10 Sep, 2017
Common Sense and North Korea
“The phrase “common sense” implies practical and prudent good judgment, with a further implication that the obviousness of common sense...
5 Sep, 2017
Sixth grade recess
“How close are we today to nuclear war between the United States and North Korea? As close as somebody in...
2 Sep, 2017
Echoes of Reagan: Another Nuclear Buildup
“Thirty years ago Americans endured an absurd expansion of the US nuclear-weapon force under President Reagan…” Mel Gurtov Published in:...
30 Aug, 2017
The Man Who Stood Up to Armageddon
“Suddenly it’s possible — indeed, all too easy — to imagine one man starting a nuclear war. What’s a little...
29 Aug, 2017
Credibility Equals Annihilation
“There is no more sacred cow in American foreign policy, and none more in need of examination, than the notion...
24 Aug, 2017
American Exceptionalism
“The government of the United States proposes to “save” 5,000 government bureaucrats and their secretaries (no wives or kids)…” Kary...
10 Aug, 2017
Playing Nuclear “Chicken” With Our Lives
“What kind of civilization have we developed when two mentally unstable national leaders, in an escalating confrontation with each other…”...
6 Aug, 2017
Hope this Hiroshima Day
“Finally, 72 years after the US dropped the first atomic bombs on Hiroshima and three days later on Nagasaki…” Robert...
26 Jul, 2017
There Is Still Time, Brother
“Like many citizens for whom the daily headlines are an invitation to ponder the mental health of our political leaders…”...
20 Jun, 2017
“Would you like a drink of water?” Please ask a Yemeni child
“This week, in New York City, representatives from more than 100 countries will begin collaborating on an international treaty…” Kathy...
11 Jun, 2017
National Illusions and Global Realities
“For as long as they have existed, nations have clung to the illusion that their military strength guarantees their security…”...
6 May, 2017
United States Says ‘Yes’ to Nuclear Weapons Tests, ‘No’ to a Nuke Ban Treaty
“Twice in seven days the United States shot nuclear-capable long-range missiles toward the Marshall Islands, but the same government refused…”...
27 Apr, 2017
A public plan for peace
“The American will to wage war — endless war, pointless war, total war — is, I fear, impervious to public...
26 Apr, 2017
No Exit? The NY Times and North Korea
“Three opinion pieces on US policy toward North Korea have appeared in the New York Times in the past week…”...
15 Apr, 2017
Tax Day – the Nuclear Option
“”Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget and I’ll tell you what you value,” Former vice president...