Some who oppose new disarmament goals argue that Washington is dozing while other nuclear powers modernize their forces, threatening to surpass U.S. capabilities. Here's why they're wrong.
An in-depth look at Iran's recently exposed secret fuel enrichment plant raises questions over intent and whether similar facilities will be discovered in the future.
Washington eventually will need to reassess its deployment of nuclear weapons in Turkey, but removing the weapons while maintaining positive relations with Ankara will take careful diplomacy.
Intelligence seems to suggest that Kim Jong-il's 26-year-old youngest son has been tapped as his successor, adding another layer of complexity to the already complicated North Korean nuclear situation.
In 1996, India was resolutely opposed to the CTBT, citing discriminatory treatment of non-nuclear weapon states, among other factors. But in the decade since, its hard-line stance has softened.
With the Bush-era European-based missile shield no more, Prague may need to look to the European Union and NATO for its security guarantees.
Warsaw received the U.S. administration's decision on the European missile defense plan with mixed feelings. And despite suggestions of a new program with new opportunities, future U.S.-Polish cooperation won't be easy.
Recently uncovered, private notebooks of a former deputy to a high-ranking Politburo member provide new understanding of the Soviet chemical, biological, and nuclear weapon programs during the Cold War's waning days.
All nuclear politics are local--the exact reason why future arms control treaties and warhead reductions face uncertain odds for Senate approval.
Just because air samples and satellite imagery haven't detected the telltale signs that Pyongyang is reprocessing its spent nuclear fuel doesn't mean that it's not happening.
What will are suspicions by nuclear have-nots that the major powers are controlling the atom for themselves.
With Russian national interests impacted by Pyongyang's recent missile launches and nuclear test, Moscow's considerable patience with the North is beginning to wear thin.
Nothing in Washington comes easy; yet early indications are that there is strong bipartisan support for a new arms control agreement between the United States and Russia.
In its latest threat, Pyongyang has vowed to enrich uranium for bomb-making purposes. An HEU bomb on the peninsula is a scary proposition, but is it realistic?
A mere 24 hours after Pyongyang conducted its second nuclear test, South Korea was already strengthening its defenses--a posture that's likely to continue into the foreseeable future.
It's been a tale of two reactions in South Korea--the public generally has remained calm while the government seems to want to respond to Pyongyang's latest provocation more aggressively.
For now, Islamabad seems safe from Taliban takeover. The bad news--that stability may not extend much longer into the future.
Like the rest of the world, Beijing rebuked North Korea for its recent nuclear test. But that doesn't mean China will be supporting harsher U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang anytime soon.