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Counting Down the Costs of War with Iran
War is costly. If you have any doubts, take a look at our experience in Iraq and Afghanistan: over $1.3 trillion spent and more than 8,000 lives lost, for shaky security gains. And then there are the unintended consequences: loss of international credibility, regional instability, and more. Unfortunately, when it comes to the Iran debate, the potential consequences of war are often lost in the shuffle. Read more »
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Posted by Mary Kaszynski on March 15, 2012
Afghanistan, Diplomacy with Iran, Iran sanctions, War Costs, Iran
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The Steady Decline of Global Nuclear Stockpiles
Russia got rid of an estimated 1,000 nuclear warheads last year, according to a new report from Hans Kristensen and Robert Norris of the Federation of American Scientists, a Ploughshares Fund grantee. That brings the estimated number of nuclear warheads in the world down below 20,000 for the first time since 1959. Russia had already retired these warheads and slated them for dismantlement, so the strategic calculus has not changed. However, it is a strong data point showing the steep downward trend of global nuclear arsenals. Read more »
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Posted by Ben Loehrke on March 14, 2012
Dismantlement, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Zero, Reductions, Russia, United States
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Lessons from Fukushima
Anniversaries have a way of generating reflection and re-assessment, and that is a good thing. But next week’s anniversary of the Fukushima catastrophe risks missing a huge piece of the story – that ALL things nuclear are inherently risky and that our assumptions about how we can control them need to be rethought. Read more »
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Posted by Paul Carroll on March 9, 2012
arms control, disarmament, fukushima, nuclear energy plants, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Nuclear technology, Nuclear Weapons
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