Nukes

While You Were Reading About Ukrainian Nurses …

Real news was buried in WikiLeaks -- like this revealing cable on Iran's nuclear ambitions.

BY GARY SICK | JANUARY 19, 2011

The Stories to Watch in 2011

For every totally out-of-the-blue crisis that seizes the international agenda, there are some that everyone should have seen coming. Here are five foreign-policy stories to watch in 2011.

BY CAMERON ABADI | DECEMBER 30, 2010

The Shah's Atomic Dreams

More than three decades ago, before there was an Islamic Republic, the West sought desperately to prevent Iran's ruler from getting his hands on the bomb. New revelations show just how serious the crisis was -- and why America's denuclearization drive isn't working.

BY ABBAS MILANI | DECEMBER 29, 2010

Thank God It's Over

Before we say say goodbye to 2010, a look back at the year's achievements and disasters, natural and otherwise.

DECEMBER 27, 2010

A Chief's Service

Meet Adm. Mike Mullen, unsung hero of Congress's not-so-lame duck session -- and Sen. Lindsey Graham, its undeniable goat.

BY JAMES TRAUB | DECEMBER 24, 2010

Big Problem, Small Package

New START is a good step forward for limiting strategic nuclear weapons, but the proliferation and deployment of tactical nukes is a serious, and unaddressed, problem.

BY MICAH ZENKO | DECEMBER 22, 2010

The Nuclear Bazaar

Stopping Iran from getting the bomb may require embracing a Middle East tradition: haggling over the price.

BY MICHAEL ADLER | DECEMBER 2, 2010

The Stories You Missed in 2010

Ten events and trends that were overlooked this year, but may be leading the headlines in 2011.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | DECEMBER 2010

Global Heroes

How the Cold War's wise men went anti-nuclear.

BY DAVID E. HOFFMAN | DECEMBER 2010

The False START Debate

The critics and the boosters are both wrong: Obama's nuke treaty with Russia is a huge nothingburger. But Republicans should vote to ratify it anyway.

BY JAMIE M. FLY | NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The Bomb Squad

Are Senate Republicans really crazy enough to blow up Barack Obama's nuclear nonproliferation agenda?

BY JAMES TRAUB | NOVEMBER 19, 2010

This Week at War: The Paradox of Arms Control

Even if it passes, New START will only ensure that the U.S. remains dependent on nuclear weapons. 

BY ROBERT HADDICK | NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The Pause Button

If the Senate kills New START, is Obama's Russia policy dead, too?

BY DMITRI TRENIN | NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Al Qaeda's Nuclear Ambitions

Ayman al-Zawahiri promises to make his next smoking gun a mushroom cloud.

BY ROLF MOWATT-LARSSEN | NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Delusion Points

Don't fall for the nostalgia -- George W. Bush's foreign policy really was that bad.

BY STEPHEN M. WALT | NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Breaking Pakistan's Nuclear Addiction

It's high time for the Obama administration to get serious about reducing nuclear tensions on the subcontinent.

BY DARYL G. KIMBALL | NOVEMBER 4, 2010

From Russia With Blood

C.J. Chivers talks with Foreign Policy about the Kalashnikov, the world's real weapon of mass destruction.

INTERVIEW BY CHARLES HOMANS | OCTOBER 15, 2010

Chávez's Secret Nuclear Program

It's not clear what Venezuela's hiding, but it's definitely hiding something -- and the fact that Iran is involved suggests that it's up to no good.

BY ROGER F. NORIEGA | OCTOBER 5, 2010

Back from the Dead

Europe's scramble for nuclear energy is making for radioactive politics.

BY AARON WIENER | SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

It's About Time We Got START

Why did such an uncontroversial treaty have to be so political?

BY JOHN KERRY | SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

It Worked on Saddam

Why patience, not bombs, is the best way to defuse Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

BY ART KELLER | AUGUST 20, 2010

Why Russia Matters

Ten reasons why Washington must engage Moscow.

BY JAMES F. COLLINS, MATTHEW ROJANSKY | AUGUST 18, 2010

Reactor Reaction

An Iranian nuclear reactor will start operating in a few days. But Israel probably won't be bombing it.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | AUGUST 18, 2010

The YIMBYS

Five places saying "yes, in my backyard" to the nasty stuff that no one else wants.

BY SYLVIE STEIN | SEPT. / OCT. 2010

Nukes Forever

Barack Obama is spending billions to maintain and upgrade America's nuclear weapons. But his opponents say it's not enough. Will they ever be satisfied?

BY PAGE VAN DER LINDEN | AUGUST 13, 2010

The Weak Case for War with Iran

Jeffrey Goldberg's new article in the Atlantic is deeply reported -- and deeply wrong about the Middle East. But it's his misunderstanding of America that is most dangerous of all.

BY FLYNT LEVERETT, HILLARY MANN LEVERETT | AUGUST 11, 2010

How Does the CIA Know If Its Intel Is Any Good?

Common sense, mostly.

BY CHARLES HOMANS | JULY 26, 2010

Take Reagan's Word for It

Why Republicans should embrace President Obama's nuke treaty with Russia.

BY DAVID E. HOFFMAN | JULY 19, 2010

Angle of Defection

Was Shahram Amiri's return to Iran politically motivated, or was he just miserable?

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JULY 16, 2010

Attack of the Zeros

Will the rise of a new class of Cold Warriors doom Obama's nuke treaty?

BY JAMES TRAUB | JULY 16, 2010