Activism

The Dangerous Illusion of ‘Escalation Dominance’

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Oct 1, 2024 Why is the United States leading the way in an unwinnable nuclear arms race? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Opinion

60 Years After Lyndon Johnson’s “Daisy” Campaign Ad

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Sep 9, 2024 The 2024 election is completely lacking in wisdom about nuclear weapons and relations between nuclear superpowers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Activism

NGOs: Break the Impasse on Disarmament

J. Nastranis / InDepthNews Jul 24, 2024 At the UN, groups urge the nuclear powers to step back from what the secretary-general call’s “a knife’s edge” of global catastrophe. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Activism

Breaking the Impasse on Nuclear Disarmament

Daryl G. Kimball / Arms Control Today May 1, 2024 Ahead of START’s expiration in 2026, the world needs to pressure the U.S. and Russia back to the negotiating table. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Column

Let’s Not Nuclearize the Heavens

John Strausbaugh / Truthdig Apr 30, 2024 Russia’s emergent nuclear anti-satellite program highlights the dangers of viewing outer space as a battleground. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Activism

We Must Break the Impasse on Nuclear Disarmament

Daryl G. Kimball / Arms Control Today Mar 29, 2024 Moving the nuclear-armed states in the right direction requires sustained pressure from civil society, legislators, and the international community. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Military

What Surgical Errors Teach Us About Nuclear Policy

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Jan 19, 2024 In the persistence of disastrous medical mistakes, an ER doctor sees a dire warning about human fallibility. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

For Decades, the U.S. Called Hiroshima and Nagasaki ‘Tests’

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Aug 3, 2023 “Perhaps 10,000 military personnel lost their lives in the bomb but the vast majority of the 125,000 dead in Hiroshima would be women and children.” Three days later, when an atomic bomb fell on Nagasaki, “it was officially described as a ‘naval base’ yet less than 200 of the 90,000 dead were military personnel.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump, Putin Discuss Nuclear Pacts, Mueller Report in Hour-Long Call

DEB RIECHMANN / The Associated Press May 3, 2019 The U.S. and Russian presidents also include the topics of Venezuela and North Korea in their phone conversation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Richard Lugar, Longtime GOP Senator and Foreign Policy Expert, Dies

TOM DAVIES / The Associated Press Apr 28, 2019 Known for his lead role in pushing former Soviet states to denuclearize, Lugar dominated Indiana politics for decades. He was 87. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Kim Jong Un Expresses Faith in Trump in Talks With S. Korea

Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung and Foster Klug / The Associated Press Sep 6, 2018 The North Korean ruler claims he is committed to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula but wants his "goodwill measures" met in kind. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

North Korea Summit Is Back on Track, Trump Says

ZEKE MILLER, JOSH LEDERMAN and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Jun 1, 2018 "We're going to deal," the president tells reporters after meeting with a top North Korean official who delivered a letter from Kim Jong Un. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )