Jaw, jaw is still better than war, war.
The Guardian: World nuclear arms spending hit $73bn last year – half of it by US
julian borgerMay 25, 2020
Trump boosted nuclear funding but cut pandemic prevention.
John Hudson and Paul Sonne: Trump administration discussed conducting first U.S. nuclear test in decades
wapoMay 25, 2020
he Trump administration has discussed whether to conduct the first U.S. nuclear test explosion since 1992 in a move that would have far-reaching consequences for relations with other nuclear powers and reverse a decades-long moratorium on such actions, said a senior administration official and two former officials familiar with the deliberations.
George P. Shultz, William J. Perry and Sam Nunn: Open Skies Help Keep the Peace With Russia
WSJMay 25, 2020
Ike’s idea, codified in a 1992 treaty, is still a good one. The U.S. shouldn’t abandon the pact.
NY Times: Trump to Withdraw From ‘Open Skies’ Arms Control Treaty
david sangerMay 21, 2020
Mr. Trump’s decision, the third major retreat from arms control agreements, will be viewed as evidence that he also plans an exit from the last major arms treaty with Russia: New START.
Joe Cirincione and Zack Brown: Why letting our allies get nuclear weapons is a bad idea
RSMay 21, 2020
We should not be diverted by the illusion of nuclear stability. There is no such thing.
ICAN: Enough is Enough: Global Nuclear Weapons Spending 2019
ICANMay 21, 2020
$72.9 billion. That’s how much nine countries spent on nuclear weapons in 2019. In a just-released report, ICAN produced the first estimate in nearly a decade of global nuclear weapon spending, taking into account costs to maintain and build new nuclear weapons.
David B. Larter: The US Navy returns to an increasingly militarized Arctic
defense newsMay 21, 2020
The trip into Russia’s backyard was the latest in what the U.S. Navy has made clear will become a habit in the frigid waters of the Arctic.
Diane Johnstone: A Circle in the Darkness
patrick lawrenceMay 21, 2020
We should remember that the U.S. does not merely use its allies – its allies, or rather their leaders, figure they are using the U.S. for some purposes of their own.
Branko Marcetic: The criminalization of foreign policy dissent
jacobinMay 20, 2020
Intelligence Committee transcripts reveal the extent to which it was ideological opposition to, or simply political disagreement with, the incoming administration over foreign policy that drove suspicion of a Trump-Russia conspiracy.