Destabilizing the US-Russian Nuclear Balance
Natylie Baldwin interviews Theodore Postol of MIT on the implications of reports that Ukraine recently struck a radar used by Russia’s nuclear early-warning system.
Hundreds of Scientists Urge Biden to Cancel $100 Billion Nuclear Weapons Boondoggle
"There is no sound technical or strategic rationale for spending tens of billions of dollars building new nuclear weapons," an expert said.
US Announces It Will Deploy Previously Banned Nuclear-Capable Missiles to Germany
The deployment of land-based Tomahawk missiles would have violated the INF Treaty, which the US withdrew from in 2019.
US Mayors for Peace Call for Dialogue in a Time of Nuclear Danger
“If you don’t think nuclear weapons are a local issue, just ask the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.”
There Is No Such Thing as a Small Nuclear War
Recent announcements by the US and NATO threaten to escalate the conflict in Ukraine and create the most dangerous threat to world peace since the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Ray McGovern: Why Is Putin in North Korea?
By Robert Scheer and Ray McGovern / Original to ScheerPost In the seventh episode of “Playing President,” Ray McGovern, 27-year CIA veteran and briefer of five presidents, continues to make…
Michael Brenner: Still Unthinkable?
The United States's provocative actions are the principal reason the "unthinkable" possibility of nuclear war is becoming ever more likely.
The Triad Is Not the Trinity
Or, Ending My Thermonuclear Odyssey.
Presidents Who Gamble With Nuclear Armageddon
Each of the last five presidents, both Democrats and Republicans, have brought us closer to the brink. We desperately need leaders with a knack for peace who can steer the…
45 Years After Three Mile Island, We Need a ‘No Nukes’ Comeback
As Biden sinks billions into nuclear energy, members of the historic Clamshell Alliance are reuniting to spark a new wave of anti-nuke resistance.
The Oppenheimer Package: The Story of Soviet Spy Ted Hall, and Daniel Ellsberg on the Dangers of Nuclear War
Editor’s Note: In light of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” winning Best Picture at the 96th Academy Awards, ScheerPost has put together a package on some of the most important interviews on…
A Critique of Oppenheimer: How The Bomb Spawned the Pandemic and Facilitates Another One
Beyond Oppenheimer: The Russell-Einstein Manifesto and roots of Fauci's betrayal of science. How Kai Bird gets the lessons exactly wrong.
Full Speed Ahead on the Global Titanic
Going Along with the Utter Madness of Nuclear Weapons.
The Un-Oppenheimer: The Teenage Atomic Scientist Who Spied to Save the World
Journalist and filmmaker David Lindorff explores the story of Ted Hall, who, at the age of 18 years old, leaked the secrets of the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union…
The Ultimate Twosome: Nukes and Climate Change in 2024
By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Honestly, what strange creatures we are. Nothing stops us when it comes to destruction, does it? (And I’m not even thinking about the utter, ongoing…