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Ploughshares Fund
Policy director at the Ploughshares Fund, a non-proliferation group based in Washington, DC; former research director for the Arms Control Association
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Tom Collina
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FROM Tom Collina
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The Deal is Done, but the Battle Is Just Beginning President Obama says the deal with Iran has made the world safer by stopping the spread of nuclear weapons in the volatile Middle East. Secretary of State John Kerry has staked his 30-year public career on the success the negotiations. Presuming that the UN goes along, Congress now has 60 days to approve or reject the accord — as well as the lifting of US sanctions. Republicans, including House Speaker John Boehner , agree with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the deal is "a historic mistake." Some Democrats are skeptical, too. They worry that Iran can't be trusted, but the President invoked a phrase made famous by Ronald Reagan, "This deal is not built on trust. It's built on verification." We look at the details and the prospects of a struggle with global significance between the White House and Congress.
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On the 69th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing, A Look at The Current State of the US Nuclear Arsenal Sixty-nine years ago today, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, it dropped another on Nagasaki. Since then, Russia and 7 other countries have developed nuclear weapons, but none has ever been used in warfare. We hear about their destructive potential and get an update America’s arsenal.
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