On Tuesday, February 12 (the night of Monday, February 11 in the U.S.), North Korea conducted its third nuclear test. While the test might seem like more of the same intermittent provocation from the “hermit kingdom,” there’s reason to believe that Nor…
U.N. Secretary General Inspires Students toward Increased Nuclear Non-Proliferation Efforts
On Friday, January 18th, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon spoke before a private audience at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California. Concentrating on nuclear nonproliferation, Secretary Ban stressed the importance of escalating nonproliferation activity worldwide, and the dangers of delaying or slowing disarmament progress…
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.
The Triad Is Not The Trinity: A Response To Gen. Chambers
I have a new piece up at AolDefense responding to a recent commentary in the same space by Maj. Gen William Chambers on the merits of the nuclear triad. Here’s how I begin: The recent commentary by Maj. Gen. William Chambers touting the war-prevention…
