On the radar: Trump waives Iran sanctions; Iran Deal paramount to U.S. national interests; White House issues new Iran missile sanctions; Moon warns “high possibility” for Korean conflict; Tomahawk redeployment in Europe a mistake; Ransomware hackers threaten nuclear leaks; and for dessert, China’s THAAD rappers
May 18, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard, Meghan McCall and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: Wendy Sherman on Iran sanctions bill; Trump likely to waive Iran Deal sanctions; Netanyahu’s Iran deal blunders; North Korea advances ICBM capability; There is no military option in North Korea; U.S., South Korea plan Washington summit; On the brink of nuclear war; and for dessert, King of horror usurped by nuclear weapons
May 16, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard, Meghan McCall and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: Moon pushes diplomacy on Korean peninsula; Could Moon constrain Trump’s bellicosity?; Teen Vogue explains the Nuclear Crisis Group; and Tunnel collapses at nuclear weapons complex, local communities threatened
May 11, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard, Meghan McCall and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: Trump open to hosting Kim Jong-Un; Giving up nukes has been done before; Talks between North Korea and the U.S. this week; 100 days of nuclear policy disappointments; Transatlantic unity needed on INF; People-to-people diplomacy in Iran
May 9, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard, Meghan McCall and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: 500,000 citizens support bill that would give Congress a “check” on nuclear weapons use; the Master of horror has something scary to say; Ex-nuke commanders join forces; Syria missile strike gives Trump false sense of success; Western nations and China butt heads at Vienna; Missile test acts as nuclear deterrence exercise
May 4, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard, Meghan McCall and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: U.S. conducts practice nuclear bombing run on the Korean Peninsula; Trump’s militaristic tone changes; a Lesson on what North Korea wants; Trump’s first 100 days simultaneously ineffective and hazardous; World set to double-down on nuclear weapons; Trump flip-flops on Iran
May 2, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard, Meghan McCall and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: THAAD triggers tensions; Minuteman III test escalates U.S. posturing; Bill Perry: we won’t survive a new Cold War; North Korea desire to negotiate; Don’t start building bomb shelters yet; Iran Nuclear Deal is essential
April 27, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard, Meghan McCall and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: U.S. fumbles with North Korean nuclear advances; Talking tough gets Trump in trouble; South Korea, Japan commit to punitive military strikes; Playing chicken with North Korea; Pressure useless without diplomacy; Trump’s hard line counterproductive on Iran
April 25, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard, Meghan McCall and Geoff Wilson
