Nuclear Insanity
Nuclear Insanity, Alice Slater, Peter Kuznick, Ivana Nikolić Hughes, Scott Fina, Ph.D., Carlos, Ghassan Shahrour, Libby Flatoff, MollyAn ongoing collection of all things nuclear insanity in policy, history, and culture.
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250 Years of the United States and Nuclear Weapons
This article was first published in Al Jazeera (in Arabic) on July 4, 2026.
Tonight the skies across the United States will light up with fireworks to celebrate an extraordinary milestone for the country, a 250th birthday of the longest-ru...
Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes joins Radhika Desai on Geopolitical Economy Hour
Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes joined Radhika Desai on the Geopolitical Economy Hour on June 23rd to discuss why nuclear weapons have disappeared from public discourse in the West, the challenges for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and the...
The Middle East Must Become a Zone Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction
The following article by Ivana Nikolic Hughes and Peter Kuznick was first published by Al Jazeera in Arabic on May 24, 2026.
The U.S. and Israeli war on Iran has put into sharp relief the vulnerability of the region to civilian deva...
Is the EU Sleepwalking Toward Nuclear War?
On May 26th, Michael von der Schulenburg, member of the European Parliament, hosted a lecture and discussion in Berlin entitled “Is the EU Sleepwalking Toward Nuclear War?”
The event brought together academics and elected officials to disc...
St. Petersburg vs. the Golden Dome: A 150‑Year‑Old Warning We Are Ignoring
This article by Ghassan Shahrour originally appeared in Countercurrents on May 30th, 2026.
Illustration of “Golden Dome” missile defense satellite architecture.
A Forgotten Lesson From 1868
In 1868, long before satellites or nu...
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An ongoing collection of all things nuclear insanity in policy, history, and culture.
Alice Slater serves on the Boards of World Beyond War and the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. She serves on the Global Council of Abolition 2000 and the Advisory Board of Nuclear Ban-US.
Professor of History and Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University. Co-author with Oliver Stone The Untold History of the United States, books and documentary film series
President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and Senior Lecturer at Columbia
Scott is on the board of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. He regularly protests against ICBM tests conducted at Vandenberg Space Force Base. He has a doctorate in political science, and retired from his work in international development.
MD
Dr. Ghassan Shahrour, is a medical doctor, prolific writer, and human security advocate including health, disability, and disarmament Active in global campaigns for peace, disarmament, and disability ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8922-2409
Program and Policy Associate at the Arms Control Association. (She/her)
fan of many things & nuclear disarmament campaigner
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