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Nuclear Giveaway to Russia a Decade Ago Comes Back To Bite America November 20, 2024

Moscow Raises Nuke Tensions November 20, 2024

This in the wake of long range missile attacks from Ukraine with "western-made" weapons...

Deterring the Nuclear Dictators November 20, 2024

For more than three decades after the end of the Cold War, the United States and its allies faced no serious nuclear threats. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case. ...

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The Makings of a Grand Trump Deal in the Middle East November 20, 2024

“Iran is a de facto threshold nuclear power,” said former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. It could be just days or weeks away from being able to assemble a nuclear warhead; nine months to a year from weaponizing it. ...

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Putin Lowers the Threshold for Using His Nuclear Arsenal November 19, 2024

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Italy and Czechia Plead for Nuclear Energy at COP29 November 18, 2024

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IAF Hit Secret Iranian Nuclear Research Facility October Op. November 16, 2024

Sleepwalking Towards Nuclear War November 14, 2024

By doubling down on the proxy war against Russia, NATO is dragging us closer and closer towards the nuclear threshold....

Why Iran May Dash for the Bomb November 12, 2024

Regime voices are pushing for it, and panic over Trump may offer a new impetus for action....

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What Does Donald Trump’s Win Mean for U.S. Foreign Policy? November 07, 2024

It is time to discuss what a foreign policy under President-elect Donald Trump would mean. First, there are two blazing wars to settle that have no easy answers. Next is the Taiwan question and what to do with China overall. Then we have border secur...

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The Next U.S. President Will Find a Europe Much Changed From Four Years Ago November 05, 2024

If Donald Trump wins the election on Tuesday, he will encounter a Europe far different from the one he knew during his first term both in terms of personnel and policy.A second Trump term could very well be a baptism by fire for new NATO Secretary Ge...

Israel’s Strike Has Iran Facing a Stark Nuclear Option November 05, 2024

Israel’s long-awaited retaliation against Iran has highlighted the clerical regime’s conventional military weakness and sense of strategic vulnerability....

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Iran’s Nuclear Program Can’t Be Bombed Away November 04, 2024

Supporters of preemptively striking Iran grossly overestimate Israel’s ability to destroy all of Iran’s nuclear capabilities. ...

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Is This Our Last Chance To Stop Iran From Going Nuclear? November 02, 2024

When North Korea detonated a nuclear weapon in October of 2006, the world reacted with shock. In retrospect, it’s hard to understand why. They had been pursuing nuclear weapons for at least two decades. Over that time, multiple U.S. administrations a...

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Confronting Terror Requires Conviction to Win November 01, 2024

Israel’s war against Hezbollah was as inevitable as it was avoidable. Shaken by an unending war in Afghanistan and its concomitant withdrawal, the failure of which will live in eternal infamy, our political leaders over the last two decades came to f...

The 2024 U.S. Elections and the Pax Americana November 01, 2024

Under a new US president, will the United States stand by Ukraine, potentially risking war with Russia? Will it stand by its NATO treaty obligations? Will it support Israel to properly defend itself, potentially risking war with Iran? Will it prevent...

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The U.S. Is Playing Nuclear Chicken in Ukraine September 17, 2024

A New Nuclear Age? September 17, 2024

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China’s Nuclear Noncommitment September 13, 2024

The Diminished Worldwide Respect and Fear of America September 11, 2024

After the U.S. presidential campaign concludes, either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will need to confront hard truths and tough choices to address an international geopolitical landscape marked by competitors, rivals, and enemies who, sensing a supe...

IAEA Head Says Tehran Has Stopped All Nuclear Inspections September 10, 2024

Is Ukraine Falling Victim to Victory’s Disease? September 10, 2024

Over the past month, Ukraine has boasted of seizing approximately 500 square miles of the Russian Kursk region, marking the first time that Ukraine has directly attacked and seized Russian territory since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.However it is ...

The U.S. Is Losing a New Nuclear Arms Race September 05, 2024

America has one of the largest strategic nuclear arsenals in the world—and one of the oldest. ...

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How Close Is Iran to the Bomb? September 04, 2024

Documents translated by The Free Press reveal the Islamic Republic could be closer to that day than many experts understand. Jay Solomon reports. ...

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If South Korea Goes Nuclear, so Will the World September 03, 2024

Nuclear nonproliferation is one of America’s greatest, and most underrated, strategic achievements. Almost 80 years after Hiroshima, fewer than 10 countries possess the world’s deadliest weapons — a testament to international cooperation and US power...

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