On the radar: Unaffordable arsenal plans; the Triad: past mistakes affecting the future; More triad woes; Gravity bomb modernization equals escalation; Grave dangers posed by unsecured nuclear material; Hope for sanctions relief by January; Iran accord opposition’s visa vice; and India’s nuclear city of doom.
December 17, 2015 - By Shelley Marshall and Andrei Antonescu
On the radar: Nuclear health nightmare; Cold War style arms buildup; The Pentagon’s biggest acquisition problem; Russian missile INF treaty boost; Iran PMD case closed; The new, more “usable” B61-12
December 15, 2015 - By Andrei Antonescu and Shelley Marshall
On the radar: Perry: Nuclear threats as real as ever; Russia’s Dr. Strangelove-esque doomsday device; Ohio Class replacement unnecessary and unaffordable; Putin talks about nuking terrorists; and Los Alamos cleanup misses deadline.
December 10, 2015 - By Shelley Marshall and Andrei Antonescu
On the radar: “Expensive and foolish”: Perry warns of new arms race; No NATO nukes for Poland; Finish strong: the last Nuclear Security Summit; State legislation threatens Iran deal; UN creates disarmament working group; and Ban Ki Moon’s travel plans for North Korea.
December 8, 2015 - By Andrei Antonescu and Shelley Marshall
On the radar: IAEA releases Iran PMD report; Nuke budget runs amok; Can Iran be decoupled from Israel policy?; Remembering Sandy Berger: the man who averted nuclear war; North Korea’s new test tunnel; and Old nuclear movies shed new light.
December 3, 2015 - By Shelley Marshall and Andrei Antonescu
On the radar: Understand Iran’s past, blocking its nuclear future; Close encounters of the nuclear kind; Nuclear programs seek free money; ALCM dangers and contradictions; Checking Iran’s human rights abuses; and Metal Gear Solid gamers attempt global disarmament.
December 1, 2015 - By Andrei Antonescu and Shelley Marshall
On the radar: P5+1 to begin Arak reactor redesign; Not this year: Iran ICBM threat averted; Russia refuses to abandon doomsday machines; Bomber lobby doubles down; Irresponsible Navy budget plan opposed; Australia still not nuclear weapons state
November 24, 2015 - By Andrei Antonescu and Shelley Marshall
Nunn/Lugar call for securing nuclear material; Close calls & nuclear powers don’t mix; Renewed push for Washington-Moscow disarmament needed; Iran’s speedy centrifuge dismantlement; IAEA Iran PMD report give opposition boost; A look back at the Hiroshima bombing; and the Implications of Northrop’s bomber victory.
November 19, 2015 - By Shelley Marshall and Andrei Antonescu