The logic of Trump resuming nuclear weapons testing
In this fraught international context, Trump is acting totally sane
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Friday
Tuesday
Will we stop Saudi Arabia developing a nuclear weapon?
The Saudis have poured money into other people’s bomb-making programs
Tuesday
Trump is putting ‘America First’ by ignoring the MAGA punditocracy
In taking a hard line against the Mullahs, Trump is asserting America’s own national security
Saturday
The problem with putting US nukes in Poland
Allowing Poland to host US tactical nuclear weapons would violate the NATO-Russia Founding Act
Tuesday
Where conflict in the Middle East goes from here
The region may once again be at one of those forks in the road that dictate the fate of nations for years to come
Why Russia could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Making sure they don’t, and managing the conflict going forward, will require great skill
Tuesday
Alan Dershowitz: when Israel must consider the nuclear option
Israel will, ‘as a last resort, likely act preventively or reactively with all weapons at its disposal’
Sunday
The atomic bomb saved Japanese lives, too
The choices we face are often not between good and bad but between bad and worse
Sunday
Japan deserves to see Oppenheimer
The country as a whole is far less bitter about World War Two than many Americans think it is
Sunday
Will Biden make the same mistakes as Obama on Iran?
‘Attempts to appease the Islamic Republic are a slap in the face to the Iranian people’
Tuesday
Jimmy Carter’s second act was better than his first
His post-presidential life helped prevent conflict and deserves real consideration
Monday
The Doomsday Clock has been corrupted by ideology
Climate change is not the same as nuclear annihilation
Friday
South Korea toys with developing nuclear weapons
It didn’t fly in the 1970s, and it won’t fly today
Tuesday
Israel’s wake-up call to America
The United States should not force Israel to strike Iran; it should take the lead
Friday
Why Biden’s attempt to revive the Iran deal is faltering
Washington is quietly giving up hope on the 2015 agreement
Sunday
Welcome to the age of nuclear blackmail
In Taiwan and Ukraine, we are at the start of a perilous new era
What price must the West pay for Crimea?
We cannot leave the most consequential decisions for humanity to be made by Moscow
Wednesday
How the British helped JFK navigate the Cuban Missile Crisis
The special relationship blossomed during a dangerous time
Monday
Why is Biden giving up on nuclear deterrence?
He shouldn’t allay Putin’s fears about how badly this could end
Friday
Biden goes nuclear
Alluding to ‘Armageddon,’ the president has become a warlord by proxy
