Major changes must be made if U.S. nuclear war plans are to conform to the principles of just war doctrine and the law of armed conflict, declares Stanford University's Scott Sagan. He proposes a new doctrine: "the nuclear necessity principle."

Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late - 0

Dec 17th, 2013 1h

The threat of a nuclear nightmare is still real, says Joe Cirincione. With unsecured stockpiles in Russia, the ever-present threat of terrorists getting hold of a bomb, and the possibility of a nuclear Iran, America and the world need to pay at

Five Myths About Nuclear Weapons - 0

Jan 24th, 2013 56m 33s

What if everything we believe about nuclear weapons is wrong? "Reexamine the facts and you'll see that the arguments for nuclear weapons aren't powerful; they're preposterous. They are an unpersuasive collection of wishful thinking held togethe

The Second Nuclear Age: Strategy, Danger, and the New Power Politics - 0

Dec 14th, 2012

In the Cold War, the path to nuclear war always led through Moscow and Washington. In the second nuclear age the triggers to nuclear war are in Tel Aviv, Islamabad, Pyongyang, and in the future possibly Tehran, and possibly in other places too,

Beyond the NPT - 0

Jun 30th, 2010 1h 17m

Doctors Roald Sagdeev and Frank von Hippel have collaborated for decades on nuclear arms control and nonproliferation between the U.S. and the USSR. They discuss their work and their insights for the future arms control agenda.

After START--What Next? David Speedie Interviews Jayantha Dhanapala - 0

May 25th, 2010 45m 49s

Jayantha Dhanapala, former under-secretary-general for Disarmament Affairs at the UN, gives his views on "getting to zero" on nuclear weapons.

Global Ethics Corner: The Irony of Nuclear Weapons? - 1

Apr 16th, 2010 2m

This short video on ethics asks: Are nuclear weapons a necessary evil? Is it better to live in a world with nuclear deterrence or one that is free of nuclear threats? What do you think?

Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State - 1

Feb 17th, 2010 48m 36s

Garry Wills traces how the atomic bomb transformed our nation down to its deepest constitutional roots, defined the presidency, and redefined the government as a national security state.

Red Cloud at Dawn: Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly - 0

Jan 25th, 2010 59m 54s

How does a state make a nuclear bomb? How does it hide its weapons program? How do other states detect nuclear proliferation? Gordin addresses important questions about how we think about nuclear weapons past and present.

Prospects for Arms Control in the Obama Administration - 0

Dec 10th, 2009 35m 28s

John Isaacs discusses nuclear weapons treaties and their relevance for U.S. foreign policy, domestic politics, and the global arms control agenda.

Russia and U.S.-Russia Relations: David Speedie Interviews Ambassador Thomas Pickering - 1

Jul 10th, 2009 27m 54s

Ambassador Thomas Pickering discusses Russia's role in the unfolding events in Iran and other potential areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, including missile defense and NATO enlargement.

North Korea: What Next? - 0

Jun 5th, 2009 1h 1m

There are no good options in negotiations with North Korea, says Bush's top advisor on North Korean affairs, Victor Cha. It's always a choice between a bad option and a worse option.

David Speedie Interviews Jack Matlock - 1

May 14th, 2008 39m 57s

Senior Fellow David Speedie interviews former U.S. ambassador Jack Matlock on U.S. relations with Russia: how they evolved, current policy problems, and what is needed to get back on the right track.

Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race

Nov 1st, 2007 55m 48s

Richard Rhodes says that it's time to finish the work that Reagan and Gorbachev began and get rid of all the nuclear weapons in the world. And led by George Shultz, a group of Reagan-era hawks have a step-by-step proposal on how to do it.

Joseph Cirincione Interviewed by Jeffrey McCausland - 1

Dec 5th, 2006 22m 16s

Joseph Cirincione discusses the tricky mix of force, sanctions, threats, incentives, and diplomacy required to deal with the growing nuclear threats from Iran and North Korea.

Nuclear Proliferation: A Delicate Balance Between Force and Diplomacy - 0

Dec 5th, 2006 55m 44s

Joseph Cirincione says that we are at a nuclear tipping point, and the policy decisions the United States makes over the next 3-5 years will decide whether or not we launch another great wave of nuclear proliferation.

Shopping for Bombs: Nuclear Proliferation, Global Insecurity, and the Rise and Fall of A. Q. Khan's Nuclear Network

Sep 7th, 2006 1h

"Khan has wreaked havoc on attempts to restrain the spread of nuclear technology," says Gordon Corera. "He has lowered the barriers of entry for the nuclear game. He has irreversibly changed the mechanics of supply and demand, and left a really