Nuclear Weapons - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/nuclear_weapons/?source=rss&aim=nuclear_weapons en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT This place is the bomb By David Wolman Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/08/31/christmas_island/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/08/31/christmas_island/index.html?source=rss Something wild is happening on Christmas Island, once ground zero for nuclear test explosions. McCain on Iran: Bush all over again By Hooman Majd Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/19/mccain_iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/19/mccain_iran/index.html?source=rss An alarmist John McCain is using Iran as a political weapon against Barack Obama -- even as he misjudges our Middle East adversary. The fallout for Bush on Iran By André Anwar Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/20/blix_qa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/20/blix_qa/index.html?source=rss Former U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix assesses the latest U.S. intelligence and whether Bush could still launch a military strike. Bush's real lie about Iran By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/12/07/iran_policy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/12/07/iran_policy/index.html?source=rss Despite recent claims otherwise, the White House has rebuffed negotiations with Iran at every turn -- a major strategic blunder. An Iran bombshell for Bush By Mark Follman Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/05/iran_nie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/05/iran_nie/index.html?source=rss The White House knew months ago about Iran's stalled nuclear program. But Bush and Cheney have kept up the war rhetoric. The fate of the Earth, the Bush years By Tom Engelhardt Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/05/nuclear_weapons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/05/nuclear_weapons/index.html?source=rss Jonathan Schell: "Everybody who has ever marched against nuclear weapons should dust off their boots and get back in the fray." NIE: Iran halted its nuclear weapons program four years ago Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/12/03/nie_judgments/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/12/03/nie_judgments/index.html?source=rss 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. Nuclear hypocrisy By Joe Conason Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/10/19/bush_iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/10/19/bush_iran/index.html?source=rss To avoid war, Bush should engage in direct negotiations with Iran -- and restore America's commitment to its own disarmament. Mission accomplished -- for Iran By Peter Galbraith Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/09/24/Iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/09/24/Iran/index.html?source=rss The scale of Bush's strategic miscalculation in Iraq is striking, emboldening Iran to extend its influence in the Middle East. Bush's big Iran problem By Hooman Majd Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/16/iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/16/iran/index.html?source=rss The White House is foolish not to recognize that the only way out of the Iraq mess now includes serious negotiations with Iran. What George Tenet really knew about Iraq By Thomas Powers Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/02/tenet_iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/02/tenet_iraq/index.html?source=rss Unraveling the former CIA chief's cover story about bogus intelligence -- and the grand scheme that launched the war. Rethinking Israel's David-and-Goliath past By Sandy Tolan Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/04/six_day_war/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/04/six_day_war/index.html?source=rss Little-noticed details in declassified U.S. documents indicate that Israel's Six-Day War may not have been a war of necessity. The tortuous road to Tehran By Hooman Majd Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/05/21/iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/05/21/iran/index.html?source=rss From Cheney's bellicosity to Rice's coy diplomacy, the U.S. approach to Iran has seemed schizophrenic -- and may have unexpected consequences. The view from Tehran By Hooman Majd Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/21/letter_from_iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/21/letter_from_iran/index.html?source=rss 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. Israel's surge of despair By Gregory Levey Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/15/israel_despair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/15/israel_despair/index.html?source=rss Top Israeli officials admit last summer's war against Hezbollah was a failure -- and denounce President Bush's actions in the Middle East. Conservatives: Who cares if we teach terrorists how to build nukes? Scott Rosenberg Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/03/nuke_info/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/03/nuke_info/index.html?source=rss A U.S. document dump online was supposed to help prove Saddam had WMD. Instead, it published bomb-making details to the world. North Korea fallout By Joseph Cirincione Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/10/10/north_korea/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/10/10/north_korea/index.html?source=rss 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. "We don't want to confirm or deny the Holocaust" By Stefan Aust, Gerhard Spörl and Dieter Bednarz Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/30/ahmadinejad_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/30/ahmadinejad_interview/index.html?source=rss Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad talks about Israel, his letter to Bush and Iran's nuclear ambitions. Attacking Iran: Are they nuts? By Joe Conason Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/04/21/iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/04/21/iran/index.html?source=rss If the U.S. attacked Iran, the consequences would be catastrophic -- including a possible American retreat under fire in Iraq. Bush's bluster By Joe Conason Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/04/14/iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/04/14/iran/index.html?source=rss What good are U.S. threats against Iran when the whole world has lost its trust in our government? The revolution will be blogged By Sean Kenny Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/06/iranian_bloggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/06/iranian_bloggers/index.html?source=rss Ignoring the mullahs, Iranian youth are speaking out about everything from Danish-cartoon mobs to nukes to their sex lives. Countdown to the Iranian bomb By Tracy Clark-Flory Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/26/iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/26/iran/index.html?source=rss A top proliferation expert says the real danger isn't a nuclear attack by Iran, but a Middle East arms race. Imagining a world without nuclear weapons By Charles Hawley Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/06/rhodes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/06/rhodes/index.html?source=rss Historian Richard Rhodes talks about the atomic bombing of Japan 60 years ago, today's global arms race -- and the only way to stop a nuclear attack by terrorists. How they learned to love the bomb By Leigh Flayton Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/29/nukes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/03/29/nukes/index.html?source=rss Bush is talking tough about nukes in Iran and North Korea. But critics say by illegally testing and building nuclear weapons, the U.S. is fueling a new arms race. A widening pool of nuclear worries Page Rockwell Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/03/29/nuke/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/03/29/nuke/index.html?source=rss According to a classified report, storage pools containing spent-fuel rods from the nation's 103 electricity-generating nuclear reactors are vulnerable to terrorist attacks.