Nuclear Weapons

Living in a Nuclear World

We cannot uninvent nuclear weapons, so what is the next best option?

Nuclear Weapons and the Imperative to Preserve Humanity

The ultimate responsibility anyone could have, from a pauper to the President, is the preservation and protection of humankind; something…

Four Endings to the War in Ukraine

What terms will Ukraine, Russia, and the West ultimately come to?

Ambiguity and Violence:  A Christian Perspective

There is a fundamental ambiguity in the ability of humans to both good and evil

The Wisdom of Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative

Ronald Reagan expanded upon the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction to strengthen American nuclear deterrence

The Power of Truth Telling in the Evil Empire Speech

40 years ago today in 1983, Ronald Reagan delivered his famous “Evil Empire” speech.

Herbert Butterfield’s Antinuclear Christian Realism

Herbert Butterfield, despite having been one of the world’s foremost Christian Realists, was deeply conflicted on nuclear arms.

The Man Who Tore Down the Wall

Gorbachev was different from all his predecessors. He knew how cruel the Soviet system was.

Russia’s Long History of Obstructing Iranian Progress toward Freedom - Iran Russia
Russia’s Long History of Obstructing Iranian Progress toward Freedom

A look at the history of Iran-Russia relations demonstrates the same pattern of Russian regimes exploiting Iranian resources. Most evidently, tsarist Russia obstructed the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906–07, and the Soviet Union attempted to create a satellite state in the Azerbaijan province of Iran.

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