Crimes against humanity generally cost a regime its legitimacy, if not its sovereignty. And yet most national security professionals would regard the collapse of the North Korean slave state as a calamity. The reason for this is simple: all the nuclear weapons and material.
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Preparing for North Korea’s Inevitable Collapse
Posted September 21st, 2016 at 10:49 am (UTC-5)
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The Coming Confrontation with North Korea
Posted September 20th, 2016 at 1:52 pm (UTC-5)
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Absent a major intervention, it is only a matter of time before North Korea increases its nuclear arsenal (now estimated at 8-12 devices) and figures out how to miniaturize its weapons for delivery by missiles of increasing range and accuracy.
South Korea Must Learn to Defend Itself — Without America
Posted August 1st, 2016 at 12:07 pm (UTC-5)
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It makes no sense to force the American people to defend the South Korean people if the latter aren’t willing to defend themselves. Washington should not treat security guarantees as international welfare.
All Cards on the Table: First-Use of Nuclear Weapons
Posted July 25th, 2016 at 11:47 am (UTC-5)
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First of all, we should stop believing that nuclear deterrence is Cold War thinking by people who want to retain Cold War weapon systems….Second, if the United States were to de-alert its nuclear forces, what message would re-alerting them send to an adversary during a crisis situation?
‘We Didn’t Just Come Here to Talk, But We Came Here to Act’
Posted April 2nd, 2016 at 9:48 am (UTC-5)
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The president summarizes his fourth – and final – Nuclear Security Summit
Nuclear Nightmares, From Bin Laden to Brussels
Posted April 1st, 2016 at 12:24 pm (UTC-5)
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We’re sure delegates from more than 50 nations are patting themselves on the back for all their progress over the past six years…. Our conclusion: There’s been progress, but it’s short of awesome.
How We Can Make Our Vision of a World Without Nuclear Weapons a Reality
Posted March 31st, 2016 at 11:24 am (UTC-5)
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Given the continued threat posed by organizations such as the terrorist group we call ISIL, or ISIS, we’ll also join allies and partners in reviewing our counterterrorism efforts, to prevent the world’s most dangerous networks from obtaining the world’s most dangerous weapons.
Thinking the Unthinkable
Posted March 30th, 2016 at 2:59 pm (UTC-5)
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In 1945, the United States dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan. It was devastating, historic and, ultimately, ended the Second World War. Some 70 years later, the frightening prospect of nuclear weapons falling into hands of terrorist organizations (think ISIS or the Taliban), who have proven their appetite for brutality again and again. On Thursday, President Barack Obama will host his fourth—and final—Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, where more than 50 heads of state will entertain that very notion, and how to ensure it never happens. Two key world figures are not attending: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Iran’s absence appears more notable given the landmark nuclear deal with America and five other world powers. Experts say approaching such a terrifying possibility requires rethinking how we cope with the existence of nuclear arms. The Cold War mentality must make way for a far more fractured globe and the rise of ultra-fundamentalist Islam.
Pakistan Is Terror Ground Zero With Nukes
Posted March 29th, 2016 at 12:09 pm (UTC-5)
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They are waiting — for the American withdrawal and at the same time for a more accommodating attitude among the leadership of Pakistan toward their wants and needs…. Already, its nuclear stockpile has passed neighboring India’s — 120 to 100 in terms of deployed warheads.
The 33 Minute Threat
We’re very good at responding when we’re attacked. Look at how America rallied when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, or when al Qaeda destroyed the World Trade Center and crippled the Pentagon….But part of the job of providing for the common defense is anticipating threats, not merely reacting to attacks.