruise missiles are in the news lately, from allegations from strikes in Syria to ongoing allegations that Russia is violating the 1987 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Why are the Russians so nutty for cruise missiles? Jeffrey talks to Tom Moore, a former professional staff member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to discuss Russia new air, sea and ground-launch cruise missiles.
Russian Cruise Missiles - December 15, 2015
