The expiration of the New START treaty has the US and Russia poised to increase the number of their deployed strategic nuclear weapons, pushing the world into dangerous territory.
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After more than two decades of hard-nosed diplomacy on Iran’s nuclear program, European negotiators are finding themselves beset by challenges.
Missile defense systems are nothing new. History shows that even if they work as advertised – a big if – they’re a bad idea if your aim is to make your country safer from nuclear attack.
Garwin was best known as the designer of the hydrogen bomb, but he was also a longtime arms control expert, IBM researcher and adviser to presidents.
South Africa is among a few countries that completely prohibit the involvement of citizens in foreign armed conflict.
Moscow has pulled the plug on yet another safety valve preventing conflict with the west.
The United States and Russia, the two biggest nuclear powers, have no imminent plans for talks on a nuclear deal. That should change, writes a former US diplomat.
Captured military equipment in Ukraine has revealed the extent to which western tech is used in Russian weapons systems.
Anti-satellite weapons could fill Earth’s orbit with space junk and make it unusable for military and civilian purposes
Claims Russia has used chemical weapons in Ukraine will be difficult if not impossible to verify.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats have the world on edge, but so far, long-standing arms control measures have helped keep the situation from getting out of control.
Thermobaric or ‘vacuum’ bombs create an oxygen-eating fireball followed by a deadly shockwave.
Calls to keep talking are getting louder out of fear of escalation and ultimately war – but why are diplomatic relations so difficult for Nato and Russia?
A Trump election loss would suit NZ’s trade, climate and arms control foreign policies. But there will still be the problem of China.
The Supreme Court’s refusal to block the Sandy Hook lawsuit may lead to a flood of litigation, which ultimately may compel the gun industry to change the way it designs, markets and sells firearms.
The US has withdrawn from a major arms control treaty with Russia, and Russia followed suit. So, what was the treaty, and what happens now?
What can international law do to help curb the use of a lethal, indiscriminate weapon?
While advocates of gun control may feel powerless in the wake of mass shootings like the one in Las Vegas, the history of government support for the industry shows Americans have more sway than they think.
Talks begin today at the United Nations to negotiate a total ban of nuclear weapons. Over 3,600 scientists have signed an open letter supporting the ban.
Vladimir Putin’s aggressive nuclear strategy threatens to unpick decades of careful negotiation.
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