The first was the early stages of the Cold War—the 1950s in particular—when fears of nuclear bombs had schoolchildren across the country doing …
When Was the Last Time American Children Were So Afraid?
Second nuclear missile test this month conducted from Vandenberg Air Force Base
“If we choose to have a world in which our citizens are safe and secure from nuclear attack, the proper path to do this would be leadership toward …
Dem spending bill would block funds to support nuclear sales to Saudis
Dem spending bill would block funds to support nuclear sales to Saudis … the Trump administration from selling nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia. … civil war, led Congress to pass a resolution this year that would have ended U.S. …
Vandenberg AFB Conducts Second Minuteman III Missile Test in May
“The test demonstrates the United States’ nuclear deterrent is modern, … The Air Force has 400 nuclear-tipped Minuteman III missiles sitting on alert. … from and destroying arms-control treaties and are threatening war with Iran, the …
ChaguanCalls to harden the West’s defences against China suggest despair
The Soviet Union tried it in 1960 when Mao Zedong’s insouciance about nuclear war—he had suggested that such a conflict would kill more …
Awesomely Bonkers 1980s Italian Movie Imagines ‘The Fall Of New York’ In 2019
The film, which was made in 1983, imagines NYC after a nuclear holocaust laid waste to America. Here’s the logline for the film: “After a nuclear war, …
Congress must act on arms control with extension of New Start Treaty
At a time when the world looks to Washington for signs of American leadership to lower the risks of nuclear war, Engel and McCaul truly act as …
EU, 3 nations reject Iran demands over nuclear deal, US sanctions
“The path we have chosen today is not the path of war, it is the path of diplomacy,” Rouhani said. “But diplomacy with a new language and a new logic.
Moving in a dangerous directionAs America and Iran act tough, the risk of conflict is growing
The combination of a dissolving nuclear agreement and more sabre-rattling increases the risk that America and Iran will stumble into a war—whether …
Collision courseThe brewing conflict between America and Iran
THE DRUMS of war are beating once again. … That promised to set back the Iranian nuclear programme by more than a decade, a prize in itself, and …