31 Dec, 2016
Coming to our senses regarding nukes
“As part of President-Elect Trumps daily tweets this past week he stated: “The United States must greatly strengthen its nuclear...
4 Dec, 2016
Nuclear Weapons Modernization: a New Nuclear Arms Race? Who Voted for it? Who Will Benefit from It?
“When General John Hyten recently assumed his post as the new head of U.S. Strategic Command, he and observers listed...
27 Nov, 2016
The Treaty of Tlatelolco: Giving thanks to our Latin American neighbors toward a world free of nuclear weapons
“Americans gathered around their Thanksgiving tables this week reflecting on what they were thankful for this past year. There was...
4 Nov, 2016
Threats and “Strategic Patience” haven’t worked with North Korea, let’s try serious diplomacy
“Last week, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper surprisingly told a House Intelligence Committee that getting North Korea to give...
1 Nov, 2016
Let’s Reduce the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal
“At present, nuclear disarmament seems to have ground to a halt. Nine nations have a total of approximately 15,500 nuclear...
28 Oct, 2016
Nuclear weapons – the time for abolition is now
“At the United Nations this past week, 123 nations voted to commence negotiations next year on a new treaty to...
23 Oct, 2016
Open letter to Secretary Clinton and Senator Kaine
“I am unreservedly delighted that Secretary Clinton picked Senator Kaine and assume that all is on track for both of...
13 Oct, 2016
Nuclear Standoff
“Values the size of Planet Earth are at stake, as the American presidential election grows ever smaller, ever pettier, ever...
30 Sep, 2016
The Debate: They Both Bombed It
“There was more than one loser in the big debate, but that’s no surprise. I hardly expected any issues of...
15 Sep, 2016
Whose Finger? On What Button?
“Through a combination of denial, lack of empathy, fear-mongering, security jargon and political dysfunction, the question of what to do...
11 Sep, 2016
Isn’t It Time to Ban the Bomb?
“Although the mass media failed to report it, a landmark event occurred recently in connection with resolving the long-discussed problem...
18 Aug, 2016
Beyond Winning and Losing
“It’s the smallest thing in the world. Does the tennis ball land inside the line or outside? But somehow, as...
11 Aug, 2016
The Nuclear Breakfast Menu
“Donald Trump is a reckless fool. But the U.S. defense establishment is M.A.D. And herein lies one of the darker...
6 Aug, 2016
Trump Wrong on Iran Deal
“Donald Trump keeps criticizing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the Iran Deal); he couldn’t be more wrong, it has...
6 Aug, 2016
Hiroshima, Presidential Campaigns and Our Nuclear Future
“Seventy-one years ago on August 6th and 9th the world entered the nuclear age with the bombings of Hiroshima and...