By Rana Agahi When a country gives up or loses a nuclear weapons program, what actually disappears? Unlike a warhead, laboratory or centrifuge, knowledge cannot simply be dismantled. Nuclear programs depend not only on machines and materials, but also on the tacit knowledge scientists gain through experience and cannot always pass on through instructions alone. […]
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BONUS Episode: The True Costs of War – Moderated Question and Answer Session
What are the true costs of endless defense spending and how does military expenditure contribute to economic “leakage”? How can reallocating defense resources address urgent challenges like climate security and where can we find sources of hope in the fight for policy reform? In this BONUS episode of Nukes of Hazard, we return to our […]
The True Costs of War: Iran Following the Pattern
Has endless post-9/11 military spending on forever wars compromised our domestic security? In this special episode of Nukes of Hazard, recorded at our annual conference themed “$1 Trillion and Counting: The Pentagon Budget Squeezing Our Real Security,” experts Dr. Tess Bridgeman, Dr. Heidi Peltier, Dr. Miriam Pemberton and Bill Hartung examine “The True Costs of […]
$1 Trillion and Counting: A Deep Dive Into the Pentagon Budget
This year, the Trump administration asked Congress for nearly $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon and nuclear weapons in its annual President’s Budget Request — a huge increase over last year’s already massive request. This is a number that 59% of people believe is too high, according to recent polling from ReThink Media and the Costs […]
After Turning the War Around on Its Own, Ukraine Needs Support
by John Erath, Senior Policy Director Most of the media coverage of nuclear weapons issues in 2026 has focused on Iran for good reason. Iranian production of a nuclear weapon would affect peace and security in the Middle East and beyond. With the Trump administration seeming finally to settle on prevention of nuclear proliferation as […]
