Published in The Huffington Post on February 5, 2013. Article summary below; read the full text here. The first “fiscal cliff” was temporarily averted through a last-minute congressional deal. The next “fiscal cliff”, the automatic budget cuts, known as sequestration, is scheduled to arrive March first. Between now and March, Congress and the president will […]
Foreign Policy OpEd: Atomic Bond
Published in Foreign Policy on January 30, 2013. Article summary below; read the full text here. Since word first leaked in mid-December that Chuck Hagel was President Obama’s likely choice for secretary of defense, opponents of his nomination have sought to paint him as anti-Israel, soft on Iran, and a supporter of sweeping defense budget […]
North Korea Vows “High Level” Nuclear Test; Diplomacy Needed Now
Lt. General (ret. USA) Robert Gard Jr. PhD, Chairman of the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, stressed, “Even if the North Koreans engage in provocative behavior that should not dissuade us from engaging them.”
Dr. King had a dream, but not the one Air Force Global Strike Command thinks he had
So I was perusing the website of Air Force Global Strike Command earlier today and came across the following feature story: “Dr. King’s Dream for the Global Strike Team”. (For those of you who don’t know, the mission of Global Strike Command is to “develop and provide combat-ready forces for nuclear deterrence and global strike operations.”)
Nuclear myths (and realities)
In my first Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists column of 2013, I attempted to take on what I believe are two common misconceptions about nuclear weapons.
