Weapons of mass destruction

Senator Tom Cotton’s Ode to US Nuclear Weapons
Senator Tom Cotton’s Ode to US Nuclear Weapons
Hawkish Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) has never been a big fan of arms control agreements. His new op-ed in the Wall Street Journal confirms that his attitude has not softened in the slightest.
19.02.2026
Eight Decades Later, It Remains One World or None
Eight Decades Later, It Remains One World or None
Consider me an A-bomb baby. I was just a year old when, in the war my father had been part of, my country dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastating those two cities and killing more than 200,000 people, including an estimated 38,000 children.
12.02.2026
Red Lines & AI Warfare
Red Lines & AI Warfare
It is yet to be seen if Australia’s policy on weaponising AI will enshrine the moral red line of delegating life and death decisions to machines, writes Matilda Byrne.
05.02.2026
START Is Finished
START Is Finished
As the arms treaty ends today, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists advanced its Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it’s ever been to global thermonuclear annihilation.
05.02.2026
Between Conciliation and Coercion in Ukraine Policy
Between Conciliation and Coercion in Ukraine Policy
Is there an actually existing Ukraine policy? Probably not.
23.01.2026
All Unquiet on the Ukrainian Front
All Unquiet on the Ukrainian Front
The Europeans have run out of postures and gestures in the way of performative statecraft, and the Russians see no point in indulging them any further.
22.01.2026
Pearl Harbor and the Engineers of War
Pearl Harbor and the Engineers of War
How FDR lied us into World War II
08.12.2025
A Thermonuclear Hair Trigger
A Thermonuclear Hair Trigger
Apocalypse Soon? Returning a Final Time to Cheyenne Mountain
04.12.2025
A New Gold(en) Mine for Arms Contractors
A New Gold(en) Mine for Arms Contractors
Donald Trump remains a mystery man of some eerie sort.
21.11.2025
The Perilous Norm of Weapons Testing
The Perilous Norm of Weapons Testing
On October 29, just before meeting with China’s President XI Jinping, President Trump posted on the right-wing social media network Truth Social that “because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis.”
14.11.2025
Trump’s Nuclear Testing Gambit
Trump’s Nuclear Testing Gambit
A Strategic Blunder Disguised as Strength
31.10.2025
UCLEAR WAR: The Missiles of October
UCLEAR WAR: The Missiles of October
Nuclear arms control teeters on the brink of extinction and with it all of humanity.
09.10.2025
European summits in Copenhagen and US missile threats against Russia increase danger of world war
European summits in Copenhagen and US missile threats against Russia increase danger of world war
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the European Political Community summit, in Copenhagen
03.10.2025
Why Were There Russian Drones Over Poland?
Why Were There Russian Drones Over Poland?
On September 10, at least 19 Russian drones entered Polish airspace.
01.10.2025
Strategic Treason: The Empire Fetes Man Who Killed US Troops
Strategic Treason: The Empire Fetes Man Who Killed US Troops
On Monday, Sept. 22, the current president of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, joined the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), David Petraeus, on stage for a discussion at the Concordia Annual Summit in New York City.
29.09.2025
To Protect Ukraine, Keep It out of NATO
To Protect Ukraine, Keep It out of NATO
The security guarantees now under discussion are unrealistic.
18.09.2025
When Australia Defied US Nuclear Plans
When Australia Defied US Nuclear Plans
Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, in 1981, established a high-water mark for Australian sovereignty over U.S. nuclear-capable bomber operations, write Richard Tanter and Vince Scappatura.
12.09.2025
European powers arm Ukraine for missile strikes deep into Russia
European powers arm Ukraine for missile strikes deep into Russia
This weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pledged to escalate long-range missile strikes against Russia, as European officials continue to arm his regime.
01.09.2025
Blitzkrieg Blowback: Nazi Warlord Primed To Lead Post-War Ukraine
Blitzkrieg Blowback: Nazi Warlord Primed To Lead Post-War Ukraine
On February 19, 2021, almost exactly one year before Russia would invade Ukraine, President Joe Biden addressed the Virtual Munich Security Conference.
01.09.2025
Giving Ukraine a US Security Guarantee Risks National Suicide
Giving Ukraine a US Security Guarantee Risks National Suicide
Too much of the talk about the recent Alaska summit meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin focuses on the wrong issue.
22.08.2025
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Ukraine Targets Radars That Are Part of Russia’s Nuclear Warning System
Ukraine Targets Radars That Are Part of Russia’s Nuclear Warning System
US condemns calls for Gaza ceasefire
US condemns calls for Gaza ceasefire
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Thousands protest in Germany against crisis in education
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Tanker Carrying Stolen Iranian Oil Unloads Near Texas
US to dispatch ballistic missile submarine to South Korea
US to dispatch ballistic missile submarine to South Korea
China supports and believes Russia in maintaining national stability
China supports and believes Russia in maintaining national stability
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State Department Falsely Accuses Roger Waters of Antisemitism
After regional election defeat
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