The Fascism Behind the U.S. Stance on Israeli Settlements

Juan Cole / Truthdig Nov 20, 2019 Mike Pompeo's announcement about illegal squatter settlements on Palestinian land puts the U.S. firmly on the wrong side of history. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How a North Korean Disarmament Deal Might Look

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Jun 10, 2018 There has been a surprising amount of secrecy on the details, partly because the Trump administration has limited the number of people involved, cutting off traditional routes of leaking. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

What If the Text Alert in Hawaii Had Been Real?

Tad Daley / Truthdig Jan 16, 2018 Dispatching text message alerts of actual incoming nuclear missiles might do more harm than good. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Pope Francis Fears the Possibility of Nuclear War

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jan 15, 2018 The world now stands "at the very limit," said the leader of the Catholic Church. "I am really afraid of this.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

122 Nations Sign Historic Nuclear Weapons Ban — but Not U.S. or Russia

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Jul 7, 2017 The U.N. treaty was signed after weeks of negotiations that were not attended by any of the nine nuclear-armed states, which include America, Russia and North Korea. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Kim Jong Un Vows North Korea’s Nukes Will Stay Off the Negotiating Table

By Foster Klug and Hyung-Jin Kim / Associated Press Jul 5, 2017 Analysts say Kim's government believes nuclear weapons are key to its own survival and could be used to wrest concessions from the United States. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

John Oliver: America Is a Useless Nuclear Weapon ‘Hoarder’ and Nobody Cares

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 28, 2014 As the "Last Week Tonight" host points out, it's not Iran or North Korea we have to worry about; it's America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nuclear Weapons Remain Embedded in Defense Strategies

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 17, 2014 The five nuclear-legal countries -- China, France, Russia, Britain and the U.S. -- are deploying new nuclear weapon delivery systems or have indicated the existence of programs that would, an authoritative study says. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gorbachev Takes Stock of New START

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2010 He knows a thing or two about the nuances of US-Russian relations, not to mention nuclear disarmament, and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev flexed his knowledge in a New York Times op-ed piece about the New START treaty this week . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Tallies Up Year-End Wins

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2010 Although the outcome of this fall's midterm elections didn't suggest great possibilities for the last two years of President Obama's term, he would like to suggest, as he does in this speech after Wednesday's START vote, that . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Aims for New START Vote (Update)

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2010 Atop Wednesday's to-do list in the Senate was a vote on the proposed and revised version of the U.S.' Strategic Nuclear Arms Reduction treaty with Russia, which was running up against resistance from some Republicans in the chamber but still seemed likely to pass. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russia Fires Off START Warning

Staff / Truthdig Dec 21, 2010 Some members of the US Senate are dragging their feet and kvetching about wording issues in the latest American-Russian disarmament pact, the START treaty, as they prepare to vote for its ratification In response, they have received a clear message from Moscow . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )