For decades, the US seriously pursued the idea of ‘peaceful nuclear explosions.’
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The ‘nuclear club’ currently consists of 9 nations? Could more nations be joining before long?
The voices of the Hibakusha offer not only memory, but also moral clarity in an age of growing peril.
The Trump administration has signaled that its support for NATO countries might not be absolute. This worries European observers, who have long looked to the US for military leadership.
Ukrainian public attitudes about having nuclear weapons have shifted significantly in 30 years. Kyiv may consider setting up a nuclear programme.
Spying was a concern from the dawn of the nuclear age, but charges that J. Robert Oppenheimer, who led the development of the first nuclear weapons, was a Soviet spy have been proved wrong.
Russia’s refusal to allow the US to inspect its nuclear arsenal could reignite pressure for the US to develop new nuclear weapons.
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Assistant Director, Applied History Project and Intelligence Project, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of International Relations, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto; USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Research Professor of Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational Security Studies, US Army War College
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Visiting Distinguished Professor of the Practice, University of Notre Dame
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