nuclear weapons

A 1963 U.S. intelligence assessment underscores how many countries—even Sweden—were exploring nuclear weapons programs at the height of the Cold War.

Trump helped make Kim Jong Un a global statesman. Now China is using him to antagonize the United States.

If we can ban nukes, we can ban carbon emissions. Here’s how.

When a U.S. president threatened to cut support for Israel over nukes.

An angry, entitled man has total control over devastating weapons.

The Iranian president’s remarks about the future of the Iran nuclear deal.

Richard Lugar’s legacy could come undone as the world enters a nuclear hair-trigger period, his former Senate partner warns.

But Moscow’s hypersonic weapons may be more bark than bite.

This week, India and Pakistan faced off in Kashmir, and Trump left Hanoi empty-handed.

Before the United States killed it, the INF Treaty didn’t just stem the arms race with Russia—it stopped the spread of nuclear weapons around the world.

The U.S. president might be too hemmed in by the Russia probe to attempt a successor to the INF or START treaties.

Experts worry about a new arms race after U.S. withdrawal from nuclear pact.

The U.S. president will press his counterpart for more tangible commitments to dismantle nuclear weapons.

Diplomacy is working—for now.

No one should dismiss lightly an agreement that has helped keep the United States and its allies safe for a generation.

NATO backs U.S. assertion that Moscow is violating a key Cold War-era arms treaty.

What satellite imagery tells us about North Korea’s ballistic missile program.

The White House wants to leave the INF Treaty. New START could be next. The death of these agreements would fuel a new arms race.

Leaving the agreement clears the way for the U.S. to boost its conventional forces in the Pacific.

The United States needs to keep Europe on board, go beyond sanctions, and ensure lasting bipartisan support for its new policy.