On the radar: Trump condemns Iran Deal; State Department reports Iran Deal success; Cost of Iran Deal: priceless; Impending buyer's remorse on new nukes; Trump’s militarism could backfire in Asia; Between Kim, Putin and Trump - nukes in unsafe hands; and Nukes are not enough to stop a good volleyball tournament
April 20, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard, Meghan McCall and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: Unveiling of new missile systems and a failed missile test on the Korean Peninsula; Heedless tweets do not a strategy make; Former Secretary of Defense on North Korea: diplomacy is still the key; Understanding North Korea’s strategic recklessness; New sanctions could put Iran deal in hot water; “No nukes” still better than small nukes; and The Onion reports: North Korea makes up for failed missile test with detonation of nuclear scientist
April 18, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard, Meghan McCall and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: Xi tries to cool U.S., North Korea tensions; Take it from a Marine: only fools rush in (to North Korea); Trump must recant reckless Russian rhetoric; Donald Trump's guns of April; Tillerson attempts fence-mending in Moscow; Able Archer’s relevance today; Trump learns what NATO does, changes mind on it
April 13, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard, Meghan McCall and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: China, South Korea agree to North Korea sanctions; North Korea warns U.S. against military action; North Korea claims Syria airstrikes justify its nuclear weapons; Threat of force from Russia, Iran if more airstrikes in Syria; Investigating accountability for Missile Launch Officers; G-7 remains committed to world without nuclear weapons, in spite of Trump statements
April 11, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard, Meghan McCall and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: Nuclear issues on the table for Trump, Xi meeting; North Korea’s bargaining strategy; Untangling Tillerson’s tough terseness; Getting serious about Indian nuclear strategy; Proposals for Trump’s wall include nuclear booby traps; Ban talks a good beginning, but not the end
April 6, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard, Meghan McCall and Geoffrey Wilson
On the radar: Trump struggles to sound tough on North Korea; UK tries to rein in the rhetoric; a Realistic approach to North Korea; Withdrawing from the INF treaty would be a disaster; Vatican: banning nuclear weapons is a moral obligation; Nuclear fender benders are a real thing; India-Pakistan arms race heats up; Iran sanctions bill could kill nuclear deal; and Tales from the Mar-a-Lago lost and found
April 4, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard, Meghan McCall and Geoff Wilson
On the radar: World ignores Ban Treaty at its own peril; Presidential nuclear authority is undemocratic; Nuclear posture review in 6 months?; SecAF nominee plagued by shady lobbying past; U.S.-Iran need a red phone; An unwise Iran sanctions bill hits the Senate; North Korea’s posturing could be preparations for a 6th test; and Senator advocates for renewed U.S.-Russia cooperation
March 30, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard and Katherine McMullen
On the radar: The Vatican issues statement on nuclear weapons ban; Trump administration boycotts UN ban conference; 3,000 scientists also support ban treaty; Fund the IAEA (please); SecAF nominee still in the running; Foreign investment floods Iran; Iran deal here to stay; Tillerson not unique in DPRK; Trump restarts nuke waste facility, Nevada displeased; and PETA extends their message to nukes
March 28, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard, Katherine McMullen and Geoffrey Wilson
