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Nuclear Weapons
Conditions Ripe for North Korean Nuclear Test?
With leadership transitions and regional tensions running high, N. Korea may be tempted to conduct a nuclear test.
A Change in North Korea's U.S. Policy?
“…to open up a new chapter for the development of relations…unbound to the past.”
Asia's New Arms Race: Missiles, Missile Defenses
Asia’s great powers have begun a race to develop long-range missiles, and the means to defend themselves.
"North Korea could conduct a third nuclear weapon test within as little as two weeks..."
Japan and South Korea could be pushed to develop their own deterrent.
Rough Waters? The State of the ROK-U.S. Alliance
A number of developments suggest Washington and Seoul have different visions for the future.
Why Israel Won't Attack Iran
While many believe leaders in Tel Aviv are bluffing, the Jewish state gains a lot by threatening to strike Tehran.
The Return of Dr. Strangelove
How fiscal austerity will push the United States towards nuclear arms and cyber-warfare.
Japan and North Korea Set To Talk
“Based on the principle of settling the unfortunate past and on restoring normal relations.”
An Act of Self-Preservation: Why Iran Wants the Bomb
The real roots of Iran’s nuclear program lie not in physics – but in Iran’s own sense of history.
India Eyes Nuclear Triad
New Delhi progresses towards air, land, and sea-based atomic forces, says new report.
A Response to Waltz: Why Iran Shouldn't Get the Bomb
Iran getting the bomb won’t set off an arms race in the region. But it might provoke some states, writes Robert Manning.
With Friends Like These, Who Needs 'the Bomb'?
Changes to Japan’s Energy Law have some thinking Tokyo is after nukes. Not so, argues Mira Rapp-Hooper.
Can China and The U.S. Speak ‘Nuclear’?
Scary Fact: China and America do not share a common definition for the word ‘deterrence’, Manpreet Sethi explains.
Iran Nuclear Talks Are Working
Despite hawks’ chest thumping, what the ongoing talks have shown is a path to success, says Robert Dreyfuss.
Beyond Nuclear Denial
How a world-ending weapon disappeared from our lives, but not our world, says William D. Hartung.
The Agni-V – a Dragon's Response
India’s nuclear aspirations are about deterrence only. China’s efforts at hyping the threat are misguided.
The Agni-V – a Dragon's Response
India’s nuclear aspirations are about deterrence only. China’s efforts at hyping the threat are misguided.
The Cost of Staying Nuclear
Maintaining a nuclear arsenal is expensive. Emphasizing this could be one way of discouraging some nations.
The Real Pakistan Danger
The real danger from Pakistan isn’t its nuclear arsenal falling into terrorist hands. It’s an economic collapse.
Russia’s Anti-BMD Alliance?
Russia looks set to try to create a coalition against U.S. plans for ballistic missile defense. Will it court China?
Russia’s Anti-BMD Alliance?
Russia looks set to try to create a coalition against U.S. plans for ballistic missile defense. Will it court China?
Eyeing Canada's China Nuclear Deal
A new arrangement for uranium exports from Canada to China raises some troubling questions.
Time to Cut Tactical Nukes?
Barack Obama may hope for deeper nuclear arms cuts. But with an eye on China, Russia is unlikely to oblige.
Pakistan Needs Nuclear Rethink
Pakistan’s military uses India as justification for its nuclear arsenal. But nuclear weapons are of little real use.