Defense One

Policy

Senate, House a World Apart When It Comes to Nukes

It's not that the Senate isn't interested in the issue — the House just has a bigger mandate.

Fawn Johnson, National Journal
June 22, 2015

Business

Report: US Needs New Small Nuclear Bombs

CSIS’ Clark Murdock argues that only such weapons can deter rogue states from seeking nukes of their own.

Marcus Weisgerber
June 21, 2015

Ideas

Iran’s Nuclear Past Should Not Scuttle A Deal for Its Future

It’s more important to know Tehran will have no nuclear weapons for the next 20 years than to obsess over what it did 20 years ago.

Joe Cirincione
June 17, 2015

Policy

What a Major Arms Control Treaty Teaches Us About the Iran Deal

Nearly 50 years of the Non-Proliferation Treaty have proven one thing — multilateral agreements can work to make the world safer.

Graham Allison, The Atlantic
May 26, 2015

Ideas

North Korea’s Missile Test Is Less Impressive Than You Think

Photos of a May 9 sub-launch test indicate Pyongyang has a long way to go.

Joe Cirincione
May 12, 2015

Ideas

Keep Your Iran Politics Out of Kazakhstan

The Senate should for make benefit glorious Central Asia Nuclear Free Zone.

Joe Cirincione and Faris Alikhan
April 30, 2015

Threats

China Says North Korea Has More Nukes Than the US Thought

North Korea watchers have argued that it may be too late to stop North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. China just reportedly backed that up in a big way.

Lily Kuo, Quartz
April 23, 2015

Business

Pentagon: We Can’t Afford to Replace Aging ICBMs, Bombers, Subs

Even if sequestration goes away, the Defense Department will need at least $10 billion more per year to modernize its nuclear arsenal, procurement chief says.

Marcus Weisgerber
April 14, 2015

Threats

Did the US and Iran Actually Agree on a Deal?

Merely days after a framework was announced, it's looking more like nothing has been settled between Tehran and the P5+1.

David Frum, The Atlantic
April 10, 2015

Threats

Outline in Hand, Iran-Nuke Negotiators Turn to Details

Negotiators settled on 'key parameters' for a future deal now set to be finalized in late June.

Marina Koren and Priscilla Alvarez, National Journal
April 2, 2015

Threats

Is Iran a Totalitarian State?

The answer has consequences for U.S. strategy in nuclear talks with Tehran.

Peter Beinart, The Atlantic
April 2, 2015

Threats

Remember, America's Top Spy Says Iran Isn't Trying to Build A Nuke

When a politician, analyst or pundit mentions an Iranian 'nuclear weapons program' they are referring to a program that the intelligence community is not aware of.

Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
April 1, 2015

Policy

The Alternative to an Iran Deal Isn't Inevitable War

Pro-deal advocates are resorting to name calling and hyperboles to make their argument.

Bobby Ghosh, Quartz
March 31, 2015

Policy

The Nuclear Future of US-South Korean Relations

South Korea and the US are close to finalizing a new nuclear agreement that could be a boon to Korea’s energy security and the future of its nuclear program.

Scott Snyder, Toby Dalton and Miles Pomper, Council on Foreign Relations
March 30, 2015

Ideas

The 4 Things You Need for an Iran Deal

As negotiators meet this weekend, here are the political and technical challenges that lie ahead.

Joe Cirincione
March 27, 2015

Threats

The Reckless Man's Case for Bombing Iran

John Bolton's newest proposal for yet another war in the Middle East was assessed as a bad idea by former Defense Secretary Robert Gates three years ago.

Peter Beinart, The Atlantic
March 27, 2015

Policy

Why Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei Wants a Nuclear Deal

While Ayatollah Khamenei is skeptical of negotiating with the U.S., he knows well the value of a potential agreement with the Washington and the West.

Trita Parsi, The Atlantic
March 26, 2015

Policy

A Nuclear Deal Won't Help Iran's Reformers

Despite what many liberal Iranians think, it could spur the regime to put hardliners in power instead.

Bobby Ghosh, Quartz
March 24, 2015

Business

Pentagon Has Done a Bad Job of Defending Nuclear Triad, Air Force General Says

With hundreds of billions of dollars in new nuclear weapons being eyed over the next two decades, Pentagon leaders are pushing the value of the mission.

Marcus Weisgerber
March 23, 2015

Ideas

Don’t Blow Up an Effective Iran Deal

If members of Congress think blocking this deal will lead to a better one, they are dangerously mistaken.

Daryl G. Kimball
March 3, 2015

It's not that the Senate isn't interested in the issue — the House just has a bigger mandate.

CSIS’ Clark Murdock argues that only such weapons can deter rogue states from seeking nukes of their own.

It’s more important to know Tehran will have no nuclear weapons for the next 20 years than to obsess over what it did 20 years ago.

Nearly 50 years of the Non-Proliferation Treaty have proven one thing — multilateral agreements can work to make the world safer.

Photos of a May 9 sub-launch test indicate Pyongyang has a long way to go.

The Senate should for make benefit glorious Central Asia Nuclear Free Zone.

North Korea watchers have argued that it may be too late to stop North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. China just reportedly backed that up in a big way.

Even if sequestration goes away, the Defense Department will need at least $10 billion more per year to modernize its nuclear arsenal, procurement chief says.

Merely days after a framework was announced, it's looking more like nothing has been settled between Tehran and the P5+1.

Negotiators settled on 'key parameters' for a future deal now set to be finalized in late June.

The answer has consequences for U.S. strategy in nuclear talks with Tehran.

When a politician, analyst or pundit mentions an Iranian 'nuclear weapons program' they are referring to a program that the intelligence community is not aware of.

Pro-deal advocates are resorting to name calling and hyperboles to make their argument.

South Korea and the US are close to finalizing a new nuclear agreement that could be a boon to Korea’s energy security and the future of its nuclear program.

As negotiators meet this weekend, here are the political and technical challenges that lie ahead.

John Bolton's newest proposal for yet another war in the Middle East was assessed as a bad idea by former Defense Secretary Robert Gates three years ago.

While Ayatollah Khamenei is skeptical of negotiating with the U.S., he knows well the value of a potential agreement with the Washington and the West.

Despite what many liberal Iranians think, it could spur the regime to put hardliners in power instead.

​With hundreds of billions of dollars in new nuclear weapons being eyed over the next two decades, Pentagon leaders are pushing the value of the mission.

If members of Congress think blocking this deal will lead to a better one, they are dangerously mistaken.

With hundreds of billions of dollars in new nuclear weapons being eyed over the next two decades, Pentagon leaders are pushing the value of the mission.