Nuclear weapons

Media, politicians maintain silence on flight of US nuclear bomber

Posted by Sandyenglish

When analyzing the US corporate-controlled media, it is often more important to take note of what is not reported than what is. Such is clearly the case with the revelation earlier this month that a US B-52 Stratofortress bomber flew nearly 1,500 miles over the length of the United States with six nuclear-tipped cruise missiles fixed to its wings.

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Why was a nuclear-armed bomber allowed to fly over the US?

Posted by Sandyenglish

Wednesday’s revelation that a US Air Force B-52 bomber flew over the length of the United States armed with six cruise missiles carrying nuclear warheads has attracted amazingly little media attention.

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In Shift, Accord on North Korea Seems to Be Set

Posted by Jon from New York Times

This is big news, if it pans out.

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The Bomb: How Close Is Iran?

Posted by Jon from arms control wonk

Really wonky assessment of how close Iran is to building a nuclear bomb. The punchline: not very close at all. Probably a decade or more.

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ElBaradei says nuclear arms should be taboo as slavery

Posted by Jeff from Yahoo News!

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