List of Weapons articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Myth of a Better Deal
From imaginary weapons of mass destruction to fantastical currency unions, “magical thinking” in foreign policy leads to nothing but catastrophe. Let’s not do the same with Iran.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 @Khamenei.ir Blasts the United States for #Ferguson
As St. Louis declares a state of emergency, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called out the United States, again, for hypocrisy when it comes to American racial relations.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Chuck Schumer’s Disingenuous Iran Deal Argument
The good senator from New York may be voting his conscience, but he’s got the facts all wrong.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Powerful Democratic Senator Breaks With Obama on Iran Deal
Sen. Chuck Schumer’s decision to vote against the president’s agreement with Tehran could make it easier for other wavering Democrats to come out against it as well.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 P5+1 Nations Press Senate Democrats to Support Iran Deal
The White House says it’s confident it has the votes to override Republicans who reject the historic accord to limit Iran’s nuclear program agreed to by world powers and Tehran. But some of America’s closest allies are less certain, and are clearing their schedules to meet with wavering Democratic lawmakers in a push to keep the deal intact.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Magical Thinking and the Real Power of Hiroshima
A few thoughts on the psychological effect and utility of nuclear weapons.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Selling the Nuclear Deal in Tehran
President Hassan Rouhani is riding a wave of popularity, and is seeking to transform his diplomatic victory into political leverage at home.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 To Sell Iran Nuclear Deal, Obama Invokes Iraq War Fiasco
Warning Congress not to derail his agreement, the president compares critics of the Iran nuclear accord to those who backed the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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GettyImages-159224460 Did Hiroshima Save Japan From Soviet Occupation?
Stalin had planned to seize a major Japanese island. When Truman refused, Stalin blinked. Why?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Out of the Mushroom Cloud’s Shadow
The generation that survived Hiroshima is dying off. Will Japan’s resistance to nuclear weapons disappear with it?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watch Live: Obama Sells Nuclear Deal With Iran
The president delivers a major address about the nuclear agreement with Iran.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Want to Smuggle Drugs into Prison? Buy a Drone.
Drones are being used to smuggle contraband into prisons around the world.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Pentagon Launching Armed Drones From Turkey
First drones, then U.S. fighter planes, will operate from Turkish bases.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Amy Schumer and Her Cousin Chuck Are Taking on Gun Control
Comedian Amy Schumer joined her distant cousin Chuck to take on gun control.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Let Europe Make Friends (and Deals) With Iran
Germany and France may have been quick to travel to Tehran following the nuclear deal — but that doesn’t mean they’re not still good partners to the United States.