The B61 is the last remnant of the Cold War in Germany. An estimated 10 to 20 of the atomic bombs are thought to remain in storage at a German Air Force base in Büchel, a village in the Eifel mountains of western Germany. Should war break out, the Tornado aircraft belonging to the German [...]

A Line-by-line Analysis of National Defense Authorization Act, Nuclear Provisions by ROBERT ALVAREZ The U.S. House of Representatives will soon take up the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. (H.R. 4310). Attached is a section by section analysis of the nuclear weapons provisions I did over the past couple weeks. Also, here [...]

By DESMOND BUTLER, The Associated Press – WASHINGTON AP — An influential panel is calling for an 80 percent reduction of U.S. nuclear weapons and an elimination of all nuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missiles. In a report for the advocacy group Global Zero, retired Gen. James Cartwright and others argue that the U.S. needs no [...]

(Reuters) – The United States will resume some military sales to Bahrain, a key Gulf ally facing Iran, despite human rights concerns linked to months of popular protests against the island kingdom’s rulers, the State Department said on Friday. The Obama administration notified Congress that certain sales would be allowed for Bahrain’s defense force, coast [...]

The dream of a shield against nuclear bombs has been around since the earliest days of the nuclear age. The idea has always been deceptively simple: Build missiles that can shoot down nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles as they come across the ocean from the Soviet Union toward the United States (or vice-versa). Although this would [...]

By Nick Fillmore Physicians for Global Survival (PGS), a highly regarded Canadian NGO that has been campaigning to abolish nuclear weapons for 32 years, is losing its charitable tax status. “We promote nuclear disarmament,” said staff member Andrea Levy, “but we’ve been told we’re too political. We do too much advocacy.” However, the content of [...]

Science advisory group doubts European missile shield can protect United States from attack WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences is casting more doubt on whether the Obama administration’s European-based missile defense shield can protect the United States and recommends scrapping key parts of the system. The academy’s assessment could complicate White House efforts to [...]

War crimes, unlawful killings, torture and other serious human rights abuses have been committed around the world using a wide range of weapons, munitions and military and security equipment. These are often provided to perpetrators in almost unlimited supply, encouraging and prolonging unlawful violence. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, injured, raped and [...]

Representatives from most of the world’s governments will meet in Vienna next week to discuss nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and the so-called “inalienable right” to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. It is the first of three meetings leading up the the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2015. The NPT forbids any new nations from acquiring [...]

The United States needs a consistent position on nonproliferation if its efforts to lower the nuclear weapons threat is to be taken seriously. The last two weeks prove the point. On Thursday, India successfully tested what it called its first intercontinental ballistic missile, the Agni V. Since it traveled only 3,000 miles, the missile would [...]