How the United States Can Reach a Peace Deal with North Korea
HERE’S SOMETHING you don’t expect to hear at a conference: “Send Lady Gaga to North Korea.” That was the most audacious idea
The DEFCON Warning System™
Ongoing GeoIntel and Analysis in the theater of nuclear war. DEFCON Level assessment issued for public notification. Established 1984.
Harry J. Kazianis
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Much Ado About Less Than One Percent: Reducing America’s Nuclear Deterrent
America’s nuclear weapons could not prevent the 9/11 terrorist attacks or restrain insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some say this shows that
Do states still care about nuclear disarmament in the Middle East?
After 20 years, the 1995 Middle East resolution designed to establish a wmd-free zone remains unimplemented. Based on a report by non-proliferation
China Rising in the Caribbean
There’s a “Red Storm Rising” just miles from America’s shores. “In point of fact, the entire hemisphere is on fire,” said Lou
US researchers alarmed as government cuts ties with elite science advisory group
The US Department of Defense has ended a longstanding relationship with JASON, an independent group that has provided the federal government with
Missing in Action: Washington’s Arctic Security Plan
Temperatures are rising inside the arctic circle. Earlier this month, the Russian government irked Washington by claiming sovereign rights over the Northern
It’s Time to Rethink America’s Foreign Alliance Commitments
This April is the month for notable milestones in two major U.S. security commitments. NATO marks its seventieth anniversary on April 4,
Russia revamps Arctic military base to stake claim on region
Missile launchers ply icy roads and air defense systems point menacingly into the sky at this Arctic military outpost, a key vantage
Report to Congress on Status of Iran’s Nuclear Program
Iran’s nuclear program began during the 1950s. The United States has expressed concern since the mid-1970s that Tehran might develop nuclear weapons.
The Deeper Meaning of China’s Base in Tajikistan
Western media outlets recently announced that China has built military facilities on the Tajik side of the Tajik-Chinese border. This move is
Prospect of a nuclear war ‘higher than it has been in generations’, warns UN
The warning came from Izumi Nakamitsu, the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, in a meeting convened in support of the Non-Proliferation
Billions Dead: 5 Times Russia and America Nearly Started a Nuclear War
Each crisis was eventually resolved in favor of peace, but in every case both sides relied on gambles, and survived as much