The End of the World as We Know it

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2006 Mohamed El Baradei cautioned on Monday that as many as 30 nations could rapidly develop nuclear weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency chief warned that countries are "hedging their bets" by developing peaceful nuclear programs that could provide the necessary technology and material for weaponization. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

N. Korea Says Sanctions Would Be Act of War

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2006 In his country's first formal statement since its claimed atomic bomb test on Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il said he would consider additional sanctions imposed on the country an act of war Bush said he has "no intention" of attacking Pyongyang, and that the U remains committed to diplomacy, but also "reserves all options to defend our friends in the region" Hmmwhen have we heard that one before?. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

North Korea Threatens Another Explosion

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2006 North Korea's No. 2 leader, Kim Yong-nam, threatened a second nuclear test if the U.S. refuses to back down: "If the United States continues to take a hostile attitude and apply pressure on us in various forms, we will have no choice but to take physical steps to deal with that." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Analysts: Iran Is Years Away From Making Bomb

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2006 Tehran lacks the skills, materials and equipment to make a nuclear weapon, experts tell the New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

I, Nanobot

Staff / Truthdig Mar 9, 2006 Salon.com publishes an eye-opening and unconventionally told essay about how advances in nanotechnology will soon change what it means to be human. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nuke State Charmer

Dwayne Powell Mar 7, 2006 Dig deeper

Kucinich on the State of the Union

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2006 Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) blasts the president's speech in an exclusive Truthdig podcast. | Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Iran Lifts Ban on CNN After Apology

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2006 CNN had mistranslated the Iranian president as saying Iran had a right to use nuclear "weapons," rather than nuclear "technology." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )