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Tag: Nuclear weapons

Women are leaders on the path toward a nuclear-weapons-free world

September 12, 2018 Bojan Francuz Activism, International, Nuclear weapons, Widgets: Women, Women One comment

Every year, just as the summer is nearing its end, the world remembers. We remember the unconscionable use of the world’s deadliest weapons—nuclear weapons—seventy-three

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North Korea, Iran and 45: a brief study in illogic

May 8, 2018 Amy Kuo Hammerman Foreign Policy, Trump Leave a comment

To recap: North Korea – Has threatened mission strikes on U.S. land; has missiles capable of said strike; continues to develop nuclear weapons; starving

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Trump would probably flunk the military’s nuke test

May 7, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Nuclear weapons, Trump Leave a comment

Anyone in the U.S. military with any connection to nuclear weapons is required to pass the Personnel Reliability Program. Donald Trump would most likely

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The imperative to test Trump’s limits

January 25, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Nuclear weapons, Republican Brain, Republicans One comment

How far will Trump go before it’s too late? We need to test the limits. President Donald Trump has already shown that he is

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Best we can hope for from a President Trump – like Putin

November 3, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Human Rights, Nuclear weapons Leave a comment

Rewind to Trevor Noah’s Daily Show this past Halloween. The show is set during the presidential campaign. Not the 2016 one, but the 2020

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Trump applies his usual logic to the United Nations

April 5, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Foreign Policy, History, International, Politics, United Nations One comment

I can see why perhaps Donald Trump has little love for the United Nations. After all, since its inception in 1945 and his birth

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“Fallout” [the game] and fallout [the nuclear reality]

October 22, 2015 Adam Levin Foreign Policy, International, Nuclear weapons, Technology Leave a comment

“If I had foreseen Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I would have torn up my formula in 1905.” –Albert Einstein. Next month, “Fallout 4,” a highly-anticipated

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In Congress: A bill to abolish nuclear weapons by 2020

February 3, 2014 Joan Brannigan Activism, Military, War Leave a comment

We need to work to end wars. One way to do that is to get rid of all nuclear weapons. Eleanor Holmes Norton has

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Reactions–left and right–to the Iran deal: Progressive Blog Digest

November 26, 2013 Nick Burbules Media Leave a comment

Editor’s note: Here’s a look at how the left and the right are reacting to the agreement between Iran and the P5+1  [UN Security

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  • Neera Tanden’s Behavior Actually is That Bad
    Neera Tanden’s Behavior Actually is That Bad
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    My COVID-19 Vaccination: How it worked in New York State
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    Ann Wagner: a hypocrite in her own words
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    The Incoming Biden Team: A Review
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    Time to Act: But what are the crucial goals?
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    Goodbye Washington. Hello Courtroom