Category: Nuclear Weapons

SCOTT RITTER: Sometimes Humanity Gets it Right

Disarmament in the time of Perestroika spotlights the pivotal contributions of U.S.-Soviet inspectors in helping to complete the 1988 INF treaty, which took effect after a period of bilateral tensions that could be considered more severe than those of today.

Is Nuclear Winter Coming?

Six scientists, including Carl Sagan, who proved nuclear war would produce “nuclear winter” were at first dismissed by the establishment. On Saturday they will receive an award as the world is the closest to nuclear war since 1962.

Fueling the Warfare State

In his annual examination of the U.S. “national security” budget, William D. Hartung finds budgetary malpractice on a grand scale. 

The Lethality of the Global Monroe Doctrine

From its attacks on Global South countries to its willingness to go to war with a great power such as Russia, the U.S. is increasingly employing military force to compensate for its economic decline, writes Vijay Prashad.