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Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (5/2)
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Washington’s Nuclear Hypocrisy
In April 2009, President Barack Obama gave hope to nuclear disarmament activists around the globe. Speaking in the Czech Republic, he affirmed “America’s commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.” It was, and remains, the most laudable of objectives. Unfortunately, it is becoming increasingly difficult to believe that the president is truly committed to eliminating these terrifying weapons of mass destruction.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (4/26)
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Breaking Out the Bush Playbook on Korea
In the current crisis on the Korean peninsula, the Obama administration is virtually repeating the 2004 Bush playbook, one that derailed a successful diplomatic agreement forged by the Clinton administration to prevent North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Despite Funneling Money to the Corporations That Run the Nuclear Labs, the Administration Finds Itself in Their Debt
The administration diverts added funds to the nuclear lab corporate contractors, who, in turn, apparently fund Democratic candidates.
Nixon’s “Madman Theory” Was Not the Vietnam War’s Only Nuclear Weapons Test Case
Nuclear weapons vastly complicate foreign policy.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (3/19)
Is a country ever mature enough to possess a nuclear-weapons program?
Ability of Nuclear Deterrence to Defuse Crises Exaggerated
Nuclear deterrence’s inflated reputation is beginning to come back down to earth.
Nuclear Weapons Have Outlived Their Usefulness — if They Ever Had Any
Are the beliefs that nuclear weapons forced the Japanese to surrender and that deterrence keeps the peace little more than received wisdom?
Latest Smoking Gun on Iran’s Nuclear Program Just Another Misfire
It makes little sense, Butt writes, to order ceramic magnets that are, as ISIS describes, “almost exactly” the right dimensions when ceramics are almost impossible to machine due to their brittle nature.