Nuclear Weapons - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/nuclear_weapons/?source=rss&aim=nuclear_weapons en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST How Israel destroyed Syria's Al Kibar nuclear reactor By Erich Follath and Holger Stark Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/03/syria_israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/03/syria_israel/index.html?source=rss In a hushed-up mission in September 2007, Israeli jets blew up a mysterious complex in the Syrian desert How I learned to stop worrying and live with the bomb By Michael Lind Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/13/nuclear_weapons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/13/nuclear_weapons/index.html?source=rss Neither terrorists nor rogue states like North Korea are likely to use nuclear weapons. Here's why Does Iran really want the bomb? By Juan Cole Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/07/iran_nuclear/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/07/iran_nuclear/index.html?source=rss Perhaps what Iran wants is the ability to produce a nuclear weapon fast, rather than have a standing arsenal Obama undercuts Iran By Juan Cole Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/25/iran_russia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/25/iran_russia/index.html?source=rss With nuclear fears growing, the president's shrewd moves are winning Russian support for boxing in Iran Is war between Iran and Israel inevitable? By Erich Follath Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/23/iran_israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/23/iran_israel/index.html?source=rss Given the similarities between Netanyahu and Ahmadinejad, the two countries could be on a collision course. One more reason to worry about North Korea By Joseph Cirincione Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/28/north_korea/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/28/north_korea/index.html?source=rss This time, there is cause to be concerned about North Korea's threats. But there are also two reasons for hope. "The world has ignored our warnings" By Dieter Bednarz and Erich Follath Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/20/elbaradei/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/20/elbaradei/index.html?source=rss Nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei talks about being wiretapped by the Bush administration, whose "arrogance and ignorance" turned the Middle East into "a giant mess." "Nuclear weapons are not Kalashnikovs" By Susanne Koelbl Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/06/zardari/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/06/zardari/index.html?source=rss 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. Farewell to the American Century By Andrew Bacevich Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/30/bacevich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/30/bacevich/index.html?source=rss Americans have perpetuated a mythic version of the past that never even approximated reality and today has become downright malignant. "But think of the things that were done to Iranians!" By Dieter Bednarz, Erich Follath and Georg Mascolo Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/14/ahmadinejad_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/14/ahmadinejad_interview/index.html?source=rss An interview with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ahmadinejad's own U.S. presidential campaign By Hooman Majd Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/25/ahmadinejad_campaigns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/25/ahmadinejad_campaigns/index.html?source=rss 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. Obama goes over the top in bashing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad By Juan Cole Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/09/24/ahmadinejad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/09/24/ahmadinejad/index.html?source=rss 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? This place is the bomb By David Wolman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST 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 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST 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 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST 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 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST 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 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST 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 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST 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 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST 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 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST 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 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST 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 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST 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 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST 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 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST 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.