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An Energy Department tale: Captain Perry and the great white whale
It appears that the Trump transition team has no clue about how all the elements of the Energy Department fit together.
Why Germany won’t build its own nuclear weapons and remains skeptical of a Eurodeterrent
Aggressive Russian policies and the Trump administration’s transactional approach to alliances have put nuclear issues back on the agenda for European governments. Arguments for German acquisition of nuclear weapons have gained no traction among German decision makers, as this would require multiple costly and radical shifts of Berlin’s foreign and security policies.
How summit talks may affect North Korean hacking
An unfortunate consequence of successful Trump-Kim talks on denuclearization may be the ramping-up of North Korea’s other dangerous activities.
How Joe Biden’s statement falls short on calling for Iran sanctions relief
Many officials have called on the Trump administration to lift sanctions on Iran, but Joe Biden is not one of them.
US-Iran: avoiding military confrontation
The source of tension is not Trump leaving the JCPOA, but rather the dangerously flawed nuclear deal itself and Iran’s ongoing nuclear weapons ambitions.
Fact check: The US has “among the cleanest climates there are”
On his trip to England, President Trump told Prince Charles that the US has a stellar bill of health when it comes to climate. Here are 8 facts that he may have overlooked
What comes next on North Korea?
Some likely outcomes of things between Trump and Kim.
Beware Korea—but which one?
If Kim Jong-un picks Donald Trump’s pocket, the US president may have an ally to blame.
Curbing a president’s nuclear authority
Since the election of President Donald Trump, a great deal of anxiety and attention has been aimed at a US president’s authority to order the use of nuclear weapons. But policy experts who study the nuclear chain of command have long expressed concerns, with many advocating for checks on that power. Is sole authority over nuclear weapons necessary for nuclear stability?
Is America’s military big enough?
One national security consultant called President Trump’s plans “a budget in search of a strategy.”
Declining US greenhouse gas emissions: a Republican fairy tale
A prominent Republican climate strategist claims the Trump administration is reducing US greenhouse gas emissions. That’s 180 degrees wrong.
The experts on the new Nuclear Posture Review
A collection of expert commentary on the Trump administration's 2018 Nuclear Posture Review.
Can the Iran deal work without the US?
What would be the repercussions of a Trump decertification?
Environmentalists, industry team up against EPA decision
If politics makes strange bedfellows, so do Trump-era EPA decisions
Drone warfare: The death of precision
When it comes to drone strikes, the Trump administration is playing by a new set of rules that could prove dangerous for US intervention in foreign conflicts.
Project 2025: The right-wing conspiracy to torpedo global climate action
The GOP threatens to weaponize a potential second Trump term against any and all domestic climate action. But what happens in the United States doesn’t stay in the United States.
What the United States loses by quitting the Open Skies treaty, in one chart
Citing costs and threats to national security, the Trump administration appears set to withdraw from a unique system of military cooperation with Russia and 32 other countries. A new visualization of data on multilateral surveillance flights sharpens arguments for staying engaged.
Interview: “Delaying Doomsday” author explains how to stop nuclear proliferation
In this interview, Rupal Mehta explains why the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign will not work and why she’s optimistic about long-term nonproliferation efforts worldwide.
A short-lived White House climate “victory”
In the runup to the 2020 election, the Trump campaign plans to tout a reduction in greenhouse gases as one of its “climate change victories.” But emissions went up last year.