Nuclear Weapons

AP Photo/Ng Han Guan One more reason to worry about North Korea

This time, there is cause to be concerned about North Korea's threats. But there are also two reasons for hope.
By Joseph Cirincione May 28, 2009

  • Is war between Iran and Israel inevitable?

    Given the similarities between Netanyahu and Ahmadinejad, the two countries could be on a collision course.
    By Erich Follath June 23, 2009

  • "The world has ignored our warnings"

    Nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei talks about being wiretapped by the Bush administration, whose "arrogance and ignorance" turned the Middle East into "a giant mess."
    By Dieter Bednarz and Erich Follath May 20, 2009

  • "Nuclear weapons are not Kalashnikovs"

    Prior to his meeting with Obama, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari discusses his country's nuclear arsenal, failed peace talks with the Taliban and the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden.
    By Susanne Koelbl May 6, 2009

  • Farewell to the American Century

    Americans have perpetuated a mythic version of the past that never even approximated reality and today has become downright malignant.
    By Andrew Bacevich April 30, 2009

  • "But think of the things that were done to Iranians!"

    An interview with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
    By Dieter Bednarz, Erich Follath and Georg Mascolo April 14, 2009

  • Ahmadinejad's own U.S. presidential campaign

    As I spent time with the Iranian president in New York, the central purpose of his trip to the United Nations became clear: Getting reelected back home.
    By Hooman Majd September 25, 2008

  • Obama goes over the top in bashing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

    Once again, U.S. politicians, including both Sarah Palin and Barack Obama, pile on the Iranian president. Why does Larry King (!) sound like the adult in the room?
    By Juan Cole September 24, 2008

  • This place is the bomb

    Something wild is happening on Christmas Island, once ground zero for nuclear test explosions.
    By David Wolman August 31, 2008

  • McCain on Iran: Bush all over again

    An alarmist John McCain is using Iran as a political weapon against Barack Obama -- even as he misjudges our Middle East adversary.
    By Hooman Majd June 19, 2008

  • The fallout for Bush on Iran

    Former U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix assesses the latest U.S. intelligence and whether Bush could still launch a military strike.
    By André Anwar December 20, 2007

  • Bush's real lie about Iran

    Despite recent claims otherwise, the White House has rebuffed negotiations with Iran at every turn -- a major strategic blunder.
    By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett December 7, 2007

  • An Iran bombshell for Bush

    The White House knew months ago about Iran's stalled nuclear program. But Bush and Cheney have kept up the war rhetoric.
    By Mark Follman December 5, 2007

  • The fate of the Earth, the Bush years

    Jonathan Schell: "Everybody who has ever marched against nuclear weapons should dust off their boots and get back in the fray."
    By Tom Engelhardt December 5, 2007

  • NIE: Iran halted its nuclear weapons program four years ago

    A new report takes the wind out of Iran hawks' sails, suggesting that Iran has ceased work on nuclear weapons and can be negotiated with.
    December 3, 2007

  • Nuclear hypocrisy

    To avoid war, Bush should engage in direct negotiations with Iran -- and restore America's commitment to its own disarmament.
    By Joe Conason October 19, 2007

  • Mission accomplished -- for Iran

    The scale of Bush's strategic miscalculation in Iraq is striking, emboldening Iran to extend its influence in the Middle East.
    By Peter Galbraith September 24, 2007

  • Bush's big Iran problem

    The White House is foolish not to recognize that the only way out of the Iraq mess now includes serious negotiations with Iran.
    By Hooman Majd July 16, 2007

  • What George Tenet really knew about Iraq

    Unraveling the former CIA chief's cover story about bogus intelligence -- and the grand scheme that launched the war.
    By Thomas Powers July 2, 2007

  • Rethinking Israel's David-and-Goliath past

    Little-noticed details in declassified U.S. documents indicate that Israel's Six-Day War may not have been a war of necessity.
    By Sandy Tolan June 4, 2007

  • The tortuous road to Tehran

    From Cheney's bellicosity to Rice's coy diplomacy, the U.S. approach to Iran has seemed schizophrenic -- and may have unexpected consequences.
    By Hooman Majd May 21, 2007

  • The view from Tehran

    Iranians are fed up with the high price of tomatoes and their provocative president. But it would be dangerous for Bush and the West to overlook their national pride.
    By Hooman Majd February 21, 2007

  • Israel's surge of despair

    Top Israeli officials admit last summer's war against Hezbollah was a failure -- and denounce President Bush's actions in the Middle East.
    By Gregory Levey February 15, 2007

  • Conservatives: Who cares if we teach terrorists how to build nukes?

    A U.S. document dump online was supposed to help prove Saddam had WMD. Instead, it published bomb-making details to the world.
    By Scott Rosenberg November 3, 2006

  • North Korea fallout

    Kim Jong Il's nuclear test could set off a new arms race in Asia. Yet the White House has no viable plan for stopping the global spread of nukes.
    By Joseph Cirincione October 10, 2006
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