The world’s nuclear arsenal has declined significantly from its Cold War peak, but the number of nuclear weapons still in existence remains absurdly high, as a recent overview produced by the Federation of American Scientists and the Natural Resources Defense Council shows. Worldwide deployments of nuclear weapons, 2009, published in the November/December 2009 issue of […]
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Failed Russian missile test lights up Norway
A failed Russian missile test lit up the sky over northern Norway early Wednesday morning. The third stage of a Bulava missile, Russia’s latest generation of submarine-launched ballistic missile, malfunctioned during the test flight, causing the missile to spin out of control and creating a huge, pinwheel-like light show for the bewildered witnesses on the […]
Germany's Nuclear Dilemma and the Future of NATO
In 2009 the need for tactical nuclear weapons in Europe is dwindling. According to Prof. Joachim Krause of the Institute for Security Policy at Christian Albrecht University, the 480 warheads currently located in Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany and Turkey, are primarily short-range tactical weapons and their range is too limited to reach targets in […]
Steven Staples Interviewed by Copenhagen Voice
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Dr. Bruce Blair brings Global Zero campaign to Canada
On May 12th, 2009, in Ottawa, Bruce Blair, President Barack Obama’s advisor on nuclear weapons, delivered a speech entitled “Obama, Canada and the global movement to abolish nuclear weapons.” His visit was sponsored by Physicians for Global Survival. Recorded on May 12, 2009 Watch it on CPAC
Political and military leaders respond to Obama's anti-nuclear speech
On April 20th, 2008 President Obama delivered a speech in which he put forth a plan to phase out all nuclear weapons worldwide. Political and military leaders from China, India, Pakistan, and Britain have since expressed strong support towards Obama’s anti-nuclear speech and have advanced a common message: all nuclear powers should commit to multi-lateral negotiation […]