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Published in: oDR: AnalysisWith Russian nukes in Belarus, Lukashenka’s balancing act is overThe placement of tactical warheads in Belarus puts Lukashenka’s political fate in Putin’s hands
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Published in: Home: OpinionNuclear weapons on rise in a world where ‘peace through deterrence’ is a mythPowerful nations are prepared to use nuclear weapons first. This is why their proliferation is worrying analysts
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe risk of nuclear war over Ukraine is real. We need diplomacy nowOPINION: The Cold War may be over, but Russia’s nuclear threat is real and dangerous. We must act to avoid a crisis
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Published in: Home: OpinionAre circumstances now aligned for possible war in the Middle East?With instability in Iran, a right-wing government in Israel and new Gulf alliances, the region may be ripe for war
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Published in: oDR: OpinionUkraine war shows ‘nuclear deterrence’ doesn’t work. We need disarmamentDespite leaders’ claims, nuclear weapons don’t prevent war or make life safer or more peaceful – they put the...
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe Beirut blast was terrible – nuclear weapons are far, far worseA new nuclear arms race is under way. The 75th anniversary of Hiroshima should make us reflect on the sheer...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionPride: why the UK spent billions on nuclear bombs but ignored pandemic threatA viral outbreak was judged more likely than a nuclear attack – so why was Trident ring-fenced while NHS funding was cut?
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Published in: HomeA winnable nuclear war: Trump revives his generals’ dreamsRepublican presidents always want ‘small’ nukes for use, not deterrence. What’s worrying is that US military chiefs...
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Published in: HomeNorth Korea’s new missile can reach the US – just what Trump said he’d stopKim Jong-un has the bombs to put on it too – but lately it’s all smiles from Donald Trump. Is this a lesson for Iran?
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Published in: HomeIt will take more than Donald Trump to make Iran submitThe Revolutionary Guards are “Iran’s military-industrial complex”, and Trump’s provocations only make them stronger.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRelinquishing the ‘moral high ground’ to IranAny move to dismantle the nuclear deal will only relinquish the moral high ground to Iran, leaving the US as the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTrident and the very British yearning for Empire blingBritain needs a redundant technology to make it feel like it's still great.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMichael Fallon and Ed Miliband are both wrong about TridentWestminster's pro-nuclear consensus is held together by irrational speculation about future threats. Trident must be...
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Published in: TransformationAn unexpected cloud of witnesses: Sister Rice repliesCollective recognition is more important than the raising up of icons: there is no mastermind in the transformation...
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Published in: TransformationTo remain in prison for the rest of my life is the greatest honor you could give me: the story of Sister Megan RiceWhere does moral courage come from - the energy and strength to challenge and transform much larger powers? A prison...
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Published in: openSecurityIran nuclear deal: the fall-outThe interim nuclear deal between the western powers and Iran faces significant domestic and international...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKLabour's nuclear disarmament opportunity in blast from the pastThe latest indecision on the renewal of Trident places a further rift in the Coalition's relationship and poses an...
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Published in: openSecurityOur final century? Threats to the survival of the human race in the 21st century: Part 1
Film: Martin Rees speaks to TalkWorks on nuclear disarmament, threats confronting humanity in the 21st century and...
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Published in: HomeSmaller, deeper, hotter – the new nukes
What has surprised most people is the apparent US willingness to consider using nuclear weapons first, and using...
