Posts Tagged ‘ Nuclear Posture Review ’

U.S. Still Preparing for Nuclear War

October 18, 2013
U.S. Still Preparing for Nuclear War

LAWRENCE S. WITTNER - Nearly a quarter century after the disappearance of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the U.S. government is still getting ready for nuclear war.

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Can We Live With the Bomb?

June 9, 2010
Can We Live With the Bomb?

LAWRENCE WITTNER -- For some time now, it has been clear that nuclear weapons threaten the existence not only of humanity, but of all life on Earth. Thus, Barack Obama's pledge to work for a nuclear weapons-free world—made during his 2008 presidential campaign and subsequently in public statements—has resonated nicely with supporters of nuclear...

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Nuclear Calculus: New Think and Old Weapons

April 24, 2010
Nuclear Calculus: New Think and Old Weapons

NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW: The New York Times' lead editorial on Sunday, February 28, 2010 laid out some of the major nuclear issues very well.

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Is START Really a Beginning?

April 20, 2010
Is START Really a Beginning?

LAWRENCE WITTNER: Does the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), signed by U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Prague on April 8, really provide a beginning toward a nuclear-free world? That's what Obama implied in a statement two weeks earlier. Speaking to reporters at the White House, he...

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