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The Pros and Cons of Nuclear Participation in the Pacific
09
Dec
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The Pros and Cons of Nuclear Participation in the Pacific

Joe Buff0 Comments
Recently, Japan and South Korea began discussing the need for their own indigenous nuclear arsenals. Either or both might yet decide in favor of fielding their own nuclear forces. Australia…
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Proliferation Motivations and Modern Japan: Lessons Since Hiroshima
22
Aug
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Proliferation Motivations and Modern Japan: Lessons Since Hiroshima

Amanda Hart0 Comments
With the recent anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it is time to reflect on the role of nuclear weapons in national security. These weapons are far…
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The Significance of Nagasaki
08
Aug
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The Significance of Nagasaki

Stephen Cimbala0 Comments
The anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima is frequently marked by historians and commentators for its historic significance. Less frequent in discussion is the commemoration of the bombing of…
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Reflections on Hiroshima: August 6, 1945
06
Aug
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Reflections on Hiroshima: August 6, 1945

Paul Hendrickson0 Comments
Almost eight decades ago today, on August 6, 1945, the world entered the nuclear era when an American B-29 Superfortress bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of…
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The Consequences of Nuclear Disarmament
16
Apr
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The Consequences of Nuclear Disarmament

Aaron Holland & Joe Buff0 Comments
Advocates of nuclear abolition wish humanity could live in a world without nuclear weapons. However, results of such a policy could be catastrophic. Bad actors, for example, would likely cheat…
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