Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recently authorized a Manhattan Project National Park.
Bottom of the “Bucket” List: the Manhattan Project National Historical Park
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Reorienting U.S. Security Strategy in South Asia
Positive movement in the India-Pakistan relationship would go a long way to stabilizing the region. Although transnational terrorism remains a serious concern, it does not carry the same existential threat as does the risk of a regional nuclear war. Reducing Indian-Pakistani tensions will alleviate the need for Pakistan to continue its support for terrorist proxies and bring their national security interests more in line with those of the United States. Movement on this underlying issue will have a positive impact on many other regional concerns and help bring to an end the chronic instability that has plagued the region for the past 50 years.
Syria Just Might Be More Cooperative if Its Reactor Hadn’t Been Blown to Bits
Syria, however repressive, can’t realistically be expected to cooperate with inquiries into its nuclear program after its reactor was bombed.
Australian PM Gillard’s Call for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons No Shot in the Dark
Australia’s call for an end to nuclear weapons is a process that began with the formation of an international commission on nonproliferation and disarmament.
Obama’s Noble Sentiments About Afghanistan Undermined by Meager Drawdown
The dissonance between the sentiments President Obama expressed in his Afghanistan speech and his plans begs the question of how much control he has over his own foreign policy.
Even Their Beloved Nukes Don’t Escape Republican Infatuation With Cost-Cutting
Between House and Senate Republicans, and those gung-ho for defense and those for cost-cutting, Republicans are diverging on nuclear weapons.
Israel’s 1981 Osirak Attack Poor Precedent for Attacking Iran
Ineffective in halting Iraq’s nuclear-weapons program, Israel’s attack on the Osirak nuclear reactor can’t be used as a precedent for a military strike to halt Iran’s nuclear-enrichment program.
If We Survive the Next 100 Years, Which Came First: Nuclear Abolition or World Peace?
Is nuclear disarmament possible when the fundamental differences between states seem written in stone?
Can Lasting Disarmament Be Achieved Without Peace First?
If we wait for states to get along in order to guarantee disarmament, they might start a nuclear war first.
Israel and Iran: Partners in Plausible Nuclear Deniability
Those who oppose attacking Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities would better advance their cause by admitting Iran’s likely intention to at least field the capacity to, if not actually build, nuclear weapons.