The global treaty prohibiting cluster munitions declared that they cause “unacceptable harm,” like the treaty outlawing antipersonnel landmines a decade earlier. Attention must now be turned to banning nuclear arms, writes Tim Wright.
Nuclear disarmament
Australia driving the push for nuclear disarmament? Hardly
The Rudd and Gillard governments — like those before them — have taken a cautious approach to nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. And yet we were supposed to “drive the international push” for a nuclear weapons convention, writes Tim Wright.
Don’t reset the Doomsday Clock just yet
Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev have signed a historic treaty to cut nuclear weapons. But former presidential speechwriter Daniel McGroarty explains how its written to sound a lot more impressive than it actually is. The Doomsday Clock is still ticking.
Joe Biden: Why we’re throwing out most of our nukes (but keeping a few, just in case)
In an op-ed for the LA Times, US VP Joe Biden explains the Obama administration’s new nuclear arms strategy: fewer nukes, but billions more bucks to make sure the ones they keep are as threatening as ever.
Hillary Clinton: One step closer to a nuclear-free world
The new US-Russia nuclear treaty means world is now not only a safer place, it has sent a clear “up yours” to Iran and North Korea, writes US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The case for a nuclear Iran
Gasp! Iran could be building “The Bomb”. Yep: just like Pakistan has bombs, Israel has bombs and North Korea has bombs. Does another one really matter? asks Aetius Romulous
Iran and Israel’s secret nuclear meeting
Are Israel and Iran finally restoring diplomatic relations? The Israel Atomic Energy Commission says the two countries have met to discuss nuclear non-proliferation in the Middle East, but Iran says it never happened.
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Obama’s secret deal with Iran
Iranian nuclear experts and world powers met today to negotiate the future of the country’s uranium stockpiles. But Barack Obama has been personally wheeling and dealing secretly with Iran for four months now, TIME reveals.
What if Israel just bombed Iran’s nuclear program into oblivion?
Well, here’s one way to end Iran’s nuclear ambitions: send Israel in to bomb the sh*t out of the country’s nuclear sites. Would it actually work? Or is it all more trouble than its worth? CSM explores an interesting proposition.
Why disarmament is a waste of time
Obama should not look to the “toothless” UN to address the threat of nuclear weapons, says Brett Schaefer. History tells us he’s wasting his time.
