Iran, Pentagon Trade Warnings Over U.S. Effort To Block Iranian Oil Exports
The United States and Iran have traded warnings over U.S. efforts to block Iran’s oil exports, with Tehran suggesting that it could
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U.S. Sidelined as Five Powers Set to Give Iran New Assurance
Top diplomats from world powers will meet on Friday in a bid to defend their landmark nuclear deal with Iran from attack
Future requirements of Israel’s nuclear strategy
Nightmare! According to the etymologists, the root is niht mare, or niht maere, the demon of the night. Dr. Johnson’s famous Dictionary says this corresponds to Nordic
Israel Spends With Eye On Iran Strikes In Shifting Mideast
Israel is preparing to buy a range of new weapons in preparation for a possible attack on Iran should that country appear
Is the U.S.-Israel relationship in danger?
Despite appearances, former senior national security official Elliott Abrams warns that Democrats — and American Jews — are moving away from Israel.
India and China Are Converging on Afghanistan
Afghanistan has emerged as a platform for new possibilities in India-China cooperation. This development has huge strategic implications. Not only will it
With nuclear deal under threat, Iran shows off centrifuges
The star of a live television interview in Iran’s new nuclear workshop wasn’t the head of the country’s atomic agency, but three
Is Iran hiding an ICBM test site in plain sight?
Iran might have been hiding an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile testing site in plain view, until a group of California-based experts figured it
Iran sets terms for Tehran to remain in nuclear deal
Khamenei sets terms for Tehran to remain in nuclear deal Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday set conditions for Europe
Essential Calculations of Enemy Rationality and Irrationality in US Nuclear Deterrence
“The rational is not thinkable without its other, the non-rational, and it never appears in reality without it. The only question is,
North Korea is dismantling its nuclear site, but is it abandoning its arsenal or hiding evidence?
Satellite imagery shows North Korea dismantling facilities at its nuclear test site, but experts say the images can’t reveal whether it is
Israel’s Nuclear and Conventional Deterrence
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In the years ahead, Israel could face the growing prospect of WMD terrorism – i.e., attacks involving chemical, biological, or