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Star Wars: New Hope or Phantom Menace? -- Feb. 13, 2000
For 40 years, American scientists have tried - and failed - to develop a system to protect the U.S. from a long-range missile attack. A recent successful test of the National Missile Defense system has breathed new life into Ronald Reagan's dream of a national missile shield. But will building "Star Wars" make us any safer?
Innovation in Arms Control: De-Alerting -- Dec. 16, 1999
As President Clinton pointed out during the debate on the nuclear weapons test ban treaty, arms control measures not only provide security, they save enormous amounts of money... End the Nuclear Threat Now: De-Alerting Nuclear
Weapons -- Nov. 15, 1999
There are thousands of nuclear weapons on hair trigger alert. Neither the United States nor Russia needs these weapons. The Russian... Test Anxiety: Should America Ratify the Test Ban
Treaty? -- May 9, 1999
In May of 1998, India shocked the world with a nuclear blast. Pakistan, it's neighbor, responded days later with its own test. This new arms...Military Nuclear Mess:
Out of Sight, Out of Mind? -- Nov.21, 1998
For the past fifty years, the United States government has produced hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of nuclear waste...
Can We Learn to Live without Nuclear Weapons? -- Oct. 18, 1998
Must the world continue to rely on nuclear deterrence for stability and security? The recent nuclear weapons tests by India and Pakistan...
U.S. Responses to Ballistic Missile Proliferation -- March 1, 1998
Seven years after the end of the Cold War, the threat of an attack against U.S. territory has greatly diminished. But some argue that...
A "Chernobyl" in Cuba? -- Feb. 15, 1998
A report by the General Accounting Office noted that the construction of a nuclear powerplant in Cuba could pose a grave environmental risk to....
Military Leaders for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons -- Aug. 17, 1997
General Butler, formerly in charge of the Strategic Air Command, stunned the publicn and the press with his call to abolish nuclear weapons...
Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons -- Feb. 16, 1997
Nuclear power has long been a controversial method of meeting the world's energy needs. Seldom considered, however, is the startling..
Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century -- Feb. 9, 1997
The dawn of the nuclear age changed the dimensions of modern warfare and the world we live in forever. Now that the Cold War has...
The Pentagon's Plans for Proliferation -- Sept. 8, 1996
Countering the spread of weapons of mass destruction - nuclear, chemical, biological - has become a new priority for the U.S. military...
The Emperor's Newest Clothes: Ballistic Missile Defense -- June 9, 1996
A debate rages just beyond public scrutiny over the last
reincarnation of "Star Wars." Staggering sums of money and
far-reaching arms control...
The Legacy of Hiroshima -- Aug. 6, 1995
The estonishing story of how our lives have been affected y the 70,000 nuclear weapons built by the United States in the 50 years since they were...
New Congress, Old Weapons? -- Dec. 15, 1996
Congress continues to spend billions of dollars on Cold War weapons designed to fight the former Soviet Union. How will this spending affect Congress'....
Eliminating Nuclear Weapons -- June 11, 1995
Examine the feasibility of denuclearizing the militaries of the world, and explore steps that the United States could take...
Managing America's Nuclear Complex -- March 12, 1995
What does the future hold for America's nuclear weapons complex? What will become of the nation's nuclear weapons laboratories?
America's Nuclear Reaction -- Dec. 11, 1994
The Pentagon's "Defense Counter-Proliferation Initiative" considers preamtive strikes against suspected nuclear sites. Are there better ways to curb the spread of...
MILSTAR: A Millstone from the Cold War -- July 3, 1994
Milstar is a $30 Billion satellite command and control system designed during the heyday of the Soviet Union to provide communications to U.S. forces six months after the start of a nuclear war...
The Nuclear Threat at Home -- June 12, 1994
Unknown to the general public, the Department of Energy spends over $10 Billion each year building, testing and cleaning up our nuclear arsenal. The radioactive and chemical legacy of DoE's bombmaking has become an enormous challenge to our national...
The Non-Proliferation Treaty: Dead at 25? -- May 15, 1994
After 25 years, 30 countries are thought to be capable of building nuclear weapons and inspection of suspect activities always encounter problems. Can this treaty be improved?
Does the United States Need Nuclear Weapons? -- Feb. 6, 1994
Since 1945, the U.S. has built 70,000 nuclear weapons. Today, military planners are reevaluating the needs and possible uses of nuclear weapons...
Break-Up in the Balkans -- Aug. 29, 1993
A sobering look at the causes of the bitter, complex civil war in Bosnia, the breakup of the former Yugoslavia and the role of outside forces in the tinder box of Europe...
Nuclear Bombs in Our Future -- Aug. 8, 1993
The nuclear club is increasing. Someday it may include terrorosts as well as nations...
War May be Hazardous to Your Health -- May 9, 1993
From Agent Orange to LSD experiments, to unexplained illnesses among veterans of the Gulf War, war have often damaged the health of the survivors...
Weapons the Pentagon Doesn't Want -- Dec, 27, 1992
What do you get when Congress makes the Pentagon buy weapons it doesn't want? Answer: a few jobs and lots of waste...
The UN's Nuclear Detective -- Sept. 27, 1992
An under funded international agency - the IAEA - tries to prevent the misuse of nuclear materials in 170 countries...
The Seawolf and Our Cities -- Aug. 16, 1992
Congress and General Dynamics are building a submarine the Navy doesn't want while America's cities struggle...
Scrapping Nuclear Weapons -- June 7, 1992
The possible dismantling of thousands of nuclear warheads creates a new problem: how do we dispose of their radioactive contents?
How Much is Enough? -- March 22, 1992
The Pentagon continues to spend at Cold War levels. Experts debate how much the U.S. should be spending in a changed world...
Can America Be Defended? -- March 1, 1992
The arguments for and against the construction of a new anti-missile system...
The 27,000 Warhead Question -- Jan. 26, 1992
The Soviet Union disintegrated, leaving its nuclear arsenal behind. Problems and solutions...
Old War, New Weapons -- Dec. 15, 1991
The Iraq War showcased complex weapons. DoD wants more. Did they perform as advertised?
Nuclear Weapons and the Breakup of the Soviet Union -- Nov. 3, 1991
What will happen with the nuclear weapons of the former U.S.S.R?
Dateline: Kazakhstan, Central Asia -- Oct. 6, 1991
Take an in-depth look at one of the most important republics of the former Soviet Union...
Space Weapons -- Aug. 5, 1990
Should we allow the anti-satellite weapons to extend the arms race to space?
Targeting for Nuclear War -- July 1, 1990
A provocative look inside the hidden world of nuclear war planning.
Who is in control?