Tag: Nuclear Weapons
Is Saudi Arabia about to go nuclear with China’s help?
The recent normalization deals between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have fundamentally shifted the region’s alliances. Both Gulf countries maintain close ties with Saudi Arabia, and speculation abounds as to whether or...
Trump administration to renew foreign firms’ waivers for work at Iranian nuclear sites
The Trump administration is expected to continue allowing Russian, Chinese and European companies to keep operating at Iranian nuclear facilities despite U.S. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, a source familiar with the...
Israeli arms-control expert Emily Landau dies at age 59
Top Israeli arms-control expert Emily Landau died after a long illness on Monday at the age of 59, announced the Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies think tank, where she was a senior...
After Netanyahu reveals secret nuclear site, Zarif says Israel, US ‘want’ war
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “crying wolf” after Netanyahu revealed the existence of a previously unknown Iranian nuclear facility.
Netanyahu and the United States, Zarif...
War, politics, and planet Earth
Leaders of the major nation-states on Planet Earth will need to reach a dramatic collective decision. These leaders, long accustomed to belligerent nationalism, will need to align their separate judgments of national interest with...
Report: North Korea tried to extort $1 billion from Israel to stop arms sale...
A new book by a former North Korean diplomat claims that the dictatorial regime attempted to extort Israel by seeking to end North Korean missile sales to Iran and Syria in exchange for $1...
The Trump Presidency’s Most Urgent Peril
Strictly speaking, insanity is not a proper medical or psychiatric term, but rather a more-or-less acceptable legal description. Nonetheless, as a convenient shorthand for exploring mental illness or emotional debility in current presidential decision-making...