On the radar: Given progress, negotiators look to slow clock; Experts overwhelmingly support Iran talks; Nuclear sleuths go high tech; Placing Khamenei’s rhetoric in context; Analysing likely scenarios for sanctions relief; and Looking beyond Iran, why does anyone still have nukes?
July 7, 2015 - By Shelley Marshall, Cassie Peterson and Geoff Wilson.
On the radar: Iran in compliance; Overwhelming public support for Iran deal; Christian groups champion Iran negotiations; Amano works with Iran on PMD; UN snapback sanctions secured; Russia updates boomer base; Cold War rhetoric makes a comeback; and How to detect a nuclear weapons test.
July 2, 2015 - By Shelley Marshall, Cassandra Peterson and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: Iran talks decoder; Zarif’s mandate; Critics vocal, but present no alternatives; Overcoming the PMD obstacle; how to make the NPT stronger; and Fallout 4, a fun filled warning of nuclear annihilation.
June 30, 2015 - By Shelley Marshall, Cassandra Peterson, Will Saetren and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: Civil society & the Iran nuclear agreement; Officials willing to extend deadline to finalize talks; CAP’s 5 criteria for a successful Iran negotiations; Kazakhstan’s nuclear fuel bank; Rep. Randy Forbes on nuclear subs; Experts disagree on need for tactical nukes; and the ghosts of America’s atomic arsenal.
June 23, 2015 - By Faris Alikhan, Shelley Marshall and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: Kerry addresses the PMD issue; Getting past the inspections quagmire; Experts back Iran talks; How the Iran deal creates opportunities for the U.S.; Putin talks the talk, can’t walk the walk; Keeping hackers away from the nuclear launch codes; and America’s slapstick nuclear history.
June 18, 2015 - By Faris Alikhan, Will Saetren and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: Audacious hope meets nuclear entrenchment; the Dangers of a U.S.-Russia standoff; Nuclear arsenals grow on Indian Subcontinent; U.N. to wait for U.S. lead on sanctions relief.
June 16, 2015 - By Faris Alikhan, Will Saetren and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: Nuclear weapons buffet in the Senate; Iran’s slow progress is no surprise; Analyzing the Additional Protocol; IRGC sees dollar signs in sanctions relief; and America’s most radioactive town.
On the radar: Military option not the answer; Khamenei’s public posturing; Iran offers alternatives to inspection of military sites; and the Oscar winning nuke documentary the BBC doesn’t want you to see.
June 2, 2015 - By Faris Alikhan, Will Saetren and Geoff Wilson