William D. Hartung / TomDispatchJan 16, 2018
2017's arms bonanza is likely to be no more than a down payment on even better days to come for the military-industrial complex. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
ROBERT BURNS / The Associated PressJan 13, 2018
The proposal, not yet approved by the president, would put the U.S. in a more aggressive stance. Critics argue it would make nuclear conflict more likely. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Scott Ritter / TruthdigDec 8, 2017
Today's world needs the kind of leadership the late Col. Doug Englund exhibited while executing the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )
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By Nadia Prupis / Common DreamsDec 28, 2016
As other nations tighten budgets for weapons amid domestic financial concerns, the U.S. managed to sell $40 billion worth of arms in one year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Jon Queally / Common DreamsDec 26, 2016
"Presidents, Republicans and Democrats, have understood that our goal must be to reduce the number of nuclear weapons, not expand them," the Vermont senator tweets. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigOct 5, 2016
Some are calling it an "October surprise" that could affect the US voting But the WikiLeaks founder says only that the website will release a mass of secret documents on American foreign policy over the next 10 weeks And, he adds, with “more than a million documents to get through,” WikiLeaks needs all the help it can get
Some are calling it an "October surprise" that could affect the U. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By William D. Hartung / TomDispatchJul 30, 2016
Why do major U.S. exports like Hollywood movies and Midwestern grain garner regular media coverage, while trends in weapons exports remain in relative obscurity? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigApr 1, 2016
A lawsuit led by their professor charges that the $15 billion contract violates Canadian law, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claims his government’s credibility would be harmed if he broke the agreement.A lawsuit filed by their professor charges that the $15 billion contract violates Canadian law, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claims his government’s credibility would be harmed if he broke the agreement. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Sarah Lazare / Common DreamsNov 18, 2015
But it is "illegal under U.S. and international law to transfer weapons to human rights abusers, or to forces that will likely use it to commit gross violations of human rights," says a representative of a Quaker group. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Gareth PorterOct 8, 2015
Over the past three decades, U.S. covert operations and wars have entered repeatedly and powerfully into the chain of causality leading to Islamic State’s present power. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 4, 2015
In a move to allay the Persian Gulf state’s concerns over the Iran nuclear deal, the Pentagon is completing an agreement to provide weapons for the Saudi military effort against Islamic State and Yemen. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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