Nuclear Weapons

Chief negotiator Robert Malley begins to forge a compromise with both Iran and hard-liners at home.

This week’s attack on an Iranian enrichment facility has improved the country’s negotiating position.

As Netanyahu forms his government, the parallels between the politics that led to a strike on Iraq’s nuclear facility and those that could result in targeting Iran today are clear.

Republican districts stand to benefit most from the economic windfall that a revived JCPOA would bring.

The Biden administration rebuffed European pleas to lift some sanctions in its first weeks in office.

Trump tied American jobs to endless wars in the Middle East. Biden should link them to renewed diplomacy.

The ambitious head of the IAEA is reinventing the nuclear watchdog—though some fear he’s spreading the agency too thin.

Using Washington’s nuclear arsenal to protect its allies no longer makes any sense.

As the past president found out, getting Iran to negotiate is hard—especially when it uses your own words against you.

The U.S. maximum pressure campaign accidentally spurred a strategic shift in Tehran.

A U.S. judge awards $2.3 billion to the crew of the spy ship seized by North Korea and their families.

Held back by infighting and hard-liners on the Hill, the administration may have squandered precious time to save the Iran nuclear deal, critics say.

For decades, U.S. presidents have pledged not to talk about Israel’s nuclear arsenal despite pushing for nonproliferation in the region. It’s time for Washington to end the double standard.

The new administration is looking for an interim road map—but insists it won’t be pressured by Tehran’s deadline to halt inspections next week.

Maintaining maximum pressure to inflict more pain won’t bring Tehran back to the negotiating table or halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

The U.S. government has a long history of pursuing multiple policy goals with adversaries and demanding respect for human rights will not derail nuclear negotiations.

To construct a new balance of power in Asia, Washington needs a better approach to nuclear arms.