List of Weapons articles
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Men in military gear ride atop a military vehicle. From Canada With Love
Meet the civilian volunteers in Canada buying armored vehicles and sending them to Ukraine.
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Political activists wave the Pakistani national flag in front of the Martyrs' Memorial monument in Lahore on Sept. 6, 2020. Did Pakistan Just Overhaul Its Nuclear Doctrine?
A comment from a senior figure about “zero-range” weapons could signal a dramatic—and dangerous—shift in Islamabad’s nuclear strategy.
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Pope Francis waves after giving a speech at Sophia University in Tokyo. The Archbishops of Disarmament
Anti-nuclear weapons activists have a new best friend: the Catholic Church.
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Two white balloons float near a Chinese flag during a demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington. Let’s Stop Pretending Spying Is a Big Deal
In great-power competition there is no such thing as minding one’s own business.
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A French MQ-9 Reaper drone armed with two GBU-12 bombs sits on the tarmac at a military base in Niamey, Niger. Drones Aren’t the Sahel’s Silver Bullet
The weapons may bolster the very rebel groups West African governments are trying to defeat.
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A man stands amid the ruins of Hiroshima, Japan, after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Aug. 6, 1945. The shell of the Genbaku Dome is the only building left standing. America’s Nuclear Rules Still Allow Another Hiroshima
U.S. leaders must take responsibility for past nuclear atrocities.
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Biden and Yoon walk side-by-side, both wearing navy suits and ties, as the White House looms in the background against a mostly clear blue sky. U.S. and South Korean flags stand alongside the walkway. South Korea’s Nuclear Anxieties Haven’t Gone Away
North Korean weapons inevitably impact U.S. credibility.
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Sullivan is seen speaking at a lectern in front of a sign that says "Arms Control Association." Are We Back to Nuclear Brinkmanship for Good?
It’s not just Putin who has re-embraced nuclear threats. The U.S. and China are also cracking open the door.
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A man wheels his bicycle along a railroad track in Hiroshima. Around him is the rubble of trees and buildings destroyed by the atomic bomb. The Bomb Was Horrifying. The Alternatives Would Have Been Worse.
Historical records show that dropping atomic bombs was the least bad option.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia. South Africa’s Nonsensical Nonalignment
The ANC has forgotten that the outside world’s principled rejection of neutrality sustained the struggle against apartheid.
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Ukrainian service members of the Adam tactical group ride a T-64 tank toward a front line near the town of Bakhmut, Donetsk region. Is Ukraine’s Spring Offensive Already Underway?
Military analyst Dara Massicot on how to follow the next phase of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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A mushroom cloud erupts in front of a dark sky as a French test causes a nuclear explosion in the Mururoa atoll in French Polynesia in 1971. Nuclear Tests May Be Back on Moscow’s Agenda
Aging weapons and domestic politics could lead to a return to explosive testing.
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Pakistani Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly during a rehearsal ahead of the Pakistan Day parade in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 15, 2022. 5 Reasons Ukraine Should Get F-16 Jets
They will save many lives, bring victory closer, and spare other Western resources.
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In a photo released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, nuclear technicians work at the Arak heavy water reactor's secondary circuit as officials and media visit the site in 2019. What Most People Get Wrong About the Iran Nuclear Deal
It ensured that even in the worst-case scenario, Iran would be proliferating from a lower baseline.
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A girl stands atop a destroyed Russian tank. Russia’s Boom Business Goes Bust
Moscow’s arms exports have fallen to levels not seen since the Soviet Union’s collapse.
