The Ayatollah Is Right About One Thing: Nuclear Weapons Are Sinful

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 1, 2012 The supreme theocratic ruler of Iran is a dangerous madman never to be trusted with a nuclear weapon. How then to explain his recent seemingly logical and humane religious proclamations?The supreme theocratic ruler of Iran is a dangerous madman never to be trusted with a nuclear weapon. How then to explain his recent proclamations? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Nuclear Posture Review [A Cartoon From the UAE]

Paresh Nath, The Khaleej Times, UAE Mar 4, 2010 Dig deeper

The End of Obama’s Vision of a Nuke-Free World

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Feb 16, 2010 Fear of a nuclear Iran has generated irrational policies that will only hasten such an outcome Instead of listening to his own words, the president fell for that old lure, a great power with great bombs that tells others what to do. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2009 The Nobel Committee has interrupted the president's meditations on whether to escalate the war in Afghanistan by awarding him the Peace Prize. The committee cited Obama's "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" and especially his "vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons."The Nobel Committee has interrupted the president's meditations on whether to escalate the war in Afghanistan by awarding him the Peace Prize. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Outs Iranian Nuclear Site

Staff / Truthdig Sep 25, 2009 Following Thursday's U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at halting nuclear proliferation, President Obama announced Friday that Iran has concealed a partly built second uranium enrichment plant. The Iranians admitted existence of the plant but asserted that it would be used only for peaceful purposes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Curb Your Nuclear Proliferation

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2009 A U.N. Security Council session led by President Obama has adopted a resolution calling for nuclear disarmament, focusing largely on measures aimed at halting weapons proliferation and lowering the risk of "nuclear terrorism." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Punts Missile Shield, Russians Dance the Kalinka

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2009 Add this to the oft-forgotten list of things progressives can celebrate about the president: Obama's decision to postpone the deployment of a missile shield in Eastern Europe has possibly averted a new arms race with Russia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hedgehog [A Cartoon From Austria]

Petar Pismestrovic, Kleine Zeitung, Austria May 27, 2009 Dig deeper

Global Zero Pushes for a Nuke-Free World

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2008 The founders of Global Zero, including Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev and Sir Richard Branson, want to do for nuclear disarmament what Al Gore and other environmentalists did for climate change. While the vast majority of the world's citizens seem to favor going nukeless, the issue has been confined to the back burner. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: WMD Terror Attack Likely

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2008 A month too late for Halloween, a congressionally mandated independent panel has come to this terrifying conclusion: "Unless the world community acts decisively and with great urgency, it is more likely than not that a weapon of mass destruction will be used in a terrorist attack somewhere in the world by the end of 2013." Boo! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

To Each His Own Nuke

William Pfaff / Truthdig Nov 21, 2008 The cynical view of national sovereignty holds that it belongs only to those who can defend it. This was said recently at the Pentagon concerning American manned and unmanned attacks inside Pakistan. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Presidential Race Ignores Arms Race

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 22, 2008 Obama's stated willingness to unilaterally strike nuclear-armed U.S. ally Pakistan, Clinton's promise to Iran to "totally obliterate" the nation of 70 million (should it attack Israel), and McCain's hard-line position on Russia, including the deployment of a missile defense in Eastern Europe, all point to a reliance on military solutions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )