Nukes

Nuclear Exchange

Ken Adelman thinks John Mueller is too dismissive of the nuclear threat.

MARCH/APRIL 2010

Life After Kim

As North Korea's Dear Leader celebrates his 69th birthday, it's worth asking what plans the United States has for Pyongyang once he's gone. Turns out, Washington doesn't have much.

BY SUNG-YOON LEE | FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Who Wants to Bomb Iran?

Meet the men calling on Barack Obama to launch airstrikes against the Islamic Republic.

BY DAVID KENNER | FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Obama's Green Bargain

Last year, around this time, the U.S. president was extolling the virtues of solar power. Now, he's talking about coal and nuclear plants. What happened?

BY KATE SHEPPARD | JANUARY 29, 2010

Interview: Mohamed ElBaradei

The former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Nobel Peace Prize laureate speaks up about the Bush administration, Iran, and his rumored bid to become the next president of Egypt.

Interview by DAVID KENNER | JANUARY 26, 2010

Think Again: Nuclear Weapons

President Obama’s pledge to rid the world of atomic bombs is a waste of breath. But not for the reasons you might imagine.

BY JOHN MUELLER | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010

A Radioactive Situation

As Yukiya Amano takes the helm at the International Atomic Energy Agency, he must contend with escalating conflicts in Iran and Syria, sharp divides among nations on the Board of Governors -- and the long shadow cast by his predecessor.

BY MARK HIBBS | DECEMBER 30, 2009

The Middle East's Interrupted Atomic Dreams

As oil prices drop, nuclear power is becoming less attractive in the region. So why is Iran still hanging on to its program?

BY CHEN KANE | DECEMBER 29, 2009

Containment Breach

Preventing nuclear war between Iran and Israel would be more difficult than it ever was to avoid a nuclear confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. Here's why.

BY ROBERT J. LIEBER, AMATZIA BARAM | DECEMBER 22, 2009

Punish Iran’s Rulers, Not Its People

The U.S. Congress is looking to penalize companies that help Iran import gasoline. But the plan is a huge giveaway to the very same hard-liners that are driving the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions and oppressing the Iranian people.

BY ALIREZA NADER | DECEMBER 14, 2009

Will There Always Be a Pakistan?

Fissures within the military could tear not just the army but the entire country apart. It's coming sooner than you think.

BY SETH CROPSEY | DECEMBER 11, 2009

Waiting for Tehran

As Iran's leaders waffle, don't be tempted to think all is lost. Here's why the country’s stalling on its nuclear deal with the West is good news.

BY CAROL E. B. CHOKSY, JAMSHEED K. CHOKSY | NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Nuclear Network Theory

We all know that terrorism comes from nonstate actors. So why is the nonproliferation world still focused on rogue countries instead?

BY MICHAEL KRAIG | OCTOBER 30, 2009

Trading With Kim

The way to Kim Jong Il’s heart is through his market.

BY SUSAN SHIRK, JOHN DELURY | OCTOBER 29, 2009

The Next Steps on Nonproliferation

How the United States is working to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, promote disarmament, and facilitate the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

BY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON | OCTOBER 28, 2009

The Rise of Nuclear Alarmism

How we learned to start worrying and fear the bomb -- and why we don’t have to.

BY JOHN MUELLER | OCTOBER 23, 2009

What Missile Defense?

Missile defense will be strategically useless against the nuclear threats from Iran -- or anywhere else.

BY YOUSAF BUTT | OCTOBER 21, 2009

Iran's Enemy Is Not America's Friend

Why supporting the terrorists who are trying to take down the Revolutionary Guard will only come back to haunt us.

BY JAMSHEED K. CHOKSY | OCTOBER 20, 2009

How to Manage a Nuclear Iran

Obama's diplomacy is the first step. Here are steps 2 through 5.

BY GREGORY L. SCHULTE | OCTOBER 8, 2009

Obama's Iran Trap

Just because Iran got caught with its hands in the nuclear cookie-jar doesn't mean the U.S. president now has the advantage. If anything, his troubles have only begun.

BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL | SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Stuck in the Middle East

Obama's go get-'em diplomacy with Israel and Iran is on a collision course with failure.

BY STEVEN J. ROSEN | SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Got Nukes?

The United States and Russia are in talks to cut back their nuclear arsenals. But shouldn't we just worry about how many there are -- and where they are -- first?

BY JONAS SIEGEL | SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Iran's Imperial Presidency

As the fallout continues from the June election, Ahmadinejad is working to consolidate power in his secular executive branch, and away from the mullahs. But what happens if his play backfires?

BY JAMSHEED K. CHOKSY | SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Regime Change Is Dead. Long Live Regime Change.

It would be tragic if the United States bolstered the staying power of Iran's dictatorship just when so many Iranians appear prepared to risk everything to be rid of it.

BY JOHN P. HANNAH | SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

How to Engage Iran (If You Must)

Tehran has mastered the dark arts of deception and delay. Here’s how Obama can cut through the diplomatic fog and get results.

BY ILAN BERMAN | SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Is Moscow Playing a Double Game on Iran's Nukes?

Why the Russians see Tehran's atomic ambitions as an opportunity, not just a threat.

BY WILLIAM TOBEY | SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Ain't No Sunshine

Kim Dae-jung may have been a democrat, but the late South Korean president was no saint. His true legacy will be one of utter failure in dealing with his northern neighbor.

BY SUNG-YOON LEE | AUGUST 24, 2009

Is a Green World a Safer World?

A guide to the coming green geopolitical crises.

BY DAVID J. ROTHKOPF | SEPT. / OCT. 2009

Playing With a Full Deck

Lessons about nuclear deterrence from the poker table.

BY JAMES MCMANUS | SEPT. / OCT. 2009

How Big Is Your Rocket?

There's a new global space race on, as countries spend billions to join the nine that have successfully launched rockets into orbit. Here's a look at four of the contenders.

BY JAMES DOWNIE | SEPT. / OCT. 2009