It is a commonplace that the danger of nuclear weapons is becoming more severe year by year. This is reflected in the Bulletin’s Doomsday Clock, for which the time to midnight has declined steadily ...

What does conventional arms control mean for how wars end? Even the longest wars terminate, and many conflicts end with some kind of agreement, even if it is unconditional surrender. Yet the term ...

With the demise of New START creating a dangerous legal vacuum, Washington and Moscow must abandon outdated Cold War assumptions and forge a modern, shared definition of strategic stability.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. China said this week it had stopped negotiations with the United States ...

The “Baker” explosion, a nuclear weapon test by the United States military, at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, on July 25, 1946. Credit: U.S. Department of Defense. It is often forgotten that the ...

The hypersonic arms race is in full swing: Countries around the world are investing staggering amounts of money into hypersonic weapons. And these are no longer limited to Russia, China, and the ...

On Thursday, President Donald Trump professed his desire to pursue arms control negotiations with China and Russia and achieve “denuclearization.” Trump left unstated what, exactly, such an agreement ...

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A personal confession: While I much enjoy writing, it was not a lot of fun to write parts of my new book on free speech on campus. Writing about the vicissitudes of fame or about habituation, is fun ...