Did bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki save lives?
The question goes to the heart of the debate about the utility of nuclear weapons and the rationale for keeping them By Ward Wilson Zachary Keck makes an able case…
How Nuclear War Happened
A new novel tells the story behind the terrible U.S.–North Korea war of 2020. The title of Jeffrey Lewis’ new novel, The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks…
Nuclear power in Africa?
David Himbara and Ann Garrison Jul 14, 2018 Rosatom—Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation—has recently signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with a number of African nations to build nuclear power plants…
Turning Space Into a War Zone
The Trump administration is pushing hard on its scheme to create a Space Force. Last week Vice President Pence, chairman of a newly reconstituted National Space Council, in a speech…
Nuclear Weapon States’ Long Arm Seen Behind Deferral of Landmark UN Conference
By Alyn Ware The writer is Co-Chair, World Future Council Disarmament Commission. NEW YORK (IDN) – May 14, 2018 was supposed to see the opening at the United Nations of a…