Deterrence — or Mutual Assured Destruction — isn’t all that’s kept us from blowing each other up in a nuclear war.
Is the Nuclear Taboo More of a Deterrent Than Deterrence Itself?
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Obama’s Dirty Energy Fixation
As radioactivity levels continue to spike in Fukushima, Obama’s support for nuclear power is unwavering.
Sleepwalking into the Imperial Dark: What it Feels Like When a Superpower Runs Off the Tracks
Facing the challenges of a world at the edge — from Japan to the Greater Middle East, from a shaky global economic system to weather that has become anything but entertainment — the United States looks increasingly incapable of coping.
Obama and Gates Disagree to Agree on Military Spending
The shell game that defense cuts have become underscores the need for an independent review of the budget.
Could “Virtual Deterrence” Actually Increase the Chances of Nuclear War?
“Virtual deterrence” — demobilizing nuclear weapons but retaining production capacity — could backfire on the disarmament advocates who think it’s a step in the right direction and lead to nuclear war.
Worshiping the Sacred Pig
Washington is a slaughterhouse these days, as politicians from across the political spectrum take their knives to the budget. Going under the blade are dozens of social programs that provide food for low-income women and children, energy assistance to folks who can’t pay their heating bills, and health care provided through community centers.
In its luxury pen, meanwhile, the sacred pig grows fatter and fatter.
Al Qaeda Has Its Own “Superusers” and “Badges”
Al Qaeda uses the same web gimmicks as games and social networks to rally its base.
New Nuclear Project Distracts From Existing Safety (Read: Seismic) Issues
Imagine if a plant that produces a nuclear weapon’s pit, in which the chain reaction occurs, were rocked by an earthquake?
Want to Die in a Fire? No? Then You’re Opposed to Nuclear Weapons
Those who support keeping nuclear weapons as a deterrent forget that nuclear war means death by fire for millions of us.
How the U.S. is like North Korea
Much of North Korea’s population is starving, yet its government pours money into missile and nuclear programs. Such behavior seems to be the height of irrationality. But North Korea is only following the international community’s – especially America’s – example.