Nuclear Weapons
This 2008 Video Game Is an Oddly Prescient Cautionary Tale About Venezuelan Intervention
In Mercenaries 2, China and the U.S. fight over pieces of Venezuela, before the entire country is wrecked by a nuclear warhead.
Rep. Eric Swalwell Thinks Gun Confiscation Will Work Out Fine Because Government Has Nukes
While Swalwell insists it was 'sarcasm' it's bad form to reply to a citizen aggrieved at openly threatening constitutional rights connected with self and civil defense with implied threat of mass murder.
New Iran Sanctions Inflame Tensions, Isolate U.S.
If you want to make Iranians poorer and more hostile to America, we've got a policy for you!
The Trump Foreign Policy Doctrine? 'I'm Trump, Bitch'
He celebrates his weak deal with North Korea while tearing up the Iran deal only because Obama signed it
Trump Will—and Should—Declare the North Korea Summit a Success
Trump may not fly back to Washington with a denuclearization deal in hand, but the summit could still succeed if it breaks the diplomatic ice and reduces the probability of a horrific military calamity.
Trump's North Korea Summit May Not Happen
Kim Jong Un threatens to skip the meeting following joint U.S.-South Korean military drills.
Trump Decides to Tear Up Iran Nuclear Deal, Reimpose Sanctions
The move pisses off America's allies, and makes military confrontation with Iran more likely.
North Korea Claims It Will Suspend Its Nuclear Weapon and Missile Tests
With a meeting between North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and President Trump on the horizon, North Korean state media also vows the nation will close its current active nuke test site.
My Conversations with John Bolton
Trump's new National Security Adviser is a preemptive warrior, a nonproliferation obsessive, and someone who has described himself as a "hawkish libertarian."
Trump Picks John Bolton to Be New National Security Advisor
Non-interventionists, consider yourselves repudiated.
Donald Trump to Become First U.S. President to Meet with North Korean Dictator, and Maybe That's Good
Hawks and anti-Trumpers are going bananas at the news, but a rare lunge for peace sounds more promising than the constant threat of war.
Nuclear Button Bluster Aside, Trump's Intervention Impulses Can Be Curbed
The "bloody nose" strategy favored by some in his administration is extraordinarily reckless.
Unplugging the Doomsday Machine
Daniel Ellsberg on nukes, leaks, and the lost documents he copied along with the Pentagon Papers
Harvey Weinstein and the End of Open Secrets: Podcast
This week's show covers the Iran nuclear deal, threats to the First Amendment, the Harvey Weinstein scandal, and Trump's latest moves on health care.
Trump's 'Fire and Fury' Wouldn't Be the First for North Korea
The Truman war council discussed using atomic bombs just two weeks after the Korean War started.
Cooler Foreign Policy Heads Than Trump Have Been Calling for North Korea Regime Change for Years
As people rightly freak out over a president invoking nuclear war, a trip through recent history shows widespread support for pre-emptive bombing.
South Korea Thinks About Acquiring Nuclear Weapons. Good?
Nuclear proliferation could be good for peace-and not relying on the U.S. for security certainly would be.
No, North Korea Isn't "Super-Mighty"
Stooping to the level of North Korean bluster is both unnecessary and reckless.
Is Certification of Iran's Compliance With the Nuclear Deal a 'Coming of Age' for the Trump Admin?
State Department also announced review of deal-related sanctions suspensions.
Nuclear Home Movies
Friday A/V Club: The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is posting declassified footage of atomic tests on YouTube.
Tillerson Suggests Pre-Emptive Military Action Against North Korea a Possibility
The U.S. is warning North Korea to denuclearize or else.
Trump's Foreign Policy in the Debate: Skeptical of Past Wars, Eager for New Ones
Last night Trump's foreign policy mouth seemed in some cases to be outrunning his mind, making a strict interpretation of his meaning difficult.
Obama, Trump, and the Nuking of Hiroshima
America needn't apologize, but must consider who has his finger on the button.
Why It's Too Late to Scrap the Iran Deal
It wasn't perfect, but the alternatives are much worse.
Being Establishment Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry for Regime Change in the Name of 'Stability'
Media darling John Kasich wants to take out North Korea, too
World Getting Safer, No Daily Threat of Armageddon
Wars are getting rarer and nuclear stockpiles are going down.
North Korea Claims It Just Detonated a Hydrogen Bomb For the First Time
A hydrogen bomb would represent a step up from the less-powerful nuclear technology North Korea had relied on previously.
With 3D-Printed Guns Beyond Control, DIY Nukes Are the Chic New Concern
Increasingly sophisticated homemade guns are so entrenched cops fear their use by organized crime, so now let's fret over desktop weapons of mass destruction.
The Fact-Lite Iran Bashing at the GOP Debate
And can those who call Iran the Axis of Evil be too surprised at being called the Great Satan?
Is the Iran-IAEA Side Deal a Big Deal?
Iran can reportedly use its own experts to inspect sites where weapons research was alleged to have taken place.
Bombs Drop in a Smithsonian Documentary and NBC Sit-Com
The ravages of Hiroshima; the misery of unfunny summer comedies
The Obama Administration Should Stop Lying About Iran
Iran has not been seeking a nuclear bomb.
I Mean, What Isn't Auschwitz These Days? (UPDATED)
The Holocaust: Not just for Planned Parenthood anymore!
Watch Matt Welch on FBN's After the Bell at 4:00 p.m. ET
On Trump, Jon Stewart, Mike Huckabee, Iran, and A.I. deathbots
No, American Taxpayers Shouldn't 'Compensate' Israel for the Iran Deal
The Obama administration, of course, is amenable.
The Iran Debate and the Echoes of History
Criticism of presidential treaties with adversarial governments goes back a long way.
Obama's Nuclear Deal with Iran is the Worst Option, Except for all the Others
Hawks have nothing better to propose except more huffing and puffing
